Applied online, via USPS employment site. Built my profile, chose stations near me, and sent my profile to them. Had to take a personality test online, and then scheduled a test at a facility. You can't really study for the test, but there is a lot of memorization involved. Once I had completed the test, I waited for a couple weeks and got an email from one of the stations (my second choice) inviting me to schedule an interview. I called the number provided and sent an email to the email provided, and never heard anything back. About a week later, I got an email from the station closest to me. Again, I called the number and this time was told the postmaster was on vacation, and they would let him know I called. I sent an email just in case. I called the day after he got back from the date I was told he would be back from vacation, since I hadn't heard anything, and he told me he was very busy. I was a little perplexed why these invites were going out if no one was actually going to set up a time with me. After a couple weeks went by, I kept looking for other work because my experience with USPS had been frustrating, and after reading about the position, it sounded like I might only be working 1 day a week, plus anytime someone decided to call out sick. I think about three weeks since I got the original email, I got a call out of the blue from the postmaster. He asked if I had been interviewed for the position...again this was raising all kinds of red flags in my mind. He asked me to come in for an interview an hour from the time he called. I went (luckily I wasn't busy) and I waited a while, as the post office was extremely busy. Finally he brought me into his office and asked me to tell him about myself. After giving him a little spiel he asked me about jobs I've had; really basic stuff. He then explained the job to me, how I would work every Saturday, and whenever a carrier went on vacation or needed sick time. He told me that sometimes I would get very few hours, while at other times it would be a full-time job. He asked me if that sounded like something I could do and he proceeded to offer me the job. He talked at great length after that about advancement, and his own story. Training was scheduled for two weeks after my interview. Since then, there has been bad communication, I was not told about all the paperwork I would need, or that my out-of-state license would not be accepted. I start training soon and I have already put a lot of money into a job (traveling over 200 miles total, getting a new license) that could be only 1 day a week. I am hoping that they will be able to tell me when I work a reasonable amount of time beforehand so that I can get a second job.