Postal Job Placement, located online at PostalJobPlacement.com, is an online service which claims to help people be able to successfully go through the US Postal Service hiring process.
According to their website, PostalJobPlacement.com is not actually affiliated with the United States Postal Service; rather they are just a job resources and training service that you can use to give yourself a better opportunity to be hired with the USPS.
To access to the training tools and resources that this website has to offer, you must Register and pay a deposit of $70, either upfront or over the course three weeks, as well as provide your name, email address, and residential zip code.
How Does It Work?
First, in order to get a job with the USPS, you must be over 18 and a US Citizen. After you register with this website, you can get access to all of their tools and resources, which begins with a Hiring Guide that gives you an overview of the hiring process.
You will also have access to Job Alerts, so you can be emailed when job openings are posted in your area, and a Job Locator which shows available openings all over the country.
Finally, they also offer Exam Simulator which is an automatically timed and graded practice system similar to the official exam, as well as Tips for Getting Hired and Live Agent Support.
What to Know
Their website says that after you register, you will have access to all these tools and resources for a period of only four months, after that your registration becomes inactive.
In addition, though they say most candidates can get through their program and be hired within a couple weeks, depending on job availability, they cannot guarantee you that you’ll be hired.
But the most important piece of information to know is that even though their website says that your $70 deposit will be refunded after you take your official Post Office Exam at the testing center, they don’t actually have a system of automatic repayment.
Instead it is up to you to contact them with proof that you took your exam and to officially request a refund of your deposit, otherwise they will not return your money.
I did and now they have all my information. Luckily there was never a social security number to completely screw me but they have my address, name and email... I had to call the bank and thankfully they acknowledged the fraud and immediately addressed it. I hope this helps someone out there. If you can, call your bank and dispute the charge, these scammers will not refund you your money I promise you that.
I just got tricked and paid $46.95 with my credit card, with the registration fee shown to be $20. I really thought they were with USPS.
I'll call my credit card company tomorrow to get my money back!