Keys To Interview Success: January 2023 Career Conference (Episode 167)

Welcome back for a special episode where we will give you keys to interview success! Pete Van Epps interviewed 3 of our most recent alumni from the January 2023 Career Conference for our post-January 2023 Conference review webcast. At the time of the interview, all three alumni had already accepted an offer of employment. We … Continue reading “Keys To Interview Success: January 2023 Career Conference (Episode 167)”

The Key to Career Progression (Episode 166)

The key to career progression is initiative! In this episode, I am glad to introduce Chris Benson. Chris is a former USMC Field Artillery officer who attended the January 2014 Career Conference. After the follow-up interview process concluded, he received multiple offers for employment and ultimately chose to work for INVISTA. INVISTA, a company within … Continue reading “The Key to Career Progression (Episode 166)”

What is the Best Military Officer Transition Program?

When I moved from the military to Corporate America in 2003, the idea of a military officer transition program was essentially relegated to different JMOs Recruiting Firms. At the time, there were 4 or 5 companies that most of my friends and peers were talking to. Fast forward 20 years, and today, the possibilities are … Continue reading “What is the Best Military Officer Transition Program?”

Military-to-Corporate History With Mary Lou White (Episode 163)

If you were ever wondering about military-to-corporate history or the history of Cameron-Brooks, this is the episode for you. On this show, we welcome Mary Lou White to the program. Mary Lou is one of the founding members of Cameron-Brooks and has been helping Junior Military Officers move from the military to Corporate America for … Continue reading “Military-to-Corporate History With Mary Lou White (Episode 163)”

PCS to Corporate America: Top 5 Podcasts of 2022

We launched our bi-weekly podcast on May 26, 2016. We started the podcast to try and show JMOs what it was like to work in corporate America by featuring Cameron-Brooks alumni and having discussions with them about their career path, leadership experience, and a host of other topics and ideas that give JMOs a “behind … Continue reading “PCS to Corporate America: Top 5 Podcasts of 2022”

Episode 162 – Using Your Technical Aptitude to Propel Your Career

Learning how to use your technical aptitude to propel your career is our focus for this Episode. We welcome back Chazz Hoskins. Chazz was featured on Episode 82 of the Cameron-Brooks podcast. This podcast is a career check-in, but as a reminder, Chazz is a former Air Force Development Engineer who transitioned to Lam Research. … Continue reading “Episode 162 – Using Your Technical Aptitude to Propel Your Career”

E159 – Economic Discussion for Transitioning JMOs

Let’s dive into an economic discussion for transitioning JMOs. As military officers consider moving from the military to corporate America, we often receive questions about the state of the economy. These questions typically come in a few different forms, but the question behind the question is this: will the economy support my transition from the … Continue reading “E159 – Economic Discussion for Transitioning JMOs”

Episode 154 – DoD Skillbridge Program: One JMO’s Experience

One of the programs that the Department of Defense (DoD) recently launched is the Skillbridge program. Skillbridge is an opportunity for transitioning service members and their spouses to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, and internships. The program assists retiring and transitioning service members by allowing them to participate in industry … Continue reading “Episode 154 – DoD Skillbridge Program: One JMO’s Experience”

Episode 152 – How a JMO Can Build a Track Record of Success

Welcome back to the podcast! In a recent episode, Joel, Hope, and I discussed the 3 Game-Changing Strategies that JMOs can employ to maximize their transition. The podcast is based on a recent transition guide with the same title. The first strategy we recommend is to find opportunities where a JMO can build a track … Continue reading “Episode 152 – How a JMO Can Build a Track Record of Success”

The Cameron-Brooks Skillbridge Program: Three Things You Should Know

Did you know Cameron-Brooks was a Skillbridge provider? To date, we have had 11 officers participate in the Cameron-Brooks Skillbridge program. Of those 11 officers, the “pursuit rate” from the Conference (e.g. the number of companies who said “yes” to an officer relative to the number of interviews they had) was a whopping 86%. The … Continue reading “The Cameron-Brooks Skillbridge Program: Three Things You Should Know”