The Slight Edge

I recently completed reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson.  This is a not a book meant to unlock the mysteries of the universe nor answer your deepest burning questions, but its message is profound nonetheless.  The simple premise of the book is that while we live in an instant gratification society, things do not … Continue reading “The Slight Edge”

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”

JMO Experience with Cameron-Brooks

The following blog post is written by a January 2011 Conference candidate who is now a Cameron-Brooks alum and will start his career soon with a leading consumer packaged goods company in Brand Management.  I know that he is “singing” the praises of Cameron-Brooks but he does a very good job of highlighting the Cameron-Brooks … Continue reading “JMO Experience with Cameron-Brooks”

January 2011 Conference Lessons Learned – Playing the Game

My son is almost nine years old and loves to play basketball.  When he started playing a few years ago, I spent a lot of time with him working on the basics, the mechanics.  It was about how far apart his feet should be and where his hands should be placed on the ball when … Continue reading “January 2011 Conference Lessons Learned – Playing the Game”

January 2011 Cameron-Brooks Conference Results

We completed the January 2011 Career Conference this past week.  44 candidates and 21 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 13 companies and averaged 8 companies pursuing them for a 60% pursuit rate, … Continue reading “January 2011 Cameron-Brooks Conference Results”

JMO Recruiting in 2011

The Cameron-Brooks Team and the January 2o11 Conference JMO candidates will arrive into Austin, TX this Friday to kickoff the first Conference of 2011.  As we head into this Conference, I wanted to share a few observations on what I am hearing from client companies about their recruiting needs in 2011.  My goal is to provide those … Continue reading “JMO Recruiting in 2011”

Location versus Opportunity – Lessons Learned

As I’ve been out recruiting across the country these past six weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to meet and interact with some great candidates.  One of the topics of discussion that has often come up is job location.  As a former Cameron-Brooks candidate and a business person of ten years, I have also wrestled with … Continue reading “Location versus Opportunity – Lessons Learned”

JMO OPTEMPO and Time to Prepare for a Business Career

As I travel to military bases and meet face-to-face with Junior Military Officers (JMOs), I am finding that the combination of the high military OPTEMPO and the enormous amount of information on business and a career transition is overwhelming some JMOs and causing them to inadequately plan and prepare for a successful transition.  The consequences … Continue reading “JMO OPTEMPO and Time to Prepare for a Business Career”

Positive Self-Talk and Visualizing Success

Last week  I wrote a short review on Mind Gym by Gary Mack and committed that I would write a few follow-up blogs from lessons I learned from the book that apply to a JMO conducting a successful transition from the military to business.  This week I want to relate a few of Gary Mack’s … Continue reading “Positive Self-Talk and Visualizing Success”

Value of the JMO Career Search and Working through Challenges

The link below is an excellent blog post from Michael Hyatt’s blog.  Hyatt is the Chairman and CEO of Tomas Nelson Publishers the largest Christian publishing company in the world.   His blog includes a lot of tips about work and life.   His recent post is titled “The Most Important Part of Your Story” and it is about … Continue reading “Value of the JMO Career Search and Working through Challenges”