Orion’s Top Job Seeker Blog Posts of 2021

As we enter into another year, we rounded up our most popular blog posts from the past year. From learning more about how to use social media in your job search to the ins and outs of PMP certification, our job seeker blog posts are designed to offer the encouragement and assistance that veterans and transitioning military need.

Check out the top ten most popular blog posts of 2021 below:

#10 - Veteran Spotlight: Matthew Cunningham

In this post, we profile Matthew Cunningham, a former US Army Career Counselor who is now a Workforce Development Manager with Faith Technologies, an energy expert and national leader in electrical planning, engineering, design and installation.

#9 - Careers for Veterans with TSMC

Orion has partnered with TSMC, the world’s first dedicated semiconductor foundry, to provide rewarding careers for veterans and transitioning servicemembers.

#8 - Comcast’s Military Concierge Team Supports Employees Serving in the Reserves and National Guard

As one of the nation’s leading military-friendly organizations, Comcast NBCUniversal assures its commitment to veterans, service members, military spouses, and their families with an extensive array of benefits and programs tailored to the unique needs of the military and veteran community. One of these elements, the Comcast NBCUniversal’s Military Concierge program, specifically supports Comcast employees who deploy as members of the National Guard and Reserves.

#7 - JDog Discovery Days - The Beginning of Owning Your Own Business

JDog Brands is the largest Veteran owned franchise system, offering business ownership opportunities exclusively to Veterans and Military family members. With two different business models - JDog Junk Removal & Hauling and JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care - the JDog Brands franchise system strives to lower the Veteran unemployment rate to under 1%.

#6 - How to Use Social Media in Your Job Search

If you are transitioning from the military or are a veteran seeking a career change, social media can be a surprisingly useful tool in your job search - not only in finding open positions, but also by helping you land your dream career by having a polished social media presence. However, it’s important to know how to use social media to your advantage. 

#5 - Leaving Active Duty? 5 Things to Keep in Mind in Your New Civilian Job

Whether you served for one enlistment, until retirement, or somewhere in between, you may be at a point in your career where you’ve decided to transition from active duty to the civilian workforce. Read former USMC Officer Matthew “Cody” Brockelmeyer’s key takeaways on the potential “reverse culture shock” you may encounter when transitioning into your new job. Cody completed a Doctor of Business Administration degree with a focus on the cultural issues that veterans face when entering the private workforce.

#4 - Introducing Hirepurpose

Hirepurpose, an Orion Talent company, is committed to addressing some of the gaps that exist in the transition from military service to civilian career success. With an emphasis in diversity jobs, Hirepurpose aims to help support veterans and transitioning military members in their civilian job search. The Hirepurpose team believes that military-experienced talent is vital to corporate America, and that hiring veterans is one of the best things that companies can do for their business.

#3 - Everything You Need to Know About PMP Certification

This blog post is by Jericho Urmenita, an Orion Talent Recruiter, USMC Veteran, and USNA graduate. Jericho breaks down the PMP certification and gives insight into whether it will add more weight to your resume.

#2 - PODCAST: Army Veteran’s Rewarding Career with the USPTO

Orion has partnered with The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the federal agency responsible for granting U.S. intellectual property rights for patents and trademarks. Consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the federal government, the USPTO aims to be the employer of choice for veterans as well. 

#1 - Veterans at Goodyear: Wake-Up and Do It a Little Better than Yesterday

It’s clear when speaking with Carrie Nelson that she loves her job. As a manager, her mantra for her team members at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is: “wake-up and do it a little better than we did it yesterday.” An Army veteran who started a career in logistics, she’s now combining her military service with an industry and an employer who truly allows her to thrive.

We hope that these blog posts helped you in your current job search, and will continue to assist you as you navigate the military to civilian transition. From all of us here at Orion Talent, we wish you a happy start to 2022!

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