Episode 147 – Why Companies Hire from Cameron-Brooks

Welcome back! I am glad to introduce you to Lauren Kordzik. Lauren is an Associate Principal at Cameron-Brooks. Her role in the company is to work directly with companies who want to hire Junior Military Officers (JMOs). During our conversation, she shares more about why companies hire from Cameron-Brooks. Lauren has an interesting background – … Continue reading “Episode 147 – Why Companies Hire from Cameron-Brooks”

Episode 144 – Three Keys to Accelerating Your Business Career

Welcome back! I am glad to introduce you to Steven Sandoval. Steven is a former USMC Aircraft Maintenance Officer (F-18 Hornet) who launched his business career in 2018 as a Manager of Customer Service and Support at Textron Systems, a division of Textron. An interesting aspect of this episode is we recorded it just after … Continue reading “Episode 144 – Three Keys to Accelerating Your Business Career”

Episode 140 – Does Work/Life Balance Exist?

Welcome back to Part 2 of the conversation that Cameron-Brooks Senior Vice President, Joel Junker had with alumni Melodie Nye, Carl Case and Mike DeBock. In this episode, we hear more from our alumni around the area of work/life balance. Joel specifically leads the discussion around: What are your personal hacks/habits for self-development?  We go … Continue reading “Episode 140 – Does Work/Life Balance Exist?”

Episode 139 – Tips on Career Management (from 39 Years of Experience)

Welcome back! We recently surveyed our alumni, asking about topics for our annual virtual leadership panel. We cover a variety of leadership topics during these panels, but the two most popular topics centered around career management and work/life balance.  We have a special 2-episode podcast series featuring three great alumni stretching back all the way … Continue reading “Episode 139 – Tips on Career Management (from 39 Years of Experience)”

Episode 137 – 4 Alumni Share Their Conference Experience

Welcome back to another installment of our Conference Alumni Series. On this episode we hear from 4 recent Cameron-Brooks alumni who attended the November 2021 Career Conference share their conference experience. We really like bringing these conversations to you. It is one of our attempts to try and remove uncertainty from the transition process and … Continue reading “Episode 137 – 4 Alumni Share Their Conference Experience”

Episode 133 – Career Management? Do What You Are Good At!

When I ask officers in the military what they are looking to do when they get out of the military, I often hear something like, “I want to do something I am passionate about.” When I follow up with a question, “Like what?” I typically don’t hear a clear and specific answer. I think I … Continue reading “Episode 133 – Career Management? Do What You Are Good At!”

The 6 Most Common Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

One of the things that I get to do often is help military officers prepare to interview. The interesting thing is every JMO that I help is preparing to interview for roles that are outside of their current industry (government). They are making a hard pivot to Corporate America. Here are 6 common interviewing mistakes … Continue reading “The 6 Most Common Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”

Episode 132 – Post-August 2021 Career Conference Review

Welcome back for a special episode! Rob Davis, Transition Coach, interviewed 5 recent alumni of the August 2021 Career Conference for our post-August 2021 Conference review webcast. At the time of the interview, all alumni guests had already accepted an offer for employment. We really enjoy doing this type of episode because it gives those … Continue reading “Episode 132 – Post-August 2021 Career Conference Review”

Episode 130 – Economy Update from Chuck Alvarez

Welcome back to the Cameron-Brooks podcast! I am excited to bring this particular episode to you, because we have the pleasure of bringing back Chuck Alvarez, Cameron-Brooks CEO. Chuck has been with Cameron-Brooks for over 25 years, the last 9 of which has been at the head of the organization. He has personally helped over … Continue reading “Episode 130 – Economy Update from Chuck Alvarez”

Revisiting the Three P’s

I published a blogpost in July 2016 titled “Considering the Three P’s” after having a conversation with an officer who was struggling to understand how to connect his experience directly to different positions in Corporate America. In the last few weeks, I’ve had a number of similar conversations where officers have told me that they are having … Continue reading “Revisiting the Three P’s”