Field Technician

Northeast
US Navy, E-5

I was a PO2 Avionics Electronics Technician in Navy when I left the military in July 2008. I started looking into other job options several months before I got out. Once I was settled in New York, I worked with Orion International. They were extremely helpful in my entire job search process.

After multiple emails and phone calls that involved going over my resume and information about the companies attending the conference, the other candidates and I met in Fishkill, New York, at an Orion hiring conference. The first day of the conference, we discussed and prepped for interviews. Orion account executives representing the companies at the conference also gave presentations, which provided even more background information on the companies that we would interview with that Monday.

On Monday, we interviewed with the companies, and, in between interviews, we would get updates from the recruiters about how we were doing in the interviews. After the interviews, the recruiters told me about the jobs offers I had received. Based on my responses, they negotiated with the companies, while keeping me updated during the process.

After getting all the information back from the recruiters, I decided I wanted to work with Kawasaki Rail Car, where I was set up with a second interview on site within a week of the hiring conference. At the second interview I was offered a position, and I took it. I'll start work August 25.

Orion was thorough in their responses to my questions. Orion is definitely prepared to take on candidates and help them out. The people at Orion made the usually stressful job search process and transition from the military an indescribably more placid experience. They had so many companies that matched up well with what I was looking for.

They really hustled to make changes in order to help find me find a job I'd feel more comfortable in. I just want to thank every one from Orion who had a part in that. Orion will be the first name I'll give my friends that are getting out of the military, whether they were in four or 20 years, to help them out with their transition.