Operations Site Manager

West
US Navy, E-7

Orion is the premier military recruiting company that provides world class customer service.  I literally landed my “dream job” through them.  The coaching and advice I received is immeasurable.  I’m sure there is only a small group of separated military personnel that can honestly say they're completely satisfied with their current job, and I am happy to be one of them.
 
Jim Lewis was my recruiter, and he did a fantastic job.  He never pushed me to interview with a company that didn’t match my skill sets or interests.  I felt that he was an outstanding advisor, and he consistently followed up with either phone calls or emails.  Additionally, he never hesitated to give me his personal cell number, so I could reach him anytime.

I only went to one hiring conference with Orion.  With seven years of military recruiting experience, I had no idea how much I didn’t know concerning interview techniques, so I had the “crash course” in interview preparation.  That personal training enabled me to effectively communicate my qualifications and landed me an on-site visit on my second interview.

My new position is at Clipper Wind as an Operations Site Manager.  I will oversee the entire wind farm site to include 34 employees. My military background in maintenance played an integral part landing the interview with Clipper Wind.  According to the hiring manager, there were a quite a few similarities between the two fields.

My total time from initial interview to hire was two months.  There were times I wanted to give up, but Jim kept me motivated.  Also, Ken Rahn constantly kept the process moving in the right direction.  My experience with Orion was wonderful, and they delivered more than I expected.  I have numerous military friends asking how I landed this job, and I say the same thing every time: Ask my recruiter, Jim Lewis!