ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to determine which skills contribute to an increased fit between military veterans and civilian organizations. It presents the transfer of skills veterans learned in the military to the civilian workplace. The chapter focuses on the role of veterans' political skill in the relationship between job skill transfer and person-environment (P-E) fit. Political skill, as an individual characteristic that allows individuals to feel in control of their environment, may be an antecedent to perceptions of P-E fit. The chapter argues that highly politically skilled individuals will perceive higher levels of job skill transfer than individuals with low levels of political skill because they take into consideration all applicable skills, both explicit and social. It also argues that individuals who are high in political skill are more likely to perceive opportunities and to generate options when determining how to handle work situations.
