{"id":16497,"date":"2016-10-03T12:38:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=16497"},"modified":"2016-10-03T12:43:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T17:43:53","slug":"usps-seeks-retirees-for-holiday-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/10\/03\/usps-seeks-retirees-for-holiday-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS seeks retirees for holiday jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail link-fullfeature\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HolidayHiring_large-story.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HolidayHiring_large-story.jpg 900w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HolidayHiring_large-story-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HolidayHiring_large-story-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HolidayHiring_large-story-120x80.jpg 120w\" alt=\"USPS is seeking recently retired employees who are interested in becoming temporary employees.\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" \/><\/div>\n<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/03\/16 &#8211; The Postal Service is<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/about.usps.com\/news\/statements\/093016.htm\"><em>seeking<\/em><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>recently retired employees who are interested in becoming temporary employees during this year\u2019s holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Retired employees who participated in last year\u2019s peak season are invited to again work this year as city carrier assistants, rural carrier assistants, holiday clerk assistants, or motor vehicle operators.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, this year the Postal Service is seeking retired supervisors and managers who have retired in the past three years to supervise holiday operations.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the Postal Service hired nearly 29,000 seasonal workers to perform as mail handlers, retail associates, tractor trailer drivers and city carrier assistants.<\/p>\n<p>This holiday season, the Postal Service plans to hire between 35,000-40,000 seasonal workers to process and deliver holiday cards and packages.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, interested retirees should go to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/usps.com\/#_blank\" target=\"_blank\"><em>usps.com<\/em><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>and click \u201ccareers\u201d under \u201cUSPS JOBS\u201d at the bottom left of the page.<\/p>\n<p>The<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepingposted.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>KeepingPosted.org site<\/em><\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>has additional information for USPS retirees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/03\/16 &#8211; The Postal Service is\u00a0seeking\u00a0recently retired employees who are interested in becoming temporary employees during this year\u2019s holiday season. Retired employees who participated in last year\u2019s peak season are invited to again work this year as city carrier assistants, rural carrier assistants, holiday clerk assistants, or motor vehicle operators. 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