Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “CreatedForGoodWorks”
August 30, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Matthew 7:12 tells us: “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” We often refer to this as the “Golden Rule” as we encourage people to treat others as they would like to be treated, and nothing could be a better truth to put into practice …
August 16, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Over the decades I’ve been involved in reviewing, making, approving, and coaching job offers, I can count on one hand the number of times when the person receiving the offer wasn’t glad to have received it. They may not have liked the terms of the offer, but most people experience a huge relief in finally having received one! At this …
August 09, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Like many areas of life, fundamentals will take you a long way, but there’s still a need for specificity to fine tune the nuances beyond those fundamentals. For example, John Wooden, probably one of the most famous college basketball coaches of all-time leading UCLA to a record-setting 10 NCAA championships over a 12-year period, is noted for having his players …
July 19, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Many years ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Nope, actually just a few years ago when I was coming out of college and looking for my first job, the common advice was to have “at the ready” at least three references. I was advised to have these references on a separate sheet of paper with the people’s name, address, …
June 25, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Few words are as dreaded in the job transition world as “networking!” Over the years, when I’ve talked about this process (highlighted in Step #4, Search, in our Crossroads Career workbook entitled, “You Are Created for Good Works”), many people actually have a visceral physical reaction to their perception of reaching out to complete strangers and trying to have a conversation that …
November 30, 2021
Written by: James Moore |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
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.
Maybe you can relate to this emailed prayer request from Randy… “I am slowly dying in my job by ‘a thousand cuts.’ “I need to transition soon before I am technically fired. My position has changed responsibilities during the past year, moving away from my strengths. “This is combined with a new manager with whom there is very little positive …
September 03, 2015
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Two years ago today, I wrote an article that “Everyone Needs Career Ministry,” which marked the beginning of writing my new book – Created for Good Works – that is being released today! My boss at the time, Tim Krauss, volunteer CEO of Crossroads Career, believed it to be important for someone to write a book to pastors and ministry …
