How to become a postman

thefires · 08-10-2009, 14:33

Hi,
just wondering how do you apply to be a postman ??

heebusjeebus · 08-10-2009, 14:41

Leave your CV in the letterbox

gaz wac · 08-10-2009, 14:43

First things first....do you have a black and white cat ?

Max Power1 · 08-10-2009, 14:45

this isnt AH lads

Theres a public service moratorium on recruitment since last year so i'd presume that would apply to An Post

heebusjeebus · 08-10-2009, 14:48

Their Careers page mentions "We are not recruiting for any positions at present please do continue to check this page for future positions."

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainCont...+Post/Careers/

Pablo Sanchez · 08-10-2009, 16:51

Slightly OT but do postmen actually work an 8 hour day?

dlambirl · 09-10-2009, 09:28

Some work small hours and some very long.

My postman at home has a very long run. He has to collect post from another town and sort it all and then deliver. He could be still delivering at 7pm!! At whats worse he only gets paid till 4pm

mikemac · 09-10-2009, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo Sanchez

Slightly OT but do postmen actually work an 8 hour day?

Depends.
I believe the opportunity is there to get extra hours if you come in early for sorting.
Though that was a few years ago when I last heard it and a lot of this is now centralized.

Our local postman used to start at 7am and finish up around 4pm. He doesn't get paid past 4pm
That was a few hours of sorting in the morning and then maybe deliver from 10am onwards.
And since it's local, go home for dinner for an hour around 1pm

vector · 09-10-2009, 17:20

I'd love to be postman... always had an interest in the names of streets, and number schemes, and the lack of numbers... well either that or a Taxi driver...

nedtheshed · 09-10-2009, 21:13

A friend of mine is a postman.He has been at it over 2 years and only got made perm in the last 6 months or so.

How he applied was he dropped his CV into the local post office and waited,for 2 years.

As for the hours,that depends.

He could be in at 4 and be home by 11 in the morning.

Or he could start at 12 pm and finish around 7 am.

It varies hugely week to week.

Thoie · 10-10-2009, 18:39

Keep an eye out on their job page coming up to Christmas - they sometimes advertise for temporary postmen for December. I know one guy who did December for a few years, then was made fulltime.

dsane1 · 10-10-2009, 20:02

Good luck anyway ,sure it's better than walking the streets !

SIX PACK · 11-10-2009, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by heebusjeebus

Leave your CV in the letterbox

Nice comeback

miec · 12-10-2009, 10:49

Hi Op

I don't know how it works in Ireland, but I used to be a postie in the UK, it is early starts and around Christmas time it is manic, so I would advise you to ring up the HR department of An Post, a lot of people used to do that in the UK and often they got the jobs, what I also noticed is was timing and who you know, would you consider chatting to your local postman and asking them if they know of any jobs going, or who to chat to, ask them for the name of the local delivery manager and ring them. Also would you consider working in a sorting office for the Christmas period as a casual worker?

another name · 05-11-2009, 11:39

what are the wages like in this career?

say starting out and then up to a branch manager ?

is there money to be made in it?

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thefires Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 17 Adverts \| Friends	How to become a postman Hi, just wondering how do you apply to be a postman ??

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08-10-2009, 14:41	#2
heebusjeebus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 313 Adverts \| Friends	Leave your CV in the letterbox

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heebusjeebus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 313 Adverts \| Friends	Their Careers page mentions "We are not recruiting for any positions at present please do continue to check this page for future positions." http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainCont...+Post/Careers/

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Pablo Sanchez Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seabourne View Posts: 281 Adverts \| Friends	Slightly OT but do postmen actually work an 8 hour day?

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dlambirl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,595 Adverts \| Friends	Some work small hours and some very long. My postman at home has a very long run. He has to collect post from another town and sort it all and then deliver. He could be still delivering at 7pm!! At whats worse he only gets paid till 4pm

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Thoie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,922 Adverts \| Friends	Keep an eye out on their job page coming up to Christmas - they sometimes advertise for temporary postmen for December. I know one guy who did December for a few years, then was made fulltime.

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dsane1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 267 Adverts \| Friends	Good luck anyway ,sure it's better than walking the streets !

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miec Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 288 Adverts \| Friends	Hi Op I don't know how it works in Ireland, but I used to be a postie in the UK, it is early starts and around Christmas time it is manic, so I would advise you to ring up the HR department of An Post, a lot of people used to do that in the UK and often they got the jobs, what I also noticed is was timing and who you know, would you consider chatting to your local postman and asking them if they know of any jobs going, or who to chat to, ask them for the name of the local delivery manager and ring them. Also would you consider working in a sorting office for the Christmas period as a casual worker?

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another name Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 Adverts \| Friends	what are the wages like in this career? say starting out and then up to a branch manager ? is there money to be made in it?