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Update Your Resume Using Free Software Tools

Feb 28, 2023

The best time to update your resume is when you receive a promotion, are searching for a new job, are learning a new skill, or have completed a degree or certification. Keeping your resume up-to-date, including when you accept a new job, is an excellent reminder of all the experiences and skills that matter to employers and will prepare you to take advantage of new job opportunities. Regularly updating and revisiting what...

10 Ways to Assess Your Career and Live Your Calling in 2023

Jan 26, 2023

While it is wise to get a check-up annually from your doctor, it can be equally important to do the same for your career. Doing so can lead to living your calling as a healthier, more joyful worker in your current job or a new one. Here are ten ways to assess your career and live your calling in 2023. 1. Assess your work. How has the pandemic impacted your work? Have you been a part of the "great resignation" or the "quiet...

Don’t Waste Your Life

Oct 19, 2022

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra’s article, “How John Piper’s Seashells Swept Over a Generation” describes how Piper’s forty-minute Passion Conference talk changed the lives of thousands. On a gray, overcast afternoon on May 20, 2000, Pastor John Piper, a keynote speaker at the Passion Conference, waited to speak to more than 40,000 college students. Piper was anxious as he pictured speaking to this large crowd. ...

This Quote Can Help You Find Your Calling

Sep 14, 2022

“ The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet ” is one of the most quoted and most useful definitions of Christian calling. It was written by Frederick Buechner, a minister, theologian, and popular writer who died on August 15, 2022 at the age of 96. Having written 40 books, he was a favorite author of many people. In a 1996 interview, he said of his writing,...

Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup: What is God Calling You to Do in the Second Half of 2022?

Jul 29, 2022

Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup: What is God Calling You to Do in the Second Half of 2022? Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup July 2 was the middle point of the year. On that date, there were 182 days before and 182 after that date. As of today, there are 152 days left in the year. How have the first 213 days of the year gone for you? This midpoint of the year can be an opportunity to access important life categories...

Free Career App to Find a Career That's Right for You

Jul 08, 2022

In January of this year, we wrote about a new app, CareerInfo, designed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for career exploration. This week the newest version of the CareerInfo app was released with new career content. If you are wanting to make a career change or are currently job hunting or are a student needing to choose a major and career direction, this is a tool you can use to explore the occupations that best fit you! ...

The Great Resignation Continues – What This Means for Ministries and Churches

May 23, 2022

Has your ministry or church had trouble keeping or attracting employees? If so, you are not alone. According to the Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey, the Great Resignation, brought on by COVID, continues as 44% of workers are looking for a new job. According to the US Department of Labor, the United States recorded 4.53 million workers quitting their jobs in March 2022. What this...

Goal Setting and Action Planning to Live Your Calling

Feb 21, 2022

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions in January? Is it hard to even remember? Most of us have experienced making New Year's resolutions and then finding a month later it is hard to even remember what we wanted to change! Perhaps one of your resolutions was to find work that is rewarding, fulfilling and a calling from God. And yet, a month later you have made no progress and wonder if it is even possible to find...

Five Unexpected Benefits from COVID-19 to Help You Live Your Calling

Nov 08, 2021

Introduction The worldwide pandemic has led to costly losses for so many people. In the United States alone, almost 600,000 people have died from COVID-19, with many more possibly permanently harmed. Our economy came to a halt; students missed out on a year of face-to-face schooling; families were separated which led to isolation and loneliness. In the face of these hardships, we may question what good God can bring from the pandemic in...

Making Career Decisions Within God's Will for Your Life

Sep 24, 2021

Are you wrestling with a career decision, not sure which path to take? Are you wondering which direction the Lord desires you to go? If so, you are not alone! Many Christians struggle with making career decisions at various points in their lives. For example, when Kay Marie was a sophomore in college, and a fairly new Christian, she desired with her whole heart to do what God wanted her to do with her life. As a communication major, she...

ATS-Friendly Resume Made Simple: A Step by Step Guide

Jul 16, 2021

Glassdoor.com reported that on average, each corporate job offer attracts 250 resumes. Of those candidates, 4 to 6 will get called for an interview, and only one will get the job. In the white paper, “This Is How Google Hires Their Talent,” Kalibrr Technology Ventures, reported that "every year, Google receives over one million resumes and applications. Only 4,000-6000 applicants will actually be hired — that's less than a...

Thinking about Quitting Your Job, Read This First

Jun 21, 2021

Gallup's State of the Global Workplace Report 2021 describes how the pandemic has decreased job engagement with "roughly seven in 10 employees struggling or suffering, rather than thriving, in their overall lives." As defined by Gallup, an employee is engaged at work if they “are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.” The report describes the negative emotions that these people are...

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