This title song from The Clash in 1982 sums up what many people in the workforce seem to thinking: Should I stay or should I go… This indecision’s bugging me If you don’t want me, set me free… Come on and let me know …
As we mentioned in last week’s blog, we are focused on topics related to the Great Resignation we think might be useful to you. I’m sure most of you recall the game of chicken…an event where two individuals square off against one another and then charge toward each other with what appears to be an outcome of a head on …
The New Year is a great time to assess your current situation and plan for the future. With that usually comes reflections and resolutions, and as you all probably have seen with the Great Resignation, many people have chosen to leave their positions. Many aspects affect those decisions, and for the rest of January, we’re going to be talking about …
As we close 2021 and begin 2022 I want to start by saying thank you for your continued support and interaction with us at Crossroads Career. We have so much to be grateful for including meeting in person once again with our Atlanta conference this year. It was so nice to see some of you face-to-face after several years without …
Probably the most popular Christmas tune on the topic of joy is the familiar carol, “Joy to the World,” with its lyrics: Joy to the World! The Lord is comeLet earth receive her King!Let every heart prepare Him roomAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven, and heaven and nature sing Since one of the four themes for …
Peace! Don’t we all want to be at peace? I do. Most people think they’ll attain peace when they achieve whatever it is they want to achieve so they can stop worrying about whatever it was they were worrying about. They think they’ll be at peace when: Their house is paid off. Their last child finishes college. They get a …
The holiday season has just begun. Black Friday is already in the rearview mirror. Christmas decorations are going up, and carols are filling the air. But this season doesn’t feel “merry” for everyone. If you are experiencing a transition of any kind during the holidays, like: a period of job loss a time when you know you need to find …
It’s the holiday season, a time of joy, activity, shopping, parties with lots of food, cookies, candy and, of course, family gatherings. I love the holidays, but when you don’t have a job, the first reaction is to not feel quite as merry as in previous years. All sorts of thoughts run through your head and you might be saying …
One Tuesday afternoon after work, I was getting a haircut and catching up on current events with my barber. Typically, our conversations tend to be short; however, things were a bit different this time. You see, his wife was unemployed and conducting a job search. Unfortunately, the search was not going as well as he would have liked.
Most people see our mission of helping people hear God calling, maximizing their potential, and getting the right job as being all about the job seeker…and they’re correct! But a significant component of accomplishing that mission ALSO involves the critical constituent of employers. Without them, after all, the job seeker has many less areas to land. At our National Conference …