Military Transition with Cameron-Brooks: We did it! (E193)

Welcome back! We recently wrapped up our January 2024 Career Conference. The primary takeaway from the Conference is that companies remain motivated to pursue JMOs for their important leadership openings, and the prepared candidate will succeed at the Career Conference. Diving deeper, the key takeaways were: The Economy The economy tends to be a question … Continue reading “Military Transition with Cameron-Brooks: We did it! (E193)”

Career Conference BTS (E182)

Welcome back! On this episode, we bring you a Career Conference BTS (Behind the Scenes) as we wrap up our August 2023 Career Conference. We enjoy doing these episodes because it’s a bit of a “peek over the fence” as some of our most recent alumni share their experiences through their process and journey. In … Continue reading “Career Conference BTS (E182)”

A Prepared Officer Has Options (Episode 170)

Welcome back! We are pleased to welcome Connor Pratt to the podcast. Connor is a former USMC Logistics officer who attended the Cameron-Brooks Career Conference in January 2018— and the perfect example of how a prepared officer has options when making the transition to business. He spent eight years in the USMC and held many … Continue reading “A Prepared Officer Has Options (Episode 170)”

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”

Meet Cameron-Brooks Team Member, Megan Druen-Miller

Every member of the Cameron-Brooks team plays an important part in the military-to-corporate process of turning our JMO candidates’ dreams and goals into reality. Getting to know our candidates is a critical part of the journey, as is getting to know us, so here is another one of our fabulous team members. Meet Megan Druen-Miller … Continue reading “Meet Cameron-Brooks Team Member, Megan Druen-Miller”

Episode 83 – How Long Does It Take To Transition?

Welcome back! I’m excited to bring you my conversation with Brian Fitzgerald. Brian is a former Army Infantry officer who transitioned to an Engineering Project Management role within Boston Scientific in 2016. We started the conversation by discussing Brian’s transition. He had 12 interviews at the Cameron-Brooks Career Conference and all of the companies he … Continue reading “Episode 83 – How Long Does It Take To Transition?”

June 2017 Career Conference

The Cameron-Brooks team is heading to Charlotte, NC for our June 2017 Career Conference.  We have an impressive group of companies attending the Conference who are representing important open positions within their companies. There is also a great group of prepared JMOs making their way to Charlotte to interview for these leadership positions. Many Cameron-Brooks alumni are coming back … Continue reading “June 2017 Career Conference”

August 2016 Career Conference Results

The August 2016 Career Conference in Chicago proved successful for the transitioning officers, our client companies and the Cameron-Brooks team. As we now launch into the follow-up interview process, I am confident that the JMOs with whom we’ve partnered have taken a very positive step toward transitioning and starting their careers on Corporate America. For the … Continue reading “August 2016 Career Conference Results”

Interview Feedback from a Recent Career Conference

At each of our Career Conferences, after a company interviews Military Officers, they sit with someone on the leadership team at Cameron-Brooks to give feedback on how each officer did in the interview. At our recent November 2014 Career Conference, I sat in the feedback out brief with hiring managers from one of the largest … Continue reading “Interview Feedback from a Recent Career Conference”

JMO Career Search – Goals and Choices

I have been a JMO Recruiter, or a military headhunter as some people call it,  for 10 years this month.  I primarily work with Cameron-Brooks’ client companies and during the 10 years, I have continually heard companies say they want JMO leaders who set and achieve challenging goals.  Recruiters are always impressed when they interview … Continue reading “JMO Career Search – Goals and Choices”