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May 23, 2022 Career Management Career Preparation
Episode 149 – What is a Transition Strategy? Why You Might Need One…
What is a transition strategy? Do you need one? We tackle this topic on our most recent Cameron-Brooks podcast episode. Today, we’re hosting another round-table discussion with Joel Junker and Pete Van Epps to share with you our THREE game-changing strategies for junior military officers looking to make the jump to business and WHY it’s … Continue reading “Episode 149 – What is a Transition Strategy? Why You Might Need One…”
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May 15, 2022 Career Management Career Preparation
Three Things You Can Do TODAY to Help Prepare for Your Transition
“There’s no better time to plant a tree than today.” I was recently chatting with a military officer who wanted to get ahead of his transition preparation. With three years out from a potential separation date, I was impressed with his desire to actively seek out resources and educate himself. The tree metaphor was one … Continue reading “Three Things You Can Do TODAY to Help Prepare for Your Transition”
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May 2, 2022 Career Management Career Preparation Companies Who Hire Veterans Conference Economy Hiring Talent Non-Traditional Talent
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”
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April 28, 2022 Career Management Career Preparation
What a Military Internship and a Recruiting Firm Have in Common
Making a decision to transition from the military is a life changing one. To make things more complicated to an already often stressful situation, the process of transitioning requires JMOs to submit a resignation from the military often months before they have a job lined up “on the outside.” Traditionally, there were just a couple … Continue reading “What a Military Internship and a Recruiting Firm Have in Common”
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April 11, 2022 Career Management Career Preparation Interview tips
Episode 146 – What Transitioning from the NFL and the Military Have in Common
Transitioning from military officer to business leader is a big change. Military and business careers present different professional and personal cultures. For example, they compensate and promote differently, and although the skills and experiences relate across the domains, functional experience rarely does. It is a big change to leave the military and enter civilian life … Continue reading “Episode 146 – What Transitioning from the NFL and the Military Have in Common”
