The Economy, Preparation, and the November 2011 Career Conference

The Cameron-Brooks team and the November 2011 Career Conference JMO candidates will arrive in Austin, TX this Friday to kick off our fifth and final Conference of the year.  As we make final preparations for the conference, I wanted to share some thoughts heading into the Conference.

2011 August Career Conference Results

We just completed the August 2011 Career Conference this week.  35 candidates and 15 spouses and support team members attended the conference, and all candidates have multiple companies pursuing them into the follow up process.  The candidates interviewed with an average of 12.9 companies and averaged 8.3 companies pursuing them for a 64% pursuit rate, … Continue reading “2011 August Career Conference Results”

Self-Development Tools for the JMO to Business Transition

I want to share with you some of the tools and books I have been utilizing for self-development.  I also appreciate if any of you have other books, websites or seminars to recommend.  Websites: TED: Ideas Worth Spreading at www.TED.com  Instead of watching TV at night, I have been watching TED talks.  I have recently … Continue reading “Self-Development Tools for the JMO to Business Transition”

JMO Interviewing and the Failure Question

One of the several reasons companies value Junior Military Officers’ experience is that they have failed.  Yes, exactly, failed.  How can that be so?  Because when one fails, and fails in the right way, that person learns valuable lessons to apply in the future.  The companies then value that the JMOs have learned valuable lessons … Continue reading “JMO Interviewing and the Failure Question”

April 2011 Career Conference Results

We completed the April 2011 Career Conference this past week.  53 candidates and 16 spouses and support team members attended the Conference.  The candidates interviewed with an average of 12.4 companies.  The entire Cameron-Brooks team congratulates the April Conference candidates on a major step in their transitions. Because we recognize all of our candidates are … Continue reading “April 2011 Career Conference Results”

Features and Benefits of Cameron-Brooks’ Development and Preparation Program

One of the features of the Cameron-Brooks program is our Development and Preparation Program© (DPP©).  A mis-perception of our program is that it is only designed to learn how to successfully interview.  This is only one of the benefits, and there are 3 equally important purposes of DPP©. First, DPP© provides an education to Junior … Continue reading “Features and Benefits of Cameron-Brooks’ Development and Preparation Program”

Perspective from Cameron-Brooks Alumnus

My name is Dave and I’m an IBMer.  My name used to be Captain David Bradt USMC and with the guidance and proven methods of Cameron Brooks I was able to transition 6.5 years of service to my country into a very rewarding, challenging career with IBM with tremendous amounts of opportunity and leadership options. … Continue reading “Perspective from Cameron-Brooks Alumnus”

Burning the Ships

If you’ve followed our blog or perhaps attended one of our information meetings or webcasts, we talk a lot about our client companies looking for candidates who have both the ability and desire to become a top leader in commercial business.  One of my colleagues, Chuck Alvarez, came up with a great analogy to explain … Continue reading “Burning the Ships”

Preparing for Success in the New Year

Like most people, I set goals and resolutions for 2011.  When I did this, I was excited to achieve my goals and hungry to get started.  Yet, I know it is easy to feel this way 4 days into the New Year.  There will be weeks coming soon, where challenges and long hours will appear.  It will … Continue reading “Preparing for Success in the New Year”

Holiday Wishes From Cameron-Brooks

As one year concludes and another begins, we are thankful for this opportunity to slow the pace and reflect on the many blessing that have come our way over the past 12 months.  We are constantly encouraged by our family and friends, among those being our Junior Officer candidates, our Alumni and the companies for … Continue reading “Holiday Wishes From Cameron-Brooks”