WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Postal Service will highlight professional employment opportunities in nearly every occupation during a free career information event on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in Washington, DC.

CareerSMART will showcase the Postal Service's need for professionals, e.g., accountants, lawyers and engineers, and give job seekers opportunities to talk with USPS representatives about advantages of a Postal Service career. Candidates will learn about current openings and can drop off résumés.

"Our business is processing and delivering mail; however, few people know that the Postal Service is one of the largest businesses in the world — and has occupations in every profession from IT to engineering to supply management," said Deborah Giannoni-Jackson, Vice President, Employee Resource Management.

The Postal Service is on the Forbes Global 100 list as one of the world's largest companies, with nearly 700,000 career employees. Competitive pay and benefits packages are offered, as well as innovative training, development and educational opportunities. The array of job responsibilities and opportunities for learning enable employees to use skills early in their careers and provides opportunities for changes in jobs while still staying with the same employer, according to Giannoni-Jackson.

"We want people to recognize the many opportunities and benefits offered by the Postal Service," said Giannoni-Jackson. "The Postal Service is a leader in the use of innovation and technology, is committed to protecting the environment, and is a leader in the communities where we operate."

Current and future career opportunities are available with the Postal Service in these and other areas:

• Marketing and Sales
• Engineering
• Information Technology
• Accounting and Finance
• Supply Management and Logistics
• Law
• Law Enforcement/Forensics
• Global Business
• Human Resources
• Real Estate

CareerSMART will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel (Monet Ballroom, 2nd Floor), 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, next to the L'Enfant Plaza Metro stop. Additional information and registration information is available at http://www.usps.com/employment/careersmart.htm.

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A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 151 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With 32,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail. If it were a private sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 35th in the 2011 Fortune 500. Black Enterprise and Hispanic Business magazines ranked the Postal Service as a leader in workforce diversity. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for six years and the sixth Most Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute.

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