Mike Starich
Mike Starich is CEO of Orion Talent, a provider of best-in-class military hiring and talent solutions which include RPO, Military Talent Solutions, Candidate Search, Talent Attraction, and Total Talent Solutions. Prior to joining Orion in 1992, Mike served in the Marine Corps for seven years as a Flight Officer and Marine Officer Recruiter.
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Content authored by Mike Starich
Why Corporate America Wants to Hire Junior Military Officers
It’s hard to find candidates more well-matched for leadership roles than Junior Military Officers − or JMOs. JMOs are commissioned leaders of the military and represent only about 3.5% of the… Read more
Why Hiring Good Mid-Level Managers Is Not Good Enough
Why Hiring Good Mid-Level Managers Is Not Good Enough The pandemic has been a stress test for managers of all levels. The most effective managers are learning to adapt through… Read more
Recruiters Weigh In: Are We Ready for In-person Hiring Events?
Recruiters Weigh In: Are We Ready for In-person Hiring Events? As businesses attempt to return to some level of pre-pandemic normalcy, one question that continues to be asked in nearly… Read more
Create a Virtual Onboarding Program that New Hires Rave About
Once upon a time, remote onboarding was for employees who lived in distant locations. Not anymore. As more employers come to realize they can manage partially or fully remote teams… Read more
Military to Civilian: Top Transferable Military Skills
Yes, Maybe You Should Hire a Nuclear Machinist’s Mate Over the years writing for Recruiting Daily, I have extolled the extraordinary skills and experience that veterans bring to the job,… Read more
How to Ace Candidate Interviews in a Socially Distant World
How to Ace Candidate Interviews in a Socially Distant World While some companies rarely require onsite interviews due to security concerns, or because they are recruiting for remote positions, most… Read more
AI Cheat Sheet for the C-Suite
Almost every time we talk about RPO with c-level executives, the first thing they want to know is how AI fits into the solution. True, there’s a… Read more
Hire Like It’s 2019
Even when talent is plentiful, bad hires happen. Maybe the hiring process is rushed or sourcing is done incorrectly. Perhaps the team interviewing the candidate lacked the experience to… Read more
Recruiters Preparing for the Recession of 2020
Yes, you read that right. It’s been over 10 years since the Great Recession of 2008 and most U.S. economists are now predicting a recession by the end of… Read more
How to Ace Your Next Recruiting RFP
About to Hire an Outside Recruiting Firm? Here’s How to Ace Your RFP (Request for Proposal) Your company is growing and there is an urgent need to reduce time-to-hire. A… Read more
High quit-rate problem? You can fix that.
As Americans continue to take advantage of a tight labor market to search for better- paying jobs, retention has become a serious concern for all companies. With healthcare, financial services,… Read more
How to not become a trade war casualty
Tariffs and Talent Acquisition The year started off great for hiring. Between the administration’s deregulation binge and tax reform, profitability estimates climbed for companies in power and energy, manufacturing,… Read more
How can talent acquisition budgeting be a better process?
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Remind you of your budgeting process? Most Talent Acquisition (TA) teams have long suffered the consequences… Read more
What Do You Do When You Need to Hire But Don’t Have the Recruiting Budget?
The 2017 news cycle was exceptional: Tenuous geopolitical situations. Shifting trade policies. Natural disasters. De-regulation and tax reform. As we begin 2018, I predict that most HR and Talent Acquisition… Read more
Hiring Veterans? Here’s How to Compete for the Best Military Talent
If there is one thing we can be sure of it’s this: Combine a persistent shortage of skilled talent, a 2.7 percent Veteran unemployment rate, and a surge of organized… Read more
