Submitted application online at the usps career website. Received an email about 1 month later asking me to show up at an interview at the local post office branch that was hiring. All other candidates were there at the same time and were shown into a conference room where the manager asked us to sign in and gave us a "reality check" talk on how this job was not for everyone because of the long hours, bad weather and the fact that it was not a career position. After that asked if everyone still wanted to go through the process and everyone did. Manager then interviewed each person separately in a different room. Asked standard questions about previous experience, strengths v. weaknesses and what previous boss might say about you. Manager was very polite and easy going the whole time. A couple of days after the interview received an email to submit to drug test and background check. About two weeks later was called by HR stating that I had been accepted and scheduled 2 day orientation. After orientation was scheduled to attend 1 day of drivers training and 3 days of carrier academy.