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  • Avoid these myths (and mistakes) when preparing your VA application

    Avoid these myths (and mistakes) when preparing your VA application

    Discerning fact from fiction when it comes to VA applications can be a challenge. We’re here to help.

  • Show off those transitioning military personnel skills in your VA interview

    Show off those transitioning military personnel skills in your VA interview

    Using their hard-earned expertise, transitioning military personnel can display numerous beneficial skills to employers during an interview.

  • Tops of 2022: Apply these tips in your search for a VA career

    Tops of 2022: Apply these tips in your search for a VA career

    Whether writing your resume or prepping for your interview, we’ve got tips to help you on every step of your journey to a career at VA.

  • Find the time to follow up: How and when to reach out to a VA recruiter

    Find the time to follow up: How and when to reach out to a VA recruiter

    Whether it’s after your interview or when you’ve been hired, follow these tips to properly follow up on your application.

  • Myth-busting: You don’t have to be a Veteran to work at VA

    Myth-busting: You don’t have to be a Veteran to work at VA

    In our mission to serve Veterans, our goal is to hire the best candidates, no matter their background. We’re back with more myth-busting.

  • Your least favorite interview questions… and how to answer them!

    Your least favorite interview questions… and how to answer them!

    We’ve all been there. Your coveted interview begins, and just [...]

  • Myth-busting: Countering the claim that VA only hires from within

    Myth-busting: Countering the claim that VA only hires from within

    In our mission to serve Veterans, our goal is to hire the best candidates, no matter where they come from. Time for some myth-busting.

  • From opportunity to offer: Examining the VA application timeline

    From opportunity to offer: Examining the VA application timeline

    While looking at the steps in the hiring process, we tackle some of the most common questions about VA’s application timeline.

  • New year, new career: Why now is a great time to apply at VA

    New year, new career: Why now is a great time to apply at VA

    With the close of the holidays and the start of a new year, there is no better time to take up the hunt for a new job, and VA is hiring.

  • 6 common VA interview questions and how to prepare for them

    6 common VA interview questions and how to prepare for them

    In this VA Careers post, our VA recruiters offer six tips for interviewees on preparing for the most common VA interview questions.

  • VA’s 7 tips to expand your professional network

    VA’s 7 tips to expand your professional network

    The right professional connections can provide much-needed insight and advice, [...]

  • VA’s guide to polishing your personal brand

    VA’s guide to polishing your personal brand

    Now more than ever, personal branding is critical to career [...]

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