Do you want a financially secure and stable future? If so, the United States postal service job will be right for you. The annual median pay of postal service jobs according to the US Bureau of Labor Statists is around $56,790. What’s best about US postal service jobs is that you won’t need field experience or even a high school diploma to get a job.

One of the prime requirements of entry level postal service jobs is postal exam 473. If you think that passing the exam will be a walk in the park, you need to think again. Without preparing for the US postal service job, you will unlikely pass with flying colors. A score above 80 is required if you want to increase your chances of obtaining an interview invitation. 

In this article, we have listed 3 common reasons that most individuals obtain a low score. Knowing about the reasons for low score will help you to avoid making the mistake when you give the test for the postal service job.

1. Guesstimating the Answers

Not many people know that there is negative marking for incorrect answers. This means that marks will be deducted if you answer incorrectly. No marks will be deducted if you don’t answer the question. Some people guesstimate the answers resulting in a lot of incorrect answers. This greatly reduces the total score. For instance, if you have given 90 correct answers, and 30 incorrect answers, the score will be 60. However, if you attempted only those questions whose answers you knew for certain, your score will 90.

2. Not Being Honest and Truthful About Experience and Personality

Another reason many people fail to score high is that they don’t consider the Personality Assessment and Experience section as part of the exam. This section used to be part D of the manual test in the past. Today it is the first part of the electronic postal exam. Remember that this part is scored so you should enter information accurately in this part. The aim of this part is to build your suitability for a particular post. While USPS does not reveal how the section is scored, but you will likely score low if you are not honest or consistent when answering the questions.  

3. Focusing on Speed without Accuracy

Speed is no doubt important when it comes to taking the test. But you should not forego accuracy in preference of speed. The negative marking means that any incorrect answer that you make will lower your score. Often, people  make the mistake of trying to answer all the questions as quickly as possible. However,  they end up getting a low score.

In the end, the rule of thumb for acing the postal service exam is to not answer any question unless you are absolutely sure about the answer. If you don’t know the answer, just leave it blank. It’s better to not answer at all than trying to guess the correct answer.