December 6, 2021

Episode 137 – 4 Alumni Share Their Conference Experience

Welcome back to another installment of our Conference Alumni Series. On this episode we hear from 4 recent Cameron-Brooks alumni who attended the November 2021 Career Conference share their conference experience. We really like bringing these conversations to you. It is one of our attempts to try and remove uncertainty from the transition process and … Continue reading “Episode 137 – 4 Alumni Share Their Conference Experience”

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September 27, 2021

The 6 Most Common Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

One of the things that I get to do often is help military officers prepare to interview. The interesting thing is every JMO that I help is preparing to interview for roles that are outside of their current industry (government). They are making a hard pivot to Corporate America. Here are 6 common interviewing mistakes … Continue reading “The 6 Most Common Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”

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March 29, 2021

Episode 120 – 3 Reasons You’re Getting Ruled Out in an Interview

Welcome back! On this episode of the Cameron-Brooks podcast, we continue our series of interview tips to help elevate your interview game. Of course the ultimate goal in moving from the military to Corporate America is to chose the best opportunity amongst many and avoid any early career “do-overs.” More on that HERE and HERE … Continue reading “Episode 120 – 3 Reasons You’re Getting Ruled Out in an Interview”

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December 7, 2020

Tone & Non-Verbal Communication Tips for the Interview

For this blog post, I’m dusting off an “oldie but a goodie” blog post from several years ago that my colleague, Joel Junker, wrote.  With interviewing going virtual these days, it is even more important to understand how your non-verbal communication and tone affect the success of your interview when you cannot be physically in … Continue reading “Tone & Non-Verbal Communication Tips for the Interview”

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October 12, 2020

Tips to Answer “What are Your Short and Long Term Goals?”

“What are your short and long term goals?” This seems to be a question that JMOs often struggle with and one that has come up in probably every interview preparation workshop I’ve conducted in the last month.  My colleague Joel Junker wrote a blog post on short and long term goals a few years ago … Continue reading “Tips to Answer “What are Your Short and Long Term Goals?””

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January 13, 2020

Episode 88 – Interview Advice – Interview as if it is Your Only Interview

In this podcast, Pat Moesta shares the interview advice he would give other JMOs when preparing for their transition. Pat made a successful transition into the business world as a Brand Manager at Stryker back in 2017.  He is a USMA 2012 grad and a former Army Infantry officer.  When Pat attended the Cameron-Brooks August … Continue reading “Episode 88 – Interview Advice – Interview as if it is Your Only Interview”

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December 30, 2019

Episode 87 – Answering The Interview Question “Tell Me About Yourself”

Welcome back! This episode is a bit different than our normal podcast. For this episode, Joel Junker is on the other side of the microphone. He shares his insight on how to answer the simple, but very important interview question “Tell Me About Yourself”. If you were ever going to rank people who give interview … Continue reading “Episode 87 – Answering The Interview Question “Tell Me About Yourself””

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May 2, 2018

Two Keys for Successful Interviews: Translating and Connecting

Two important components of a successful interview are translation and connection. That is, translating your experiences with key ideas and phrases that a hiring manager can understand and connecting your background directly to the competencies of the position for which are you interviewing. Here are a few practical ideas that you can use in preparing for … Continue reading “Two Keys for Successful Interviews: Translating and Connecting”

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December 11, 2017

4 Keys to a Better Interview: Relating your military experience to the role

In an interview, the goal of the hiring manager is to find a qualified team member who will fit well on the team and bring value to the organization. Cameron-Brooks offers 4 Keys to a Better Interview: Relating your military experience to the role. When interviewing Junior Military Officers (JMOs), hiring managers often understand that … Continue reading “4 Keys to a Better Interview: Relating your military experience to the role”

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November 13, 2017

3 Ways a JMO Can Connect Military Experience to Business for a Successful Interview

The key for a JMO to achieve success in an interview is to relate the relevance of his or her accomplishments to the business world.  Roger Cameron describes this concept in detail in chapter 2 of PCS to Corporate America 4th Ed,.  He illustrates this by using an example of when one company declined a … Continue reading “3 Ways a JMO Can Connect Military Experience to Business for a Successful Interview”

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