Job Questions > What's the secret to getting hired at > UPS

Well first I started off as a tepmorary employee. They liked the way I worked so they ofered me a full-time position. I took it.

Know a driver and get recommended. That's how I got started. Another driver also told me that, back in the day, they would mostly hire sports fans and athletes.
If you want to work for UPS be ready for at least three and a half hours of continuous labor.

The secret at getting hired is being fastastic with numbers, because if hired you will be using numbers in a daly basics. For example, while sorting boxes your reading the label or scanning to label boxes from covier belt takes a lot of physical activity. Even more stragies are needed to get the job done in a daly basics, for example taking boxes from slide to truck and maintain organized, fast peace, and clear slide to avoid hazards....

The secret to getting hired at UPS is just mainly conditioning yourself both physically and mentally to be able to do the job of a package handler. To perform the physical standards of the job make sure that you keep yourself in in a very healthy ahspe to be able to perform the functions of the job. Mentally be able to be aware of your surroundings which is watch out for any safety hazards that are both inside and outside the building....

Commitment

To prove that you have the skills to be successful.

UPS is a fast paced, highly demanding environment. Load/unload/sort shifts are scheduled for four hours morning, afternoon, evening and night. It is a physicaly demanding job that focuses on speed, volume and acurracy. Definitly not a job for the timid or weak!

Meeting job requirements, history of work dependability and the right attititude.

It's not so much a secret of getting a job there but maintaining the job. The job itself requires alot physically and can take a toll after a while and needs for you to be able to take that and stay on top of your job.