Best Wishes for the New Year

After a short holiday break, Cameron-Brooks is off and running in 2010.  We look forward to continued work with JMOs evaluating career options and making career transitions to business.  With the economy at a positive inflection point, we are excited about 2010 and ready to apply all of our knowledge and experience from 2009. Before … Continue reading “Best Wishes for the New Year”

Connecting with Others During the Holidays

Last week I traveled to El Paso , TX and Manhattan, KS to meet with JMO candidates enrolled in the Cameron-Brooks Development and Preparation Program (DPP), as well as other JMOs considering a business career.  I do not get to travel much, though I enjoy it.  One of the things I enjoy most about traveling is the various … Continue reading “Connecting with Others During the Holidays”

Begin Reading Early in Your Career as a JMO

Our program is specifucally designed to teach principles and practices that are effective in both business and military organizations.

The Failure Question

Sticking with the failure theme from earlier this week, I would like to address why recruiters who interview junior military officer (JMO) candidates ask the failure question, and how to respond with a successful answer.  Recruiters ask the failure question for the same reasons I outlined in my previous blog post about the importance of … Continue reading “The Failure Question”

A Lesson from My 4 Year Old Son

As I close out my week today, I want to pass on a lesson learned from my 4-year-old son, Elijah.  But first, some background on my son.  Elijah came to us with his sister two years ago, when he was age two.  In July of this year, we finalized our adoption of Elijah and his … Continue reading “A Lesson from My 4 Year Old Son”

JMO Career Transition Research and Preparation

We are now in the follow-up process from the August Conference. It takes 2 to 5 weeks after the Conference to complete the interviews that will result in companies making decisions about offers. As the August candidates wrap-up their follow-up interviews, we ask them to leave comments on the Discussion Area http://bit.ly/xgUOp where you can … Continue reading “JMO Career Transition Research and Preparation”

Lessons for a JMO Starting a Business Career – Part 3

I meant to get this posted earlier this week but I have been very busy with candidates conducting follow up interviews and accepting offers from the August 2009 Career Conference. These are my last Lessons to JMOs starting their business career.  They are based on my own personal experience.  I feel these last two lessons … Continue reading “Lessons for a JMO Starting a Business Career – Part 3”

Location – It’s a Big Deal in a JMO Military Transition

It is only natural that you wrestle with the location issue.  The key is to wrestle with it BEFORE you launch into a career search. In other words, do your research to understand the trade-offs that come with location preferences and develop a strategy to help you make good career decisions.   Without carefully considering … Continue reading “Location – It’s a Big Deal in a JMO Military Transition”