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March 21, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
As we’ve outlined in this blog series so far, we are exploring the Offer Receipt Due Process. At this point, you have: SO! What are those questions?!?!? The quick answer is “it depends.” 🙂 However, I will outline 10 questions you should get answers for, along with some guidelines to customize additional questions for your discussion. What We Know So …
March 14, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
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As we introduced last week, all your hard work and perseverance has paid off and you have an offer in hand! You followed our advice and didn’t accept their offer, but graciously thanked the hiring manager / recruiter for the offer and told them you’d get back to them shortly. So, now the clock is ticking – – what do …
March 07, 2023
Written by: Dave Sparkman |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
You Got An Offer! Now What? During the month of March, our blogs will cover the topic of what to do when you receive an offer. For any of us who have been unemployed, or if you are in the midst of a job transition, the prospect of receiving an offer may first be perceived as finding water in the …
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, …
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 …
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 …
December 13, 2022
Written by: Will Graham |
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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 …
I was working as the head of IT Infrastructure at a medium size medical device company. Everything was going great. I had an awesome team and great coworkers. This all changed when the company was acquired. About six months after the acquisition, I started looking for new opportunities and found a great one. I wanted to take some time off …
One of my best friends moved to China 20 years ago and recently returned to the U.S. to care for his aging parents. With no job waiting for him, and only a few active contacts with whom to network, he asked me to help him write a resume. While your situation may be different, it may be as equally challenging. …
August 02, 2022
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Here we are…just over two years after Covid-19 changed the face of the workplace forever. Companies that hadn’t ever explored remote work suddenly were forced into the situation of figuring something out or close their doors. Most figured something out. Companies that had pushed off remote work considerations as too difficult also came to realize that it wasn’t because …
