Are veterans given hiring preference?
Veterans who pass the Oral Assessment and qualify as preference eligibles are entitled to .175 for a 5 point preference or to .35 for a 10 point preference, based on a seven point scale. Specialist candidates, who are assessed on a 100 point scale, and who pass their oral assessment are entitled to an additional 5 to 10 points added to their competitive rating. Candidates must submit form DD-214 to document creditable military service.
There are certain situations where special consideration is given to veterans seeking Federal employment. Preference applies in hiring from civil service examinations, for most excepted service jobs and when agencies make temporary appointments or use direct-hire and delegated examining authorities from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. By law, veterans who are disabled or who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during certain specified time periods or in military campaigns are entitled to preference over non-veterans, both in hiring from competitive lists of eligibles and in retention during reductions in force. To learn more about Veterans Preference, please visit http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/EI3.
