This is the daily schedule and information for the 2014 San Diego Military MOJO event. (subject to change)

1. MILITARY MOJO
DECEMBER 4-5, 2014
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina – Bay Tower
1380 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 610-8939
THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER – CORONADO ROOM – BAY TOWER
Candidate Industry Seminars
3:30pm – 4:00pm Own Your Own Agency – Be Your Own Boss
Farmers 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 Challenges
Andrew 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 Company
Philip 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 Interview
Janis Whitaker – Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) of VANC
8:00am – All Day Coffee Station hosted by UCLA Anderson
8:45am – All Day Candidate Registration
9:00am – 12:00pm CAREER FAIR – Morning Session
12:00pm – 12:30pm LUNCH BREAK – Free Cookout Hosted by Farmers Insurance
12:00pm – 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; Shell; Southwest Airlines;
Southwest Medical Resources; Thermo Fisher Scientific; Walmart Logistics
UNIVERSITIES: Arizona State University; CA College of San Diego; UCLA Anderson; UCSD Rady School;
University of San Diego; USC Marshall School

2. 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.
www.militarymojo.org
candidate@militarymojo.org
410-798-1616