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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Career Change/Unemployment | 6/29/2011 |
| Q: I have a B.A. in Psychology and have worked within the non-profit, education and government sector ... A: Monica: The answer may sound simplistic but you can explore entry-level Sales/marketing ... | |
| Hiring questions | 5/5/2011 |
| Q: I had a misdemeanor citation for alcohol at age 21. Was not taken to police station nor handcuffed. ... A: James: I believe the question on an employment application is whether you have been convicted of a ... | |
| Administrator-in-Training Salary Range | 4/8/2011 |
| Q: Good morning! I have done extensive research on the web and I am unable to find an answer to ... A: Mary: have you been to www.salary.com ? you may have to be creative on title but that should ... | |
| Hiring Process | 11/10/2010 |
| Q: I attended an interview for a business analysis position almost 2 weeks ago. The interview went ok- ... A: Given the continuing activity and info requests, it does sound like you are in the running. I think ... | |
| mensa | 6/16/2010 |
| Q: I am looking for a supervisor position in a technical or customer support field. I have 13 years ... A: Wendy: Thanks for the question. Mensa membership, as it relates to employment qualifications, is ... | |
| wording for probationary period | 3/12/2010 |
| Q: How do I legally word in a employment offer that there is a 30 day probationary period? ANSWER: ... A: Joey: The reason I went in the direction I did was that the concept of Probationary periods have ... | |
| wording for probationary period | 3/11/2010 |
| Q: How do I legally word in a employment offer that there is a 30 day probationary period? A: Exactly what is your objective? Are you in an employment at will state? Is this an exempt or non ... | |
| Car Allowance | 7/20/2009 |
| Q: I am hiring a new sales person and I am thinking of a car allowance. What is a good amount and ... A: Nancy: There are a number of ways to handle this. You could reimburse mileage based on documented ... | |
| Will I ever get hired?? | 7/12/2009 |
| Q: My name is Julia and I am 17 years old. I've been looking for a job now for about 2 years with no ... A: Julia: Based on my definition of Office Administration, you are looking a at "typical" ... | |
| Hire Employee | 6/29/2009 |
| Q: I have a small start up technology company. Due to a substantial contract, I have to now hire 2 ... A: Joe: Without understanding exactly what you do and what will be expected of these employees, any ... | |
| Non-compete agreement | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: Jim, If a company closes one of its branch offices and terminates all of the employees in that ... A: Rick: That all depends on the wording of that agreement. If there is some stipulation regarding ... | |
| Start Up Business seeking a heart | 10/12/2008 |
| Q: Aloha Jim, I am an innovator with a unique new infant/children's product to bring to market. My ... A: Michael: The short answer to your people question is there are always people dumb or desperate ... | |
| Hiring an operations manager | 8/14/2008 |
| Q: I am looking at hiring an operations manager so that I can free up my time to focus on sales and ... A: Geoff: Assuming you are located here in the US, I think a phone call would be more productive in ... | |
| respect | 7/29/2008 |
| Q: I have a Master's from UOP in education. I am struggling with the concept that it seems to me that ... A: Tom: Are you saying that you are receiving job offers? If so, what is the problem? The alphabet ... | |
| Systems Management Service (SMS) Consulting/ IT Employment Agency | 7/11/2008 |
| Q: We're still new to this business thing and are having difficulty marketing ourselves to big ... A: Bernidette: I am reminded of a very old saying "There Ain't no free lunch". This is the kind of ... | |
| Legitimate Business or Scam? | 5/7/2008 |
| Q: Recently I applied for a position with a business on Craigslist, and when they reponded I found out ... A: William: There is no reason not to explore the opportunity with the English company. Regardless of ... | |
| internal and external recruitment | 2/8/2008 |
| Q: What is the differences between internal and external recruitment methods? A: Rami: As time has passed over the last few years the differences have mostly disappeared. The one ... | |
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Jim Dromsky
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Expertise
Professional and Executive talent acquisition issues and processes. Succession Planning, Organizational Development planning and implementation. Executive Compensation.
Experience
James Dromsky is Founder and CEO of Orion Consulting, Inc. During his twenty-five year career he has conducted and managed Executive Search and Human Resources consulting engagements in the Consumer Products, Electronics/Computer, Financial Services, Information Services, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Transportation and DOD related industries. Prior to founding Orion Consulting, Inc., Mr. Dromsky functioned as Engagement Manager and Consultant for regional and national Search and Consulting Firms. He has successfully completed Search assignments for positions including President, General Manager, Vice President Operations, Vice President Finance/CFO, Vice President Marketing/Sales, Vice President Manufacturing, Vice President Engineering, Vice President R&D, Vice President Human Resources as well as Managerial, Supervisory and Professional Direct Contributor positions in all functional areas.
As President of Orion Consulting for the past 23 years, Mr. Dromsky is directly involved in and responsible for all Search and Consulting engagements. These engagements have ranged on the Search side from a single top management assignment for a start-up firm to a 75 hire multi-year reconstruction of a major appliance manufacturing concern. The Consulting engagements have ranged in scope from individual assignments such as a targeted salary survey; development and implementation of database applications for a H.R. Information System in the consulting industry; design and growth of a software development team for the information services arena to the conceptualization and installation of a complete corporate Human Resources function.
Mr. Dromsky received his education in Biology and Chemistry from Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey. In addition, he has taken graduate course work at the same university in the area of Business and Marketing. Mr. Dromsky served in the U.S. Navy, which included a tour of duty in Southeast Asia.
Education/Credentials
Mr. Dromsky received his education in Biology and Chemistry from Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey. In addition, he has taken graduate course work at the same university in the area of Business and Marketing. Mr. Dromsky served in the U.S. Navy, which included a tour of duty in Southeast Asia.
Past/Present Clients
Client list furnished upon request.
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