Orion Career Advice for Job Seekers

Whether you are looking for a job after the military or looking for a new career, the job market will undoubtedly be different this year. The pandemic has changed how hiring is being done (virtual onboarding) and also how work is done (working from home and virtual meetings, to name a few).

JDog’s Junk Removal & Hauling and JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise opportunities have proven to be recession resistant, after gaining 80 new franchise owners in 2020.

Inarguably, 2020 has been a challenging year. As the job market landscape changed due to the COVID-19 health crisis, we pivoted to help bring you the services that you needed, most notably in the form of virtual interview preparation, tips, and planning. Therefore, it is no surprise that the most popular posts from this year centered around helping transitioning military and veterans find careers in this challenging and changing environment.

As we approach the holidays, we want to take a moment to reflect on this unprecedented year. We hope that the services we provided this year helped our candidates discover meaningful careers and our clients grow.

For many in the workplace, the end of the year marks open enrollment, a season where employees can make changes to their elected benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and more. However, for many transitioning military professionals, this period may be confusing.

Mission Hire Me is serving transitioning veteran and military spouse job seekers by helping them to create visually engaging and professionally edited video profiles to use in their job applications and on social media.

Veterans Day is celebrated today; but, at Orion Talent, every day is about veterans!

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a federal holiday to commemorate and honor all those who have served in the US military.

Created specifically for returning WWII veterans, the GI Bill provides tuition expense benefits for service members to attend a college or vocational/technical school. The Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect on August 1, 2009, and is the most comprehensive education benefits package since the original bill was enacted in 1944.

With Halloween right around the corner, you may be starting to think about spooky movies, trick or treating, and things that go bump in the night. But there are some things you want to avoid, especially if you’re currently looking for a career. Here are some ways you can avoid job search nightmares this Halloween season.

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