MILITARY MOJO DECEMBER 4-5, 2014

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Bay Tower1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 610-8939

Hiring event for military Officers, SNCOs, and transitioning NCOs, all with the minimum of a bachelor’s degree.

Register online at www.militarymojo.orgContact candidate@militarymojo.org / 410-798-1616

THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER – CORONADO ROOM – BAY TOWER

Candidate Industry Seminars

3:30pm – 4:00pm Own Your Own Agency – Be Your Own BossFarmers Insurance & Finance – Darryl Peete US Army and Lucas Buck

4:00pm – 4:30pm Military to MBA to Industry – UCSD Rady School of Management Joanne Starr (Dean Graduate Programs); Terra Saltzman-Baker (Director Career Services)

4:30pm – 5:00pm Applying On-Line: What Happens After “SUBMIT”Eaton Corporation – George Bernloehr USN, Senior Military Talent Acquisition

5:00pm – 5:30pm ECOLAB – Finding Solutions to the World’s Biggest ChallengesAndrew Farnum, USMC – Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

5:30pm – 6:00pm Exploring a Career in Manufacturing/Operations with General Mills Mike Noble, Plant Manager

6:00pm – 6:30pm Intuit – #1 Happiest Tech CompanyPhilip Dana, USN, Director of Talent Acquisition

6:30pm – 7:30pm Networking Reception – Coronado Foyer Companies and Candidates Invited – Business Casual

FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER – FAIRBANKS BALLROOM

8:00am – 8:45am 6 Tips to Ace Your InterviewJanis Whitaker – Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) of VANC

8:00am – All Day Coffee Station hosted by UCLA Anderson8:45am – All Day Candidate Registration9:00am – 12:00pm CAREER FAIR – Morning Session 12:00pm – 12:30pm LUNCH BREAK – Free Cookout Hosted by Farmers Insurance12:00pm – 3:30pm CAREER FAIR – Afternoon Session

EMPLOYERS REGISTERED TO DATE:

Amazon; American Airlines; Applied Materials; AXA Advisors; C&J Energy; Deloitte; Eaton; Ecolab; Edward Jones; Eli Lilly; Enterprise Holdings; Farmers Insurance & Finance; FBI; Genentech; General Atomics; General Mills; Huron Consulting Group; Intuit; JDog Franchises; LAPD; Medtronic; Microsoft; Northrop Grumman, NuVasive; Oracle; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Riverside Sheriff’s Department; Sempra Energy; Shell; Southwest Airlines; Southwest Medical Resources; Thermo Fisher Scientific; Walmart Logistics

UNIVERSITIES: Arizona State University; CA College of San Diego; Pepperdine; UCLA Anderson; UCSD Rady School; University of San Diego; USC Marshall School

Accommodations A block of rooms is reserved under: Military MOJO at a discounted rate of $142/night; Call 619-610-8939 to reserve rooms in our MOJO room block, or check nearby hotels for lower rates;

Airport/Transportation/Parking San Diego Airport is 10 minutes from the Sheraton Harbor Island; Cab fare is about $10; FREE Sheraton Shuttle runs every 15 minutes; Take shuttle to BAY TOWER of Sheraton; Self-Parking at BAY TOWER is $6 per hour or $22 all day; MOJO is in BAY TOWER at Sheraton;

Attire/Prepare/Interviews Thursday is Business Casual (no jeans) and Friday is Business Suit – Men: dark suit, crisp white shirt, tie,

dark shoes; Ladies: Business suit (pants or skirt); Many companies schedule interviews at MOJO and will contact candidates a few weeks prior; Some

companies will wait to meet candidates face to face at the job fair before scheduling an interview; Apply on company websites for jobs you are interested in/qualified for – tailor your resume to the job and

use the buzz words used in the job description(s); Print out the Job#/Job Title you applied for and speak to the company recruiter about that job – this helps

them understand your skillset and where you may be a fit; Bring copies of your 1 or 2-page resume; PREPARE for the job fair – Attend the Thursday Seminars as they will prep you and help you present at

your best to the employers; DO NOT approach a company and ask what they are hiring for! STAY ALL DAY! Explore as many opportunities as possible; Check out companies/industries you may not

have considered as a career path; Give us your feedback – how did we do and how did you do at the career fair.

Walk-ins welcome at the event! Please bring 25+ resumes with you to give to companies. Attire is suit/tie or uniform of the day, dress or suit for women. Please view the website for more info www.militarymojo.org.