Program Overview
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For regular or term staff positions, to identify veterans who elected to participate in the Veteran Preference Program, review your applicant list to identify applicants that answered yes to the question below.
To quickly identify the list of applicants that elected, when reviewing the list of applicants, scroll horizontally until you locate the column with the response to the question above. Use the icon to sort the applicant list by response. Those that selected "Yes" require further review. For convenience, you can define a default layout for your applicant list to limit the information to the columns you find relevant. For convenience, you can filter for those who responded Yes to participation in the Veteran's Hiring Preference Program by clicking on +Add Question in the PRESCREENING QUESTIONS section located on the Manage Candidates screen, on the left hand column.
- When you click on +Add Question, the Pre-screening Question Filter box will populate. Type in Veteran and click enter. The I elect participation in UNM's Veteran Preference Program. If you are not a veteran, select 'Not Applicable' response will populate. Click on the response to highlight and then click on Yes. Then click on Apply. You list of candidates that indicated Yes to that question will populate.
Confirm DD214 Attached/Honorable Discharge Status
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| Criteria | Required to Interview | Application Status | Disposition Code |
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| Applicant meets all of the criteria for the Veteran Preference Program. | Yes | The applicant must be granted an interview and reviewed consistent with other interviewed applicants. If not selected the applicable status is 'Not Hired'. | 'Interviewed Not Hired' and select the appropriate secondary 'Interview: Not Hired Disposition Reason' on the 'Summary' tab of the applicant's profile. |
| Applicant meets all of the criteria for the Veteran Preference Program but not the preferred qualifications identified in the posting. | Yes | The applicant must be granted an interview and reviewed consistent with other interviewed applicants. If not selected the applicable status is 'Not Hired'. | 'Interviewed Not Hired' and select the appropriate secondary 'Interview: Not Hired Disposition Reason' on the 'Summary' tab of the applicant's profile. |
| Applicant meets all of the criteria for the Veteran Preference Program but experience is less than other applicants | Yes | The applicant must be granted an interview and reviewed consistent with other interviewed applicants. If not selected the applicable status is 'Not Hired'. | 'Interviewed Not Hired' and select the appropriate secondary 'Interview: Not Hired Disposition Reason' on the 'Summary' tab of the applicant's profile. |