January 8, 2010

Economic Indicators and the Junior Military Officer – Factory Orders

On Tuesday of this week, the monthly Factory Orders report was posted for November 2009. The Wall Street Journal records it at : http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3063-economicCalendar.html.  This report shows “the dollar level of new orders for both durable and nondurable goods” over each month for the last 2 years.  The factory orders report  is used by analysts and investors to see how busy factories … Continue reading “Economic Indicators and the Junior Military Officer – Factory Orders”

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November 12, 2009

Department of Labor September Report on Job Openings

The U.S. Labor Department announced yesterday that domestic  job openings rose by 57,000 in September to 2.48 million. A 3-month high.  While this is a positive sign that there are more job openings in the market, the report also stated that an average of 6.1 unemployed workers are competing for each job opening.  This is why the jobless … Continue reading “Department of Labor September Report on Job Openings”

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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 4, 2009

Good behavior – right thing to do – but also critical for passing company background checks.

Even after you receive and accept an employment offer from a company, your evaluation is not necessarily complete.  Almost all offers are contingent upon completing a background check and drug test.  Companies will check your driving record, criminal record, possibly your credit report, and conduct a drug test.  You have to pass the background check. While this … Continue reading “Good behavior – right thing to do – but also critical for passing company background checks.”

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May 14, 2009

Preparation is key regardless of whether you use a JMO recruiter

I am always attracted to those officers who have already established their own self-development program.

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