A referral can be the key to success in a job search. When it works as it should, nothing comes close to making for a better hiring experience for a job seeker! Hiring a new employee is one of the hardest things for an employer… A great hire can have an immeasurable positive impact on a team and on an …
Most people in search of a new job have heard of the importance of networking. Yet too many don’t do it, and many who do, don’t do it well. Each year, HR Research firms study “Source of Hires” for individual companies and for broad averages across industries…where did the companies get the people they actually hired the previous year? Consistently, …
Discovering Purpose and Hope: Crossroads Career Podcast Season 2
April 08, 2025
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Life doesn’t always go as planned. Whether it’s an unexpected job loss, a sudden career shift, or the feeling of being stuck in a role that no longer fulfills you, many people find themselves at a crossroads in their professional journeys. It’s a place where uncertainty meets opportunity, and it’s where stories of transformation and faith often begin. That’s exactly …
When someone wants to speak to you intimately, he or she often whispers. And when someone is whispering, you have to lean in closer to hear. God speaks to His people in many ways, but what if He is whispering to you because He wants you to draw closer to Him and listen? James 4:8 tells us, “Draw near to God, …
Why Greater Faith Doesn’t Always Equal Greater Success
October 22, 2024
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
For over 30 years, I’ve been a Recruiter. For almost 20 years, I’ve been active in helping people in job transition through Crossroads Career. For over 8 years, I’ve done professional Outplacement coaching for people who have been laid off from their jobs. Through all the encounters I’ve had with people in job transition, many of those who have faith …
Work shapes so much of life, and yet it can be difficult to think about, confusing to develop a good perspective on, and scary to search for a great fit throughout different seasons. Why is this thing we were made for so hard to understand, find joy in, and accomplish faithfully? After graduating from college, I found myself in circumstances …
Persistent or Pest: Follow-up
February 20, 2024
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
You’ve had the final interview…it seemed to go really well. You asked if they were considering any internal candidates, and the answer was no (single hardest obstacle to overcome). You seemed to make a connection and the Hiring Manager was impressed with the research you had done on the company and on him/her. There was a great back and forth …
LinkedIn – Differentiation = Remembered!
February 13, 2024
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
“All publicity is good publicity,” as the saying goes. I’m not so certain I fully agree with the P. T. Barnum quote, but differentiating oneself in job search can help you get hired considerably faster. ‘Differentiation’, what do you mean? During the Great Recession, a Fortune 150 power generation company had a single requisition for an administrative assistant. Let me …
LinkedIn – Improve Your Search Results!
February 06, 2024
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Anyone who has conducted a search on LinkedIn knows what it’s like to start reading results only to end up saying, “What the heck?” Conducting searches is not as easy as one would hope, but you can dramatically increase the quality of results if you utilize a few easy-to-remember methods. Remember the search I did in my article, LinkedIn – …
LinkedIn – How Do Recruiters Find Candidates?
January 30, 2024
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Who cares? If you want a job more quickly, you should. Think about it…if you know how recruiters search for candidates, don’t you think you could reverse engineer your resume and LinkedIn profile so when they conduct searches, there is a greater chance of finding you? Okay, how do recruiters find candidates? Glad you asked. Recruiters and Talent Acquisition Managers have a …