June 2014 Career Conference

Yesterday the Cameron-Brooks team and our June candidates arrived in Austin, TX to begin our third Career Conference in 2014 and our last one in Austin, TX, at least for the next couple of years.  As I write this blog post, the latest unemployment rate numbers have just been released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The National unemployment rate … Continue reading “June 2014 Career Conference”

Connecting in a Sales Interview

As the Cameron-Brooks Team wrapped up our April 2013 Career Conference, I was encouraged by all of the great sales leading to management opportunities that many candidates saw at the Conference.   Some companies that are hiring include Boston Scientific, BIOTRONIK, Cessna and multiple medical device divisions of Johnson & Johnson.  As someone who started my … Continue reading “Connecting in a Sales Interview”

Holiday Wishes from the Cameron-Brooks Team

As the Holidays and New Year once again greet us, we find ourselves thankful for cherished friendships, both old and new. We are also thankful to have had the opportunity to work hard in a meaningful environment and achieve our goals while helping others achieve theirs. This is the gift of yet another year to … Continue reading “Holiday Wishes from the Cameron-Brooks Team”

True Grit

As I travel around the country presenting information to JMOs considering a transition to Corporate America, I discuss and define the concept of being a development candidate.  This is not a term you can “google” or look up via the internet.  It is a term we created to best describe the type of JMO our client companies … Continue reading “True Grit”

The August 2012 Career Conference

The Cameron-Brooks team and the August 2012 Career Conference JMO candidates will arrive in Charlotte, NC over the next 24 hours to kick off our fourth Conference of the year. As we make final preparations for the Career Conference, I wanted to share some thoughts heading into it.

Updates to the Cameron-Brooks Resource Center

We’ve recently made some additions to our Candidate Resource Center I wanted to make everyone aware of. In our “Learning Library” tab, under the section “Transition & Career Guidance”, we’ve added several videos that will be of interest to our candidates. First, we’ve added two series of three-part videos addressing both men’s and women’s interview … Continue reading “Updates to the Cameron-Brooks Resource Center”

Attitude and the January 2012 Career Conference

The Cameron-Brooks team and the January 2012 Career Conference JMO candidates will arrive in Austin, TX this Friday to kick off our first Conference of the year.  As we make final preparations for the conference, I wanted to share some thoughts heading into the Conference.

JMO Recruiting in 2012

As we enter a new year, each of us do so with new hope, promise, and excitement for the chance to improve ourselves both personally and professionally.  As the Cameron-Brooks team prepares for our first Career Conference of 2012 later this month, I wanted to share some of the latest economic figures and how they pertain to the JMO considering a transition to … Continue reading “JMO Recruiting in 2012”

The 20-Mile March Approach to Preparation

I am currently reading Jim Collins’ new book, Great by Choice.  For those of you who subscribe to FORTUNE magazine, you may have read the excerpt from the book in the October 17th edition.  If you have enjoyed any of his previous work, I highly recommend you check it out.  Jim Collins began the research … Continue reading “The 20-Mile March Approach to Preparation”

Perseverance and the JMO in Corporate America

A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Chuck Alvarez sent me a really good article about perseverance from USA Today and below is the link if you are interested in reading it: http://usat.ly/kcZAph As I read the article, it reminded me of a couple of potential career traps that JMOs can fall into when making … Continue reading “Perseverance and the JMO in Corporate America”