veteran preference
Service member advantage
Veteran preference is a policy giving former military personnel priority in hiring, especially for government jobs.
The preference may award extra points on civil service exams or move veterans ahead of equally qualified civilians: She got the position through veteran preference.
Similar advantages may apply to housing, education benefits, or business contracts.
- military serviceDuty in armed forces
- honorable dischargeSatisfactory military service completion
- Purple HeartMilitary wound decoration
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- VA hospitalsHealthcare facilities for ex-military
civil service exams · tuition assistance · disability compensation · affirmative action · rental assistance · career counseling · points system · scholarship programs · mental health counseling · federal employment · government jobs · housing vouchers · online learning platforms · competitive advantage · job placement
- civil servicecivil servants, bureaucrat, civil servant, administrator, clerk
- government hiringcivil servant, state employee, public employee, government job, federal jobs
- veteran benefitsVA benefits, VA loans, GI Bill, disability benefits, VA mortgage
- veteran careersjob placement, hiring programs, career services, federal jobs, government jobs
- Federal Hiringfederal jobs, merit system, job classification, direct hire, hiring manager
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
veteran preferencemerit-based hiring
Employment by qualification alone
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