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 #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 …

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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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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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Disconnected?  Get Reconnected!

January 03, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman | Reading Time: 3 minutes

Last night I enjoyed the wonderful opportunity to get reconnected with some friends I hadn’t spoken with in over 5 years. You know that kind of conversation?  Great people you’d like to stay in touch with, but it just hasn’t seemed to work out that way. But within 2 minutes, you feel like you’re reconnected as if you had spoken …

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Marketing Yourself: Using LinkedIn to Partner with God in the Marketplace

September 20, 2022
Written by: Brian Horvath | Reading Time: 4 minutes

LinkedIn is a vast universe of opportunity and has experienced rapid growth year over year since its launch in 2003. When I first began coaching professionals to use LinkedIn in 2013, there were 130 million people on the social media platform. As of today, there are over 850 million people in over 200 countries using LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a tremendous …

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Are you the right fit? Network!

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 …

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Pursuing That First Job as A New College Graduate

April 12, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career | Reading Time: 4 minutes

You’re coming up on graduation from college. Congratulations!  It’s a great accomplishment to gain the tangible proof of all your hard work: a diploma. The hope is, all that hard work will land you a career where you’ll thrive, be fulfilled, and not the least of which… pay your bills! So, what’s the best way to FIND that job, and …

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Reconnect for Success

March 22, 2022
Written by: Becca Christensen | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Maintaining your professional network is important in every season of your career. When things are really good it’s easy to forget how important it is to maintain them, and then we tend to react when things go south by calling on relationships we haven’t maintained. Avoid these pitfalls and make sure that in every season of your career you work at …

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Network with Everyone Everywhere – Part Two

December 22, 2020
Written by: Brian Ray | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Multiply Your Results Personal referrals will power your networking. With each new connection you make, use the name of the person who referred you. Not only ask for help, but also for referrals to others who might be willing to help. Conclude your call, email or message with, “Thank you for your help. Who else do you know who can …

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