Account Executive

Northeast
US Navy,

I was a Submarine Officer on the USS TUCSON in Pearl Harbor and left the Navy as an O-3 in October 2005. I began looking for jobs in mid-October. I heard about Orion International through word of mouth, as someone else on my boat was getting out, and we had talked about the different military placement companies. I had been working with two of Orion’s competitors and tried Orion after neither of them worked out. My recruiter was Chris Hurst. Compared to the competition, I feel like he really did listen to me, demonstrated by the fact that the only opportunities that he placed before me fit into the narrow description of what I wanted. He followed up quickly, asked all the right questions, and made me feel he was not only working on finding me the perfect job, but that he really cared about placing me somewhere I would love.

Once Chris found out about the opportunity with Accredited Home Lenders, I was on the phone with the head of the company’s recruitment that evening. It moved so quickly, and Chris was there the entire time helping with questions and concerns I had and hammering out the details. It was amazing how fast things moved with Orion! Within two days I was at my first interview, and less than a month later I was given an offer. I am now in a business to business sales position, with great people, a great training program, and in the field I was looking for. I had a very short list of places I was willing to live, and Orion got me my first choice without pushing me to relocate somewhere I did not want to go. I love my new job, I love the people, and I’m so thankful to Orion for making it happen. Orion far exceeded the competition. The other companies work hard and really care, but they mostly care about the companies who pay their bills, and not the candidates. I went on so many interviews with the other companies for jobs I had no interest in, in places I did not want to go. One recruiter from the competition actually got upset with me for not taking a job he had suggested, doing something I specifically said I did not want to be doing, in a place I specifically did not want to go! Orion listened, understood, and acted accordingly. I got a dream job so quickly and easily, I thought it was going to be a lot harder. Orion made it simple.