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As we all begin to fully embrace 2012 and all of its expectations, I couldn’t help but reflect upon God’s goodness. Throughout life, He continues to remain constant, that steady rock that never changes – regardless of our circumstances. He continues to go before you. He continues to go before me. Seeing Life through His [...]

With the economy remaining unstable and with the House just approving the two-month payroll tax cut extension, it may seem like the world around us is crumbling. This, like everything else in life, depends upon how you look at it and whom you’re placing your trust in. While you can’t control the world around you, [...]

Recently I was reading a 3-part article by a friend of mine on personal branding in the job search. It reminded me that I wrote an article a while back on building a Digital Career Identity by focusing on blogging.  The intent of these articles was to encourage you to start building a career-focused professional [...]

I’ve been reading. Books. Yes, those paper things that in the 1990s various pundits were predicting would be completely extinct by now and replaced entirely with digital publishing. Of course this didn’t happen. But over the last few years we’ve actually seen a serious up-tick in this progress as ebook readers, such as Amazon.com’s Kindle [...]

Thanksgiving is a great day to announce our 2012 Crossroads Career Workbook “Maximize Your Career.” Thanks be to God for the thousands of volunteers who have served tens of thousands of career explorers – from whom we have learned much about the latest and greatest tips and tools to find jobs, careers and calling. Much [...]

I remember when I was discharged from the Army; it was easy for me to translate my Public Information Detachment experience as an E-5 Sergeant into my first career in advertising and public relations management. But what if I had been a tank commander looking for a civilian job? You’ve spent years of your life [...]

Job search, career transition and seeking God’s work are tough issues to face. I find it just as true for me as founder of Crossroads Career Network, as it is for you as a career explorer or jobseeker. We both have the opportunity to hear and follow God’s calling to the work He has already prepared [...]

All of sudden it happens – life comes crashing down all around you. What do you do? Some choose to immediately offer up a prayer to God, some panic, some ask others for guidance. How about you? Lean on God As Philippians 4:6 reminds us “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, [...]

Earlier posts in this three-part series: How to Create Your Personal Brand? How Do I Identify My Personal Brand? The basic concept of personal branding is that your entire job search has a consistent message, look and feel. Think of it as your ad campaign. Other than Geico, which has multiple ad campaigns going at [...]

The job market continues to change and so must your approach to finding a job. Personal Branding is the latest key to success for your job search. The market is very competitive and a personal brand will help you stand out from your competition. You may be wondering though “what is personal branding and how [...]