Introduction
A lot of people come to America and want to live the “American Dream.” Then you have others that are already naturally born American Citizens that want the “American Dream.” Growing up, there was always someone in my family high ranked in the federal sector. Everyone that was not in the federal sector wanted a federal sector job. These private sector and public sector employees didn’t meet requirements to obtain employment within the federal sector. I always heard “it is about who you know, to get a federal sector job.” That is false; I am a walking testament of that. Two times I’ve had interviews for federal employment; I received both jobs and did not know anybody in either agency. I am qualified. I worked hard to created skills, credibility and credentials. However, there are many times when I did apply for a position and I was bumped. There were several reasons why; veterans preference, not enough time-in-grade, not enough experience, not enough educational background etc.
The intent of this paper is to explain why each United States citizen should have a hiring authority to be brought on board to the federal sector for employment. The merit system is supposed to ensure citizens receive equal treatment for federal sector employment; however, direct hiring authorities and hiring reforms alter …show more content…
The first Veteran’s Preference Act was established in 1865. Title 5, United States Code, Section 2108 (5 USC 2108). Since then, there have been several adjustments and considerations to keep up with today’s modern society. It appears that this law is updated upon circumstances within the United States military, every time there is a new war, adjustments are made accordingly. Veteran’s preference has a significantly high number of changes made to the
A lot of people come to America and want to live the “American Dream.” Then you have others that are already naturally born American Citizens that want the “American Dream.” Growing up, there was always someone in my family high ranked in the federal sector. Everyone that was not in the federal sector wanted a federal sector job. These private sector and public sector employees didn’t meet requirements to obtain employment within the federal sector. I always heard “it is about who you know, to get a federal sector job.” That is false; I am a walking testament of that. Two times I’ve had interviews for federal employment; I received both jobs and did not know anybody in either agency. I am qualified. I worked hard to created skills, credibility and credentials. However, there are many times when I did apply for a position and I was bumped. There were several reasons why; veterans preference, not enough time-in-grade, not enough experience, not enough educational background etc.
The intent of this paper is to explain why each United States citizen should have a hiring authority to be brought on board to the federal sector for employment. The merit system is supposed to ensure citizens receive equal treatment for federal sector employment; however, direct hiring authorities and hiring reforms alter …show more content…
The first Veteran’s Preference Act was established in 1865. Title 5, United States Code, Section 2108 (5 USC 2108). Since then, there have been several adjustments and considerations to keep up with today’s modern society. It appears that this law is updated upon circumstances within the United States military, every time there is a new war, adjustments are made accordingly. Veteran’s preference has a significantly high number of changes made to the