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Employee development is an increasingly important part of any manager's job. Happy, fulfilled employees contribute more. According to Jack Welch, Executive Chairman for the Jack Welch Management Institute and former CEO of GE, “There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow."

If you are about to hire an external talent acquisition firm and need to create a meaningful RFP (Request for Proposal), Mike Starich’s recent article for Recruiting Daily is for you. In “How to Ace Your Next Recruiting RFP,” Starich, CEO of Orion Talent, covers four important rules for composing accurate RFPs.

In his guest post, Dave Lehmkuhl, Regional Manager at Orion Talent, explores why companies should reevaluate paying “market average” salaries in order to recruit top talent.

You already know that military job seeker quality is second to none. As demonstrated by our 2018 Veteran Hiring Survey: Exploring the Bottom-line Value of Hiring Veteran Talent, you know they possess experience, have demonstrated performance in high-stress situations, and are graduates of the nation's military academies, top colleges, and leading technical schools. But how do you reach these candidates if you don’t have the resources (time, budget, or personnel) to build out a full veteran recruiting program?

High turnover rate has been a growing issue among businesses, and recently became the topic of discussion on the webinar: Why are bad hiring decisions made, and what can be done?

Manufacturing.net recently featured an article co-authored by Mike Starich, CEO of Orion Talent, and Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA, titled “Accelerating and Improving Veteran Hiring.” Starich and Humpton are well suited to this topic as both practitioners and thought leaders in the field of veteran recruiting.

Are you among the 99% of American companies today hiring veterans? This compelling statistic from Orion Talent’s latest survey clearly illustrates that hiring veterans is beneficial on multiple levels. If you are not among this vast majority, it may be time to consider the quantifiable benefits of recruiting veterans.

Registration is now open for those wishing to apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program. The program launches on January 31. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal level award to recognize employers of all sizes for their efforts to recruit, employ, and retain our nation’s veterans. There were 239 recipients of the 2018 HIRE Vets Medallion Program Demonstration Award, including small businesses, community-based nonprofits, and national companies.

Recruiting challenges cost companies assets like people, money, and time. Determine if your organization could better be leveraging these talent acquisition assets with our short quiz below.

In the recent RPOA article, “A Look Ahead: What Talent Acquisition Leaders are Expecting from the 2019 Job Market,” Orion Novotus President Cory Kruse shares insight into what TA will look like in 2019. With a strong economy, low unemployment rate, and new jobs across industries like health care, manufacturing, and leisure and hospitality, 2019 is poised to get off to a roaring start.

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