When you saw the subject line for this brief, what was the first thing that popped into your mind? Perhaps it was, “YES! I’ll find out some tips to be freed from the dread of networking!” Or maybe you thought, “Hmmm, I wonder if there really is a way to avoid all those insane versions of my resume! I’m sick …
Have you ever done work, on a sustained basis, that you didn’t like or perhaps at which you weren’t that skilled? Or maybe even you didn’t mind it, but you knew it wasn’t what you were built to do? Perhaps you had to do the work to provide for your family? Or you had to do it as the job was …
Let’s play the simple word association game of naming the first word that comes to your mind when another word is given: for example, I say sun, you say moon. I say light, you say dark. I say up, you say down. Got it? As you can see in the examples, many times the first word we say is the …
If you’re looking for a way to optimize your resume to make it more effective, then ChatGPT might be just the tool for you. With its natural language processing abilities and access to a vast database of information, ChatGPT can help you craft a standout resume that showcases your skills and experience in the best possible light. Let’s face it, …
Is He or She the “Right Supervisor?” – Connect Some Dots
April 04, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
One of the exercises we encourage people to go through as they consider where they would like to next work is to reflect on 3 jobs. What was their first job? What was their worst job? And finally, what was their best job? As you can imagine, over the 18 years I’ve been doing this exercise, I’ve heard some incredible …
What To Do When You Get An Offer: Negotiate or Not?
March 28, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
As we’ve been sharing with you this month, receiving an offer is a terrific achievement! Yet there’s much to consider before saying “yes” or “no.” We’ve now reached the point in our Offer Receipt Due Process (ORDP) to make a decision about whether to negotiate the offer presented or not. A quick recap: You’ve graciously received the offer, you’ve thought …
Top Tips: Tip #5 – Unique Distinctions
February 28, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Describe Yourself As we wrap up our Crossroads Career Top Tips, I’ll conclude with what’s become a significant favorite for me. As I share it with people, almost 100% of the time, the individual looking to create their Unique Distinctions doesn’t quite get it the first time, but once they get it, they are completely sold on the value of the exercise. Think …
Top Tips: Tip #4 – Prioritize Job Search Strategies Beyond Online Applications!
February 21, 2023
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Looking Beyond Online Applications Most people dive into their job search primarily surfing online job postings and applying to applicable roles. If you’re a Full-Stack Software Developer, or an Accountant out of a “Big 4” Public Accounting Firm, that strategy will likely produce fast results for you. For most everyone else… it is very likely to be a long, frustrating, …
Top tips: Tip #3 -Loving Yourself Correctly
February 14, 2023
Written by: Elise Hartmann |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
See Yourself Through God’s Lens One of the concepts we discuss in our You are Created for Good Works workbook is loving yourself correctly. But what does this mean and what exactly does that have to do with your job transition? Everything, actually. Going through a job transition can be one of the most challenging seasons in one’s life. During …
Top Tips: Tip #2 – Upskilling
February 07, 2023
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Please take a survey at the end of this blog so that we can better understand your experience with job transition. The Time is Now to Close the Gaps in Your Professional “Skills” Profile Maintaining a competitive career skills profile can be challenging. It’s very easy to become complacent with your self-development plan while sitting comfortably employed in a stable …