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You may be interested in joining the

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federal government and as a service

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member , you want to know more about

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how veterans preference works . This

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video explains veterans preference .

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Some of the special hiring authorities

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involved and point you to additional

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resources . Let's start with what

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veterans preference means . With

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veterans preference in the federal

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hiring process , you may receive

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preference over many other applicants

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and it can be used when applying for

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permanent or temporary positions in the

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competitive service in many accepted

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service positions . Veterans preference

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is somewhat complex because eligibility

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can be based on dates of active duty

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service receipt of a campaign badge ,

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purple heart or a service connected

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disability , only veterans discharged

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or released from active duty in the

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armed forces under honorable conditions

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are eligible for veterans preference .

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If you are a retired member of the

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armed forces , you are not included in

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the definition of preference eligible

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unless you're a disabled veteran or you

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retired below the rank of major or its

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equivalent . 04 . Also keep in mind

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veterans preference does not guarantee

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veterans a job . Not all active duty

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service qualifies for veterans

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preference . Not all veterans are

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considered veterans for the purpose of

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federal employment and preference does

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not apply to positions in the senior

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executive service or to the executive

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branch positions for which Senate

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confirmation is required . You can

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easily check your eligibility using the

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Department of Labor's Veterans

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preference advisor . Let's take a look .

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You can reach the advisor at dol.gov E

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Laws vets pref dot HTM . You can also

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search for veterans preference advisor

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once on the advisor page , click begin

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veterans preference advisor . Now

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please read the initial information and

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click , continue next , select what you

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were looking for . In this case , we're

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going to determine your eligibility for

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veterans preference in hiring from here .

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You'll read and answer each question .

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Did you serve on active duty in the

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armed forces of the United States ?

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Were you discharged from or released

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from active duty in the armed forces

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under honorable conditions ? Do you

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have a present service connected

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disability or receive service connected

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compensation , disability , retirement

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benefits or a pension from the military

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or the Department of Veterans Affairs ?

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For most of you , this will likely be

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no or not yet . Did you retire from the

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military ? The next set of questions

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ask about periods of time during which

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you may have served . Read each date

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range carefully and select the answer ,

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yes or no . Did you serve for more than

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180 consecutive days ? Other than for

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training , any part of which occurred

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after January 31st , 1955 and before

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October 15th , 1976 select yes or no .

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Did you serve on active duty during the

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period beginning August 2nd , 1990

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ending January 2nd , 1992 . Did you

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serve for more than 180 consecutive

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days ? Other than for training , any

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part of which occurred during the

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period beginning September 11th , 2001

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and ending on August 31st , 2010 , the

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last day of operation Iraqi Freedom .

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After the system reviews your answers ,

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a final screen is displayed providing

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you an evaluation of your eligibility

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based on my answers . In this case , I

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appear to be eligible for a five point

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preference in hiring . You can use the

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online advisor as many times as you

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need to as your answers will differ

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from the answers used in our example .

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So now that you have a better idea of

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how to determine your eligibility ,

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you're wondering how does the veterans

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preference work in the federal hiring

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process ? There are currently two

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systems used for rating and ranking all

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applicants in the competitive service ,

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a numerical ranking system and a

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category ranking system . If the hiring

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agency is using a numerical ranking

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system and an additional five or 10

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points are added to the numerical score

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of qualified preference eligible

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veterans . Those points are determined

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according to whether the veteran is

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disabled , which is 10 points or non

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disabled , which is five points . It's

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important to note that only one point

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bonus can be applied . It would be

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either a five or 10 point preference ,

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not a five plus 10 . Now , let's look

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at the category rating system as this

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system is more commonly used than the

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numerical ranking system . There are

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three levels of veterans preference

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disabled which receives the 10 point

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preference just as mentioned . And this

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group can be further divided according

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to disability rating . CPS refers to a

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disability rating of 30% or more . CP

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refers to a rating of at least 10% but

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less than 30% . And XP refers to a

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disability rating of less than 10% non

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disabled , which receives a five point

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preference , are referred to as TPS

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Sole Survivorship which receives zero

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points are known as S SPS . The rating

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method is based on the competencies

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identified for each position . It

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evaluates the candidate's job related

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experience , education , training ,

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special projects or accomplishments and

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other job related behavioral evidence .

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As with most large employers ,

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applicant resumes are used to determine

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which applicants meet the minimum

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requirements and qualifications for the

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job . Based on this evaluation ,

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qualified candidates are placed into

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one or more quality categories defined

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by the hiring agency . Next applicants

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eligible for a preference are listed

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for consideration ahead of applicants

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not claiming any preferences within

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their assigned category . Eligible

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candidates in the highest quality

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category are then referred to the

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selecting official for consideration .

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There are also special hiring

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authorities for veterans designed to

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assist you in your job search . Some

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authorities include the veterans

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recruitment appointments or vras 30% or

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more disabled veteran appointments and

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veterans employment opportunity act

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appointments . Veo A veo A is used when

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filling permanent competitive service

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positions . When the agency has decided

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to solicit for candidates from outside

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its own workforce , accepted service

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positions cannot be filled using veo A .

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However , veo A allows any veterans who

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apply to announcements that are only

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open to status candidates . This means

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current competitive service employees

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and certain prior employees who have

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earned competitive status . Be sure to

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read the job position announcements

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carefully . They will indicate which

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special authorities are being applied

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for a position . Also note that each

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special hiring authority has separate

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eligibility requirements . You can

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review these using the resources listed

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in your participant guide . There are

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additional hiring authorities that

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veterans should be aware of even though

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they're not exclusively for veterans .

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The schedule a appointing authority for

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people with disabilities is an accepted

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authority . Agencies can use to appoint

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eligible persons including veterans who

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have a severe physical psychological or

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intellectual disability . There are

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also special hiring authorities and

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executive orders to assist . Hi ,

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hiring military spouses . Please note

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that when claiming any hiring

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preference , you will be required to

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provide the appropriate documentation

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to support your claim . This can

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include copies of your DD 214 completed

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form S F-15 for 10 point veterans

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preference or certification stating you

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are to be released from active duty

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under honorable conditions . No later

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than 120 days after the date , the

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certification is signed , your spouse

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will also need to provide a copy of

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your marriage certificate . In some

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instances , we encourage you to seek

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more information on veterans preference ,

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hiring authorities and everything

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related to federal hiring as you seek

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to join the government workforce . Good

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luck .