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 …
Top 10 Tips for Best Ever Networking
October 20, 2016
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Millions of job openings never get posted anywhere. These “hidden” opportunities account for a whopping 80% of all hires, according to a Forbes magazine article. The only way you can find these never-posted jobs is by networking. It is critically important when networking for a job to be as educated, equipped and encouraged as you can be. Consider these top 10 …
Never Ask for a Job and Other Networking Advice You May Not Know
October 13, 2016
Written by: Crossroads Career |
Reading Time: 3 minutes

A guest post from Mark Dudley, a learning and performance improvement professional in Houston, TX. I lost my job recently because of financial difficulties at my company. My job search activities started on the very day the bad news came. Updating resumes, refreshing network connections, applying for unemployment benefits to name just a few. It was bad news, you bet, …
You know you need to make a change. Work is not working anymore. You have prayed, prepared and planned. Your resume is ready. You have your accountability partners in place, understand why you are on a job search, and learned how to articulate what you are good at. It’s time to start networking. If you are not currently in sales …