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The holidays are officially upon us! If you’re planning on shipping gifts or anything else, we have a few pointers for you to keep in mind when you go to the post office to ship your packages.

Do your holiday shipping early!

Do you want your package delivered by December 25th? The post office recommends that first class mail be sent no later than December 20th. If you’re sending postcards or holiday cards, that’s your absolute drop-dead mailing date. The parcel post mailing deadline is December 15th, so if you’re mailing packages that don’t fit into the flat rate Priority boxes, that’s your deadline date. Get your shopping done, get your boxes packed and get to the post office!

One of the best shipping deals around right now is the U.S. Postal Service’s flat-rate priority shipping. Whatever you can fit into the box (provided at no extra charge by the USPS) will ship in the U.S., no matter how much it weighs. Your postman will even deliver the boxes to your door AND the USPS will pick up the package. The largest box measures 12″x12″x5-1/2″ and ships anywhere in the U.S. for $14.50, or to APO/FPO addresses for only $12.50. The medium-size box is 11″ x 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and only costs $10.70 to ship anywhere in the United States. The small flat rate box is 8-5/8″ x 5-3/8″ x 1-5/8″ and ships for a mere $4.95!

I recently filled a large Priority box with books; it would’ve cost me a lot more to ship by weight, even with the media mail rate, so keep these flat-rate shipping boxes in mind when you’re shipping packages for the holiday.

Finding Post Office Jobs are wide and varied and they can be a great opportunity for you to begin your career. If you are seeking employment, or simply looking for a change they may be a good option for you to get the chance at the life you always wanted.

There are so many different kinds of jobs within the US Postal Service (USPS) that you will never be at a loss to find something that could agree with you and your personality. This is always great as you might not feel limited in your options and what you want to do.

When seeking for a position, look for something that would suit you. It is not enough to find one that goes well with your qualifications. You also need to seek out something that will agree with who you are and what you are capable of doing.

With all of the post offices springing up and continuing to do so with the growth of towns and cities, you will never be at a loss to find one where you can get employment. More are constantly springing up and you can just keep looking.

Contact the USPS office in your area and ask them about their employment options and what you could benefit from being employed through them. You can do this by going through your local listings and finding one closest to where you live.

There are employments agencies around the country that specialize in finding work for others. If you want to find a position within the postal service then this might be a great place to start. Begin by visiting one of their branches.

The recent economic slump that has affected millions of lives all around the world has taken its toll on the job market as well. It is very essential to note and understand that there uses to be a number of options available before the economic crises hit the market. But nowadays the traditional modes of job options have bitten the dust and there are a large number of unemployed all over the world.

It is a rather true fact that the educational qualification has nothing to do with the unemployment situation. On the contrary more and more people are increasing the realms of qualification but still they remain unemployed. The problem may lie with the fact that we are not looking where we need to look. Thus the situation arises to take desperate measure.

But if truth be said all is not lost and you can still survive and win over the situation with the right attitude and using the resources that you have. There are a number of unorthodox job options available and you can go for them. The post office federal jobs are there to meet all your needs. All you need to do is keep an open eye for them and apply when required. The qualifications required for such jobs are not stringent at all and a simple graduate from any field will suffice.

Regarding the opening of the post you need to consult the newspapers very carefully. The local daily, we can be sure that they will post about the employment option if any in the local post office. You can even consult the employment exchange because they will provide you with 100% accurate information. Lastly internet which is a veritable mine of information can be consulted as well. All you need to do is log into an employment site and search using the correct keywords and the federal job will be yours.

We live in a world dominated by technology, where worldwide communication is just a click of the mouse away. Emailing, text messaging and portable telephones are all at our disposal. Good old snail mail has become an antiquated practice, forgotten by the general population. Thought it might not seem like anything serious on first thought, the decrease in the volume of mail is seriously affecting the United States Postal Offices and leaving it in a precarious state. The United States Postal Service is currently sinking in a billion dollar deficit. As of March 2009, 3,200 post offices nationwide are at risk of being consolidated or shut down.

The cost of postage has been steadily increasing for the past couple of years in an attempt to pull the Postal Service from the deficit. Emailing and electronic bills have reduced the amount of mail sent through the US Postal Service. Due to the state of the economy, businesses nationwide have opted to go paperless, and cease mail advertisement. It was a significant loss and a striking blow to the Postal Service’s revenue bringing them one step closer to closing the doors of yet another post office.

The U.S. Postal Service was once one of the most successful federal institutions, and even today they lay claim to the largest civilian auto fleet in the world. For years the Postal Service has been suffering from issues within their Union, losing millions to grievances made by mail carriers. There are larger implications than just shutting the doors of a building. Jobs will be lost, and it could possibly be the post office in your town that will be shut down.