Could anyone give any advice or help with regards to applying for a job as a postman with Royal Mail, i signed up a few months ago to receive any job alerts via email, i did apply for a job back last year as a postman and was quite shocked after i filled in my application (been working in a factory for 24 years and not used to filling in application forms and applying for jobs...
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Many Thanks...
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