August 8, 2023

One Year in Corporate America—Lessons Learned (E178)

You’ve already met Quinton Cookis. We actually featured him a year ago on Episode 154 of the podcast. Now he’s experienced one year in Corporate America. Quinton is a former USMC Logistics officer who attended the June 2022 Carrer Conference. He interviewed with 14 different hiring groups and launched his career with Campbell Soup Company … Continue reading “One Year in Corporate America—Lessons Learned (E178)”

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July 25, 2023

Why I Trust Cameron-Brooks with My Transition (Ep. 177)

In this episode,  JMO Brock Dudley explains: “Why I trust Cameron-Brooks with my transition to business.” As a transitioning Junior Military Officer (JMO), you have several options for making the transition. You can do it on your own, attend full-time grad school, attend a job fair, or partner with one of the several recruiting firms. … Continue reading “Why I Trust Cameron-Brooks with My Transition (Ep. 177)”

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July 18, 2023

The Investment Mindset for Transitioning JMOs

In my last blog post, I wrote about the concept of the development candidate and having both the ability and desire to be a leader in Corporate America.  I wanted to continue on that topic in this blog post to elaborate a bit more on the desire part of being a development candidate.  It’s what … Continue reading “The Investment Mindset for Transitioning JMOs”

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July 11, 2023

Best Practices — June 2023 Conference (Ep. 176)

Welcome back. As many of you know, we like to record an episode after each Career Conference capturing some of the Conference’s best practices from a few of our most recent alumni. We have found that these podcast episodes help soon-to-be transitioning military officers get a good handle on what to expect and how to … Continue reading “Best Practices — June 2023 Conference (Ep. 176)”

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July 4, 2023

What is a Development Candidate?

If you were to look up the definition of a development candidate in the dictionary, this is what you’d most likely find:   It is not a term you can google, look up, or find easily.  It is a term/concept Roger Cameron, one of our original founders and owners, coined in the early 1970s to … Continue reading “What is a Development Candidate?”

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June 27, 2023

2023 Mid-Year Economy Check (Ep. 175)

Welcome back to the podcast! One of the questions that I get on a fairly regular basis is, “What’s going on with the economy?” I totally get it! So let’s have a 2023 mid-year economy check. From the Spring 2020 to now, we’ve seen the economy move in a few different directions. I remember being … Continue reading “2023 Mid-Year Economy Check (Ep. 175)”

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June 13, 2023

Transition Strategies for JMOs With A Professional Spouse (Ep. 174)

Almost 80% of the junior military officers (JMOs) we help transition from the military to a business leadership career are either married or have significant others involved. This creates complexity in developing a transition strategy that makes it possible for the JMO and civilian spouse/significant other to reach their career goals. In this episode, you … Continue reading “Transition Strategies for JMOs With A Professional Spouse (Ep. 174)”

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June 1, 2023

What Hiring Managers Want in an Interview (Ep. 173)

Many Junior Military Officers (JMOs) transitioning to business are curious about what to expect in an interview and what hiring managers want to see or hear. From a high level, they wonder how they should communicate their experiences to business leaders. Then they even worry about the more minor details. Do they call the hiring … Continue reading “What Hiring Managers Want in an Interview (Ep. 173)”

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May 23, 2023

Hoops and Heroes – The Story of Army Women’s Basketball (Ep 172)

We are honored to bring this episode to you. You might say it’s a story of “hoops to heroes”. Last year, Melissa Miles, Cameron-Brooks alumnus from 1994, approached Cameron-Brooks and shared with us a project that she and West Point teammates Melody Lutz and Dena Caradimitropoulo were working on. Melissa (Miss) and Dena were USMA … Continue reading “Hoops and Heroes – The Story of Army Women’s Basketball (Ep 172)”

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April 25, 2023

A Prepared Officer Has Options (Episode 170)

Welcome back! We are pleased to welcome Connor Pratt to the podcast. Connor is a former USMC Logistics officer who attended the Cameron-Brooks Career Conference in January 2018— and the perfect example of how a prepared officer has options when making the transition to business. He spent eight years in the USMC and held many … Continue reading “A Prepared Officer Has Options (Episode 170)”

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