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With more than 560 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is an essential tool for students, job seekers, recruiters and business professionals. Whether you’re searching for your next career opportunity or looking to create connections with thought-leaders or people in your industry, It’s important that your profile shows your passion for what you’re currently doing and where you want to go.

In his most recent article, “How to Not Become a Trade War Casualty,” for Recruiting Daily, Mike Starich, CEO of Orion Talent, explores how companies can create a good contingency plan to maintain control and minimize risk amidst tariff talks. Mike advises that, although the tariff talks may ultimately be a negotiating tactic, having a Plan B is the best way forward.

Orion’s “From the Battlefield to the Boardroom” podcast provides resources to not only help navigate your job search, but to assist in all areas of your military to civilian transition. We recently interviewed Doug Nordman, author of The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement, and founder of The Military Guide website; and Brian Henry, Senior Vice President of Recruiting at Orion, about achieving financial independence after the military.

Presented by HRO Today and Orion Novotus, HR and Hiring Managers: Where They Differ and Agree on TA Performance explores the results of a research study into how HR recruiters’ opinions about the internal hiring process vary from opinions of the hiring managers.

In today’s job market it is becoming increasingly difficult for Talent Acquisition and Hiring Managers to attract and retain quality talent. According to Tim Sweeney, Director of Strategic Programs at Orion, there are 5 things you must consider when competing for top talent.

U.S. Army Captain Joseph “JT” Thomas recently attended Orion’s March 2018 Chicago Distinguished Candidate Conference and shared his experience with us. JT found Orion through Onward to Opportunity, in Partnership with the Veterans Career Transition Program (O2O-VCTP), Onward to Opportunity is a free career training program that provides professional certification and job placement support to transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses.

Brian Henry, Orion Talent’s Senior VP of Operations, was featured on Beyond the Uniform earlier this week. Beyond the Uniform is a podcast dedicated to military veterans and their civilian careers - how they got there, what they do, and advice for other veterans looking for a similar career

Orion Talent is proud of our partnership with the Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI) to help accelerate the career trajectories of our Alumni and Customers by earning an MBA. The JWMI MBA program provides immediately actionable practices needed to drive results in any industry, and is taught by hand-picked faculty members who are experts in their fields.

The term ‘skills gap’ is more than a buzz phrase in the talent acquisition community. It is a growing problem that is starving companies of much needed talent. And it is thoroughly examined in ManpowerGroup’s 2018 Talent Shortage Survey. According to the survey, 46% of US employers surveyed can’t find the skills they need.

Veteran recruiting is a top priority for many companies. However, attracting high quality veteran talent and translating their experience into a civilian career can be challenging for Recruiters and Hiring Managers. Alex Jigger, Senior Account Executive at Orion Talent, joined our Hire a Hero, Hire a Vet podcast to discuss the challenges of military hiring from the perspective of both the job seeker and the employer.

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