Top Tips: Tip #4 – Prioritize Job Search Strategies Beyond Online Applications!

February 21, 2023
Written by: Crossroads Career | Reading Time: 4 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, …

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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 …

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Top Tips:  Tip #1 – Don’t let your network forget!

January 31, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman | Reading Time: 4 minutes

As we enter into February, we are planning to share some of our Ministry Partner’s “Top Tips” for the unemployed or unfulfilled.  If you’re like many people who find themselves in one of those categories, you’ve probably learned there are a vast array of resources available to support you.  But, the unfortunate offset to “vast array of resources” is many …

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Which way do I go? Get a Guide!

January 24, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Have you ever visited a new city, state, or country and had the benefit of being led by a Guide?  I’ve enjoyed that benefit…and particularly when contrasted to my past self-exploration mistakes, the Guide not only saved me a significant amount of time, my experience with them increased my appreciation for the location I was visiting!   Getting Advice Your …

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Think Strategic Partnerships in Your Job Search

January 17, 2023
Written by: Will Graham | Reading Time: 3 minutes

A recently published article on Forbes.com highlighted advice and guidance from experienced LinkedIn career experts. One executive recruiter shared, “Always be connecting and networking 365 days a year—not solely when you are looking for a new job. Being curious about others will help you do this naturally.” And that wasn’t the only strong admonition that came from the article regarding …

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Crossroads Career Chat Upgrade in 2023

January 10, 2023
Written by: Tim Krauss | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Career guidance can be a valuable resource for job seekers as they navigate the often-complex process of finding a job. With the right guidance and support, job seekers can identify their strengths and interests, discover new career opportunities, and develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their chosen field. At Crossroads we have a few ways to do …

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The Gifts of Crossroads Career: Family

December 20, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Celebrating Family As we are in the time of year where we celebrate the birth of Jesus we often do so with family. Family is everything to us. Whether we are close to them in proximity or they are in a different part of the world they are still family. Friends and acquaintances become family. So, as we get to …

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The Gifts of Crossroads Career: 5 Ways to Get Support in Your Job Search

December 13, 2022
Written by: Will Graham | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Don’t Go It Alone. Get Help in Your Job Search. The New York Times published an article in 2019 titled How to Deal with Job Search Depression.” The writer states that “Looking for a new job but having zero luck getting hired can be, to put it lightly, incredibly demoralizing.” And this can be devastating to both the job search …

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Gifts from Crossroads Career:  Replace what’s been lost

December 06, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career | Reading Time: 2 minutes

What is the number one thing I’ve seen people lose during a job transition?   This question, along with many others, are just part of what Crossroads Career is here to answer.  Keep reading, and I’ll get to the answer!  🙂 In the YouVersion Bible app, for the year 2022, they reported that the Bible verse most highlighted and shared through …

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The Gifts from Crossroads Career: Hope and Encouragement

November 29, 2022
Written by: Elise Hartmann | Reading Time: 2 minutes

It was 2020, the pandemic was in full swing and unemployment had hit its all-time high in years. Unfortunately my husband and I experienced this when we both lost our jobs. After months and months of searching, struggling and praying, we came across a posting for an unemployment group offered through our church. Without hesitation, we both signed up. Little …

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