From the time you fill out the online form to when you are sitting in front of a suit could be about three months. There is an online psych eval to "you know" and then a memory quiz #457 , i think ( Just take the free practice ones untill you get fast enough to pass. Very much like the official version if not harder. ) Then you get your fingerprints ran through a database or something. ( If you arent a serial killer then you've got nothing to worry about) The interviewers are very friendly and propagate the sugarcoated smile in your face PO image, they mean well i suppose. There is a paid orientation where you watch a few power points and hear stories from veteran carriers & Postmasters . And you take a brief tour of a local postal facility. They pretty much tell you what to regurgitate when it comes down to the individual interview. So there isnt as much pressure as other interviews ive done. The whole process really builds you up for a ginormous let down once you actually get this "dream job" Overall its Just a very lengthy but not really hard ordeal. They generally seem to give almost anyone who isn't a felon with a good memory and a clean driving record a chance but out of a room full of 30 or so eager doe eyed job seekers only about three or four of us stuck around two years later.