For Veterans and transitioning military personnel, Veterans’ preference is a chance to be recognized for your military service in the application process. It’s a tool that you can use to support your application and earn your place serving alongside your fellow Veterans at VA.
When an agency uses a category rating system, as VA does, preference candidates who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more are placed at the top of the highest category on the referral list, unless that position is specifically scientific or professional at the GS-9 level or higher.
Keep in mind that the use of Veterans’ preference does not guarantee a job, and the use of the preference program is not to place a Veteran in every vacant federal job. There are always numerous applicants for VA and other federal jobs, and many ways an agency can fill a vacancy other than by hiring from a list of eligible applicants.
It’s not a cut-and-dry process though, so you’ll have to make sure you’re eligible for Veterans’ preference and that the job you want accepts your preference, too. Luckily, we’re here to help you navigate the ins and outs and make sure your application is ready for our recruiters.
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If you’re a Veteran looking to work at VA, or a current military member looking to make the transition to a civilian career, head over to VA Careers and learn more about how you can boost your application with Veterans’ preference.
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For Veterans and transitioning military personnel, Veterans’ preference is a chance to be recognized for your military service in the application process. It’s a tool that you can use to support your application and earn your place serving alongside your fellow Veterans at VA.
When an agency uses a category rating system, as VA does, preference candidates who have a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more are placed at the top of the highest category on the referral list, unless that position is specifically scientific or professional at the GS-9 level or higher.
Keep in mind that the use of Veterans’ preference does not guarantee a job, and the use of the preference program is not to place a Veteran in every vacant federal job. There are always numerous applicants for VA and other federal jobs, and many ways an agency can fill a vacancy other than by hiring from a list of eligible applicants.
It’s not a cut-and-dry process though, so you’ll have to make sure you’re eligible for Veterans’ preference and that the job you want accepts your preference, too. Luckily, we’re here to help you navigate the ins and outs and make sure your application is ready for our recruiters.
Work at VA
If you’re a Veteran looking to work at VA, or a current military member looking to make the transition to a civilian career, head over to VA Careers and learn more about how you can boost your application with Veterans’ preference.
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I am writing my memoirs and would love it if you could help a shipmate out and look at it.
I've had a few challenges, perhaps the same as you. I relate them here to demonstrate that we can learn, overcome, and find purpose in life.
The stories can be harrowing to read; they were challenging to live. Remember that each story taught me something I would need once I found my purpose, and my purpose was and is HadIt.com Veterans.
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