Veteran-focused categories carry some of the highest per-hire values available, and unlike many programs they are also open in modified form to certain tax-exempt employers.
Why the values are higher
Categories tied to service-connected disability and length of unemployment before hire generally carry the largest credit ceilings.
Asking without overstepping
Self-identification is voluntary and belongs in the same post-offer screening step as everything else. Never make veteran status part of the evaluation conversation.
Where to recruit
State workforce agencies, base transition programs and veteran service organizations are the highest-yield channels, and they cost nothing to work with.
- State workforce agency veteran representatives
- Military installation transition assistance offices
- Veteran service organizations with employment programs
Veteran hiring is the rare case where the highest-value credit is also the easiest one to explain internally.
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