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While military applications for Combat Arms personnel are extensive– with opportunities across branches of service on land, in the air, and at sea– you may be wondering how these skills will transfer to civilian employment.

Unconscious bias is a tricky thing– it is inherently present in all of us, and therefore plays a part in the recruiting process.

The talent shortage is hitting industries across the board hard. The Great Resignation, a lack of technical school graduates, and low unemployment are particularly high hurdles for skilled manufacturing companies such as those in the semiconductor industry.

Earlier this month, we gathered talent acquisition leaders from Panduit, Vitesco Technologies, and Orion Talent to discuss common recruiting practices that no longer work in Recruiting Rules to Break: Outdated Talent Acquisition Strategies to Leave Behind.

Semiconductors - the tiny chips powering modern technologies - are vital to America’s economy, national security, and continued global leadership in research, design, and manufacturing.

In Episode 3 of #PeoplewithPurpose, Steve Amsden, Orion Talent Vice President of Diversity Initiatives and Military Outreach, and Numotion’s Adam Holton discuss how the company fosters a purpose-driven workplace and successfully engages new talent, current employees, and customers by creating an organization of storytellers.

We are proud to profile our Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Fellow, Victoria Koontz! Victoria is a new addition to the Orion team and is part of the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Fellowship Program.

Today’s blog post is by Jericho Urmenita, an Orion Talent Recruiter, USMC Veteran, and USNA graduate. In today’s post, Jericho outlines a civilian salary guide for Junior Military Officers.

More companies than ever are seeking diverse job seekers, including those who are racially and ethnically diverse, women, people with disabilities, individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, and members of other underrepresented groups.

Are you a Junior Military Officer from a Tier I school, Service Academy graduate, and/or a college athlete? Do you have a strong track record of performance? Are you geographically flexible?

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