September 5, 2023

The Transition from Military to Corporate- We Understand (E180)

Choosing to make a move from the military is an important decision and one that most military officers do not make lightly. We understand. At Cameron-Brooks, we have over a half-century of experience helping military officers navigate that decision. Our company is led by our CEO, Chuck Alvarez, who transitioned from the Army in 1993, … Continue reading “The Transition from Military to Corporate- We Understand (E180)”

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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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November 10, 2020

November 2020 Career Conference Results

Our fourth VIRTUAL Conference and FINAL Career Conference of 2020 is now in the books!   Congratulations to all of the November Career Conference candidates  who were the embodiment of great preparation and positive attitude = success! So what were the statistics?  We had 36 candidates, 27 distinct companies, nearly 40 different hiring groups, and 21 … Continue reading “November 2020 Career Conference Results”

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August 31, 2020

Navigating a Successful Transition in 2020

Our August Career Conference and now third VIRTUAL Conference (and third in our 50-year history) is now complete.   Congratulations to all of the 43 Candidates who came very well prepared and with great attitudes as they open a new chapter of their career in the midst of COVID-19.  They are living proof that you can … Continue reading “Navigating a Successful Transition in 2020”

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September 9, 2019

Episode 80 – 3 Secrets for a JMO to Launch a Successful Business Career

What are the secrets for a JMO to launch a successful business career?  In our latest podcast, we hear from a Cameron-Brooks alumni on his secrets to success. Dave Dostal is a former Naval Aviator who now leads transformation and operational excellence improvement projects at Medtronic, one of the world’s largest medical device companies. Dave … Continue reading “Episode 80 – 3 Secrets for a JMO to Launch a Successful Business Career”

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December 17, 2018

Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 65 – The Real Fear Of Missing Out is Choosing NOT to Partner with Cameron-Brooks

Listeners often give me feedback that Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episodes are “fresh” and “not canned or rehearsed.”  When Pete Van Epps and I interview our Alumni for these episodes, we do not prepare them ahead of time and only edit episodes when the alumnus asks us to.  We want to ask the questions and then let … Continue reading “Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 65 – The Real Fear Of Missing Out is Choosing NOT to Partner with Cameron-Brooks”

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December 12, 2018

The Cameron-Brooks Talent Equation

My colleague and Cameron-Brooks President and CEO, Chuck Alvarez, recently forwarded an article to my colleagues and me which addresses a global shortage of what the author calls “talent”. Even with all of the current and future college graduates, the talent shortage continues and is getting worse. A potential reason for this is the word “talent” … Continue reading “The Cameron-Brooks Talent Equation”

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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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June 7, 2018

June 2018 Career Conference

Today and Friday, the Cameron-Brooks team and June Candidates will travel to Charlotte, NC to begin our Third Career Conference of 2018!  We are continuing to see strong demand from our client companies looking for standout, well-prepared JMOs.  We are excited to have a great group of companies, represented by hiring managers and over 30 … Continue reading “June 2018 Career Conference”

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June 5, 2018

Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 51 – Why a Career Search is Better than a Job Search

With so many veteran recruiting initiatives, social media sites like LinkedIn, and an unemployment rate of 3.9%, it has become a lot easier for transitioning JMOs to land a job.  While seemingly positive, this can be a problem. Why? Most JMOs do not want a job, they want a career.  The definition of a job … Continue reading “Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 51 – Why a Career Search is Better than a Job Search”

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