February 8, 2010

Cameron-Brooks January 2010 Career Conference

The January 2010 candidates have started off the New Year very successfully.  We had over 440 interviews for the 41 candidates, and the highest number of average interviews per candidate since 2008.  Our 9 support team members played a key role in helping these candidates convert over 60% of their interviews to company pursuits.  For … Continue reading “Cameron-Brooks January 2010 Career Conference”

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January 27, 2010

Excellent Resource for a JMO to Improve Communication and Interviewing Skills

I apologize for the short post this week.  Cameron-Brooks is in full force preparing for our January/February 2010 Career Conference in Austin, TX which kicks off this Friday.  As a result, I am keeping my post short though I hope you find it as useful as previous posts. I love podcasts and I really enjoy podcasts that … Continue reading “Excellent Resource for a JMO to Improve Communication and Interviewing Skills”

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July 28, 2009

Receiving Offers and Accepting Employment

How to handle the critical process of receiving and accepting an offer.

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June 22, 2009

Cameron-Brooks June 2009 Career Conference

Results from the June 2009 Career Conference

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June 8, 2009

Risk in the Business Career Market?

Buy low, sell high.  This is the basic “secret” to investing wisely.  Investors will discuss how a drop in price reduces the “risk” related to buying the stock.  The price of a stock, in theory, represents all future cash flows of that organization.  When the price is down, the investor has more opportunity to benefit … Continue reading “Risk in the Business Career Market?”

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June 1, 2009

Receiving and Applying Constructive Criticism = Improving

Constructive criticism. Those two words send shivers down my spine.  I don’t like giving it and I am probably worse at receiving it; but I am getting better.  At Cameron-Brooks, we spend a lot of time coaching JMOs on how to answer the question, “How do you give constructive criticism?”  We do not spend much time … Continue reading “Receiving and Applying Constructive Criticism = Improving”

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May 7, 2009

Communication Skills Are Key to Landing the Top Jobs for JMOs in Business

If you are a JMO and you want to land a top job with a leading company, start improving your communication skills today.  As I matched Cameron-Brooks JMO candidates with company requirements for the April 2009 Career Conference, I was amazed at the number of times I saw a requirement about communication.  In addition to … Continue reading “Communication Skills Are Key to Landing the Top Jobs for JMOs in Business”

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April 30, 2009

If your goal is a business career, should you extend your military commitment to “ride out” this economy?

I am hearing some JMOs who, though seriously considering a business career, say they are willing to extend their military commitment for 2-3 more years to “ride out” the economy.   Although this seems like a logical decision considering the doom and gloom economic reports, from my view as a  JMO recruiter I question that decision. I question it … Continue reading “If your goal is a business career, should you extend your military commitment to “ride out” this economy?”

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