The pale king : an unfinished novel
David Foster Wallace.
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2011.
In this compelling novel, David Foster Wallace explores the value of work and society.
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Master the U.S. border patrol exam.
Lawrenceville, NJ : Peterson's, c2010
Master the U.S. Border Patrol Examis the most complete guide providing all the tools you need to successfully navigate the requirements of becoming a U.S. Border Patrol Agent. Improve your score on the U.S. Border Patrol Test with Peterson's well-known test taking tips and comprehensive practice tests for the Logical Reasoning, Spanish Language Proficiency and Artificial Language test sections, including reasoning tips for the multiple-reasoning Test sections. Selling Points: 3 full-length practice tests, including the Logical Reasoning, Spanish Language Proficiency and Artificial Language Test Detailed test-taking tips Comprehensive reasoning tips for the multiple-reasoning test sections
The complete idiot's guide to getting government jobs
by the Partnership for Public Service.
New York, N.Y. : Alpha Books, c2010.
Bail yourself out with employment opportunities. In these turbulent times when private corporations are in trouble, the emÂployer that seems to be offering the most stable employment opportunities is the public sector. With The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Getting Government Jobs, readers will learn how to navigate the government application process to find stable employment opportunities available from county municipaliÂties as well as state and federal agencies. •Includes advice on drafting resumes suited to the specific requirements of the hiring agency •How to complete the appropriate application most effectively •Methods of marketing an applicant's skills in the government sector •Search tools for government job websites
A civil service job is working for a government agency. America's largest employer is the government. The term does not include the armed services. There are nearly three million people employed by the federal government plus more at the state and local government agencies level. Each agency is responsible for its own employment system.
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The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the Federal government. It employs over 800,000 workers working in over 38,000 facilities and handles about 630 million pieces of mail a day. |
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Government jobs are highly sought and often considered to be among the most secure work environments. Salary is comparable to the private sector as well as comparable to the same job in a particular area of the country. There are opportunities for you to move upward in a field or to change fields.
As with any business or company there is a turnover rate due to retirement, promotions, and vacancies, so the government is always hiring. Hiring is based on performance and qualifications regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, disability or national origin. Civil service positions are filled from lists of qualified candidates that took competitive examinations, that are open to all citizens, and met the criteria for that position. Examinations are held for specific jobs, as needs require.
Civil servants enjoy a variety of benefits, including health and retirement benefits, paid vacations and sick leave, and career-development and training programs.
Almost anyone can find a suitable job at some level. Job opportunities are available in your own town, every state and across the globe to countries around the word. Whether you have a GED or a Ph.D. the government will have an opportunity for you.
The Englishman who posted himself and other curious objects
John Tingey.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2010.
Money* and jewellery* are accepted, in sealed or unsealed packets or loose, for conveyance by Express Messenger all the way at the sender's risk without being registered.
The Pony Express : an illustrated history
C.W. Guthrie ; with photographs by Bart Smith.
Guilford, Conn. : TwoDot, c2010.
Orphans preferred was the call that went out to the daringof heart when the Pony Express was organized nearly 150years ago in April 1860. Called "The Greatest Enterprise ofModern Times," the endeavour - which lasted only six months- recruited young men willing to risk life and limb in arelay race that crossed the frontier on a route from St.Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, speeding thedelivery of mail to an astonishing ten days. The PonyExpress: An Illustrated History combines the legends andlore of this remarkable mail service with contemporaryphotography and archival images and documents from the past,and celebrates the sesquicentennial of the start and end -of those daring rides, which ended with the completion ofthe transcontinental railroad. It is a befitting tribute toan American icon whose legacy is marked to this day by PonyExpress museums all along the route from Missouri toCalifornia.
How to really get postal jobs
[by T.W. Parnell].
Pinehurst, TX : Pathfinder Distributing, c2009.
- "The Pathfinder advantage: step-by-step instructions for the new eCareer application system; shortcuts for managing the glitchy new online job search; tips from the official postal interview checklist; full details on all jobs & all the new exams"--Cover.
- "Complete information on all entry-level jobs, the new eCareer application system, and all the new exams!"--Cover.
McGraw-Hill's postal exams 473/473c
Mark Alan Stewart.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.
Jobs with the U.S. Postal Service offer good pay, great benefits, and excellent security. But the new 473 and 473-C screening exams are tough, and you must score high if you want to get hired. That's why you need McGraw-Hill's Postal Exams 473/473-C-the total test-prep guide for entry-level USPS jobs.
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