Orion Insights for Employers, Managers, and HR and TA Leadership

In the age of ghosting, social media reviews, and low unemployment rates, the interview process has become far more than a series of questions you ask a candidate. Whether it be a screening or selection interview, by phone, video, or in person, the candidate experience throughout the process is paramount.

In his latest article, Orion Talent CEO Mike Starich writes about the five ways middle market firms can stanch the loss of talent to larger organizations. “Stop the Brain Drain: Retaining Middle Market Talent”, written for The National Center for the Middle Market, explores how, despite possible disadvantages like lean talent acquisition teams or less sophisticated ATS platforms in comparison to larger firms, middle market companies can leverage their strengths, speed and flexibility, and retain talent.

Orion Talent is excited to announce the launch of Call To Order, a weekly podcast featuring two Army veterans discussing a variety of recruiting trends and the value veterans bring to the civilian business world.

Retaining the best-performing employees is valuable for any company. Those with high employee engagement usually enjoy success and are more profitable. Let’s see how you can plan recruitment strategies and witness a high retention rate.

In his most recent article for Recruiting Daily, Mike Starich, CEO of Orion Talent, examines the prospect of a recession within the next year and what that means for the recruiting industry. The article, “Recruiters Preparing for the Recession of 2020,” explores how recruiters can be part of the solution rather part of the problem, by providing four ways to prepare in advance.

Earlier this month, HRO Today Magazine and Orion Novotus released the Global Employment - 1Q 2019 report, designed to provide global labor market intelligence employers can use to inform critical decisions around the best countries and regions in which to grow.

Is high time-to-fill affecting your company? Time-to-fill is the number of days between a requisition's launch date and offer acceptance date. Hiring Manager frustration, current employee workload and productivity, and recruiting costs are all negatively impacted as time-to-fill increases.

Orion Talent has amassed a great deal of knowledge and expertise in our nearly 30 years in business, and we are continually investing our time and resources in thought leadership, striving to become greater subject matter experts in our field.

A recent blog post on Social Talent titled, “Use Employer Branding to Build Outstanding Talent Pipelines” explores a key aspect of Brand Marketing and Outreach. In his article, author William Ryan writes, “According to a recent poll by Glassdoor – 84% of candidates would leave their current position for a company with a great employer brand.” This is an impressive stat that drives home the importance of a proactive recruiting program that implements Brand Marketing.

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."

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