What is Spouse Preference in hiring for federal jobs?
There are several different types of military spouse employment preferences. For all, there must be a job that is vacant (jobs are not created for military spouses) and the spouse must meet all the job requirements. If the spouse meets the military spouse preference criteria, his/her application for the vacant job will be considered prior to someone who has no preference (please note that veterans preference, priority placement preference, etc are higher than spouse preference). For Appropriated Fund jobs, the spouse must have been a civil service employee at another installation to be eligible – contact the Civilian Personnel Office. For Non-Appropriated Fund positions, submit a copy of the military member’s orders with the employment application. More details are available at Military Spouse Preference webpage.
