Episode 17

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21st Apr 2021

017 - Rich Camacho of BlueRecruit - Implied Tasks

Rich is a former Army Black Hawk pilot and a West Point graduate turned tech CEO. He is fortunate to lead the team at BlueRecruit, a software platform that connects America's blue-collar skilled workers with the companies desperate for their talent. Let us listen as Rich explains the amazing opportunities in the blue-collar direction. 

Episode Highlights:

  • 02:38- BlueRecruit has started as Rich realized that nobody's targeting blue-collar labor. 
  • 05:08- 10% of Rich company's job seekers are veterans
  • 05:39- Rich in partnerships with community colleges to provide certifications and be more attractive to employers
  • 09:42- The concept of implied task
  • 13:00- The proper mindset as a veterans go into the new world
  • 14:57- The opportunities to steer more in the blue- collar job direction
  • 14:57- The opportunities to steer more in the blue-collar job direction
  • 18:21- Rich plans to do career counseling in helping blue-collar workers to get through their ranks



3 Key Points:

  1. Get rid of the negative connotation about a blue-collar job because there's plenty of opportunities in this direction. 
  2. You don't  necessarily need a degree to get a decent job.
  3. Blue- collar jobs have many skills that are interchangeable amongst industries. 

Quotes:

  • “When you transition from the military to the civilian world, it is not lateral, you're usually taking a step back, but you're going to rely on that experience and then move faster through the ranks.”- Rich Camacho
  • “Veterans are the new minority we have to adjust and mold to the civilian culture because no one is doing you a favor in getting a new job.”- Rich Camacho
  • “We must stop teaching kids about the negative connotation of a blue-collar job like you're going to be dirty and greasy, and you never make more than $22 an hour. There are plenty of opportunities in this direction to make more. “- Rich Camacho

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Jen Amos is an award-winning podcaster and entrepreneur. She first found podcasting in summer 2019 as a way to work through depression and bouts of loneliness after moving from San Diego, CA (her home of 20+ years) to Hampton Roads, VA in pursuit of new business ventures.

Jen actively seeks to find common ground through conversation and storytelling to foster connection, community, and collaboration. She is known for her active listening skills, candidness, and ability to uncover insightful stories and universal lessons while conversing with her guests. Her favorite topics to cover on her podcast shows involve military families, entrepreneurs, and Filipino American culture. Since summer 2019, she has conducted 600+ podcast interviews.

Jen received her Bachelor’s in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations at San Diego State University. For more than a decade, she has made a living in sales and entrepreneurship with experience in the legal industry, online marketing, and now financial services.

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