JMO Transition Insight for 2023: January Career Conference Preview

Welcome to 2023! Are you ready for some JMO transition insight for 2023? As of this blog post, we are working very diligently to prepare for the upcoming first Career Conference of the year! As we put the finishing touches together in preparation for the January Career Conference, I think it’s important that we reflect … Continue reading “JMO Transition Insight for 2023: January Career Conference Preview”

2022 JMO Transition Lessons (Episode 164)

Happy New Year!  All of us at Cameron-Brooks hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season and feel refreshed to reach your goals in 2023. At the end of every year, I interview Cameron-Brooks CEO, Chuck Alvarez, to review JMO to business career transition best practices and get his outlook for the following year.  We record … Continue reading “2022 JMO Transition Lessons (Episode 164)”

Top Cameron-Brooks Blog Posts of 2022

We first launched our Cameron-Brooks blog on March 12, 2009.  Since then, we have published 651 blogs, with this post marking the 652nd!  The purpose behind the Cameron-Brooks blog is to provide a tool (in addition to our podcast, website, etc.) that will provide accurate, relevant, and up-to-date information to help JMOs who are considering … Continue reading “Top Cameron-Brooks Blog Posts of 2022”

Work Life Balance: The Formula

Most Cameron-Brooks blog post topics address the junior military officer to business transition.  I am mixing it up with this work-life balance post.  The Cameron-Brooks Team asked me to write a personal post. Last year, I held a leadership panel discussion with Cameron-Brooks Alumni on career management best practices.  One of the panelists, Mike DeBock, … Continue reading “Work Life Balance: The Formula”

Be Thankful Every Day: 4 Ways to Create the Habit

As we prepare to celebrate thanksgiving in just a couple of days, why not choose to be thankful every day! Writing blogs like this sometimes has an added benefit —it helps me remember to keep gratitude as a daily habit, not just an occasional reaction to good times.  A simple fact of human nature is … Continue reading “Be Thankful Every Day: 4 Ways to Create the Habit”

Episode 161 – The 8 Stages for Military Officer to Business Leader

Successfully transitioning from military officer to business leader is a strategic multistep process.  In my 23 plus years as a military to business headhunter and recruiter, I have coached 5,000+ junior officers through the 8 stages of a military to business transition. In this 30-minute podcast, I explain the 8 Stages of the Transition to … Continue reading “Episode 161 – The 8 Stages for Military Officer to Business Leader”

November 2022 Career Conference Results

The final 2022 Conference has now concluded, and just two days post-conference we are already onto the follow-up process!  The follow-up process will consist of a mix of virtual and in-person interviews with companies where there was mutual interest in moving forward in the interview process, with the average number of days from Career Conference … Continue reading “November 2022 Career Conference Results”

Episode 160 – Why Finding the Right Opportunity Fit is More Important than Location

Welcome back to another episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast. In Episode 157, I talked about the similarities of financial investing and managing your career for future opportunities— which ties right into why finding the right opportunity fit is more important than location. After I recorded that podcast, I wanted to find an alum who modeled … Continue reading “Episode 160 – Why Finding the Right Opportunity Fit is More Important than Location”

Are JMO Recruiting Firms Outdated?

As you navigate your transition decision, you might be asking yourself, “Are JMO recruiting firms outdated?” When Cameron-Brooks was first founded in the 1960s, we were one of the first JMO Recruiting Firms in existence. Corporate America needed leaders, and we discovered a way to link the leadership and experience of a JMO with the … Continue reading “Are JMO Recruiting Firms Outdated?”

Why 6-10 Years into Service is the Sweet Spot for your Military-to-Business Transition

Don’t let the military’s dangling carrots cause you to miss your transition sweet spot. What does this mean? Let me explain. Often times when interviewing potential new candidates, I’ll ask the candidate where they are in their decision process to transition from the military, and I’ll get a plethora of answers, including being on the … Continue reading “Why 6-10 Years into Service is the Sweet Spot for your Military-to-Business Transition”