I've been a Seasonal for a couple weeks now, and love it. In CT it's 16.10/Hr, and the initial interviews are a lot like the others for seasonal help; initially, they will try to scare off as many as possible going through the policies, rules, etc. They're just looking to eliminate the weakest links; if you last through the whole informal section of the interview, you'll have a quick 5 minute interview one-on-one with the HR person, and most likely afterwards they will try to immediately set you up for a road test; if not that very day, shortly after. The road test, you drive with a Sup who takes you around town in the truck in worst condition with the least favorable options; no power steering, standard trans, etc. to test your ability to handle the standard trans. and the size of the vehicle and a bit of your safety on the road. If you get the ok at that point, they will send you in for a DOT physical and order a uniform or two for you. After all that is said and done, you will have a 5 day orientation, 4 days of Safety Training with a LOT of memorization as mentioned previously (which you will learn then) and also a few on-road trips with a safety sup where they will grade your application of what they're teaching you. It's like a driving boot camp for a week, BUT if you pass, your fifth day you will go to your center for the day, get a tour and do a ride-along to get a taste of a days worth of work. Pass that, and you'll get more uniforms, and the next week start driving a route with a sup for a few weeks until they're 100% comfortable with you driving a route solo.
If at any point you feel like it's too much.... tough it out. Its the best job ever, and you're gonna love it. My first week driving with a Sup, Day 1 we did the whole route together, Day 2 he backed off some and had me deliver everything while he grabbed packages for me, Day 3 he helped in the AM and made me drop him off for a few hours, and by Day 4 he had me driving solo. I've been driving for about 2 weeks now and I love it, the guys at my center are great and very helpful, my Sups are very cool, helpful and treat you with respect, and the job is awesome. I have a (pretty) regular route of my own that only slightly varies on Fridays (due to lack of deliveries, then I just help other routes) I have an OK truck; has the Spicer trans I've gotten used to and (thankfully) power steering, and I love driving. The job is great, and I'll be back every season I'm offered until something Full Time presents itself. My Sup teased me a bit with the mentioning of a lot of full timers retiring this coming year and there will be a few openings to good seasonals due to a lack of possible internal hires. Trying not to get my hopes up, but still busting A** regardless.
Good Luck, feel free to ask if you have any questions, I'll help as much as I can.
Derek