Applying For Positions. When you apply for a post office job in their corporate offices and at satellite facilities recruitment is similar to the federal civil service application process. The applicant is rating on his/her work experience, education, special knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs).
In 1926, Henry Ford standardized on a five-day workweek, instead of the prevalent six days, without reducing employees' pay. Hours worked stabilized at about 49 per week during the 1920s, and during the Great Depression fell below 40.
If you worked for at least 30 hours a week during the measurement period, you would be considered full-time for a subsequent future period of at least six months, but no shorter than the measurement period. Human resources use work status as a a way to differentiate who is eligible for benefits.