July 18, 2023

The Investment Mindset for Transitioning JMOs

In my last blog post, I wrote about the concept of the development candidate and having both the ability and desire to be a leader in Corporate America.  I wanted to continue on that topic in this blog post to elaborate a bit more on the desire part of being a development candidate.  It’s what … Continue reading “The Investment Mindset for Transitioning JMOs”

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March 21, 2022

I Speak with Hundreds of JMOs…These are the Top THREE Most Common Reasons They Want to Make the Jump

I speak with hundreds of JMOs every year. As a transition specialist, my job is to connect with officers who are first starting their transition research and are curious about options available to them in Corporate America. In addition to speaking with officers who are at the beginning stages of their research, I also speak … Continue reading “I Speak with Hundreds of JMOs…These are the Top THREE Most Common Reasons They Want to Make the Jump”

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September 14, 2020

Life After the Military :: Post-Transition Reflections

Ever wonder what life is like after the military? We recently received an email from a Cameron-Brooks alumni, sharing a post-transition update and reflection. A true transition from the military is not only physical, but mental and emotional. Hear from one of our alumni, first-hand, about life after the military. *********** Pete, I wanted to … Continue reading “Life After the Military :: Post-Transition Reflections”

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July 8, 2020

How to Avoid Burnout during a Pandemic

What is burnout? The term was originally coined in the mid-1970s by Herbert Freudenberger and is defined as “becoming exhausted by making excessive demands on energy, strength, or resources.” As we cruise through the summer months, we are still dealing with the effects of COVID on our daily lives. People are working longer hours, wearing … Continue reading “How to Avoid Burnout during a Pandemic”

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June 6, 2019

June 2019 JMO Career Conference & The Power of Our Network

Today the Cameron-Brooks team will travel to Charlotte to kick off our third JMO Career Conference of 2019!  We finalized the interview schedules yesterday, and we expect the average number of interviews per candidate to be close to 13! We have a great lineup of companies and opportunities consisting of over 40 hiring groups and … Continue reading “June 2019 JMO Career Conference & The Power of Our Network”

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February 19, 2019

The Right Attitude is Everything!

I wanted to revisit an article I had read some time ago that I recently came across again entitled, “Why I Regretted Hiring the Perfect Employee,” by Marc Lore.  Now, I don’t know Marc nor do I typically follow his blog posts but I happened across this article and he highlighted several points that I … Continue reading “The Right Attitude is Everything!”

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February 4, 2019

What is Your Leadership Style?

Pretty basic question, right? When I ask a Junior Military Officer (JMO) this question, he or she usually begins to describe how they lead an individual or a group of people over whom they have positional authority. In most cases, we would classify that as team leadership. I published a more detailed blog post on team leadership, which … Continue reading “What is Your Leadership Style?”

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February 1, 2019

The Power of the Cameron-Brooks Network & The January 2019 Career Conference Results

The first Career Conference of 2019 is now in the books! For our January Career Conference, we had 59 candidates along with 20 spouses and/or support team members in attendance.  The candidates conducted over 780 interviews with an average of 13.0 interviews per candidate.  The pursuit rate for the January Career Conference was ~62+%, which … Continue reading “The Power of the Cameron-Brooks Network & The January 2019 Career Conference Results”

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November 13, 2018

Study Groups & The November 2018 Career Conference Results

The 5th and Final Career Conference of 2018 is now complete! We had 42 candidates along with 12 spouses and/or support team members that conducted over 550 interviews with an average of 13.2 interviews per candidate.  The pursuit rate for the August Career Conference was ~64%, which is defined as the number of interviews in which … Continue reading “Study Groups & The November 2018 Career Conference Results”

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October 31, 2018

The Matching Process & the November 2018 Career Conference

Our fifth and final Career Conference of 2018 is now upon us!!  My colleague, Pete Van Epps, recently published a blog post about the accuracy of a Cameron-Brooks Career Conference and if you’d like, you can read the post here.  In this post, he outlines several key statistics that I believe are pretty unique to … Continue reading “The Matching Process & the November 2018 Career Conference”

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