Managing Career Interruptions

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Career interruptions are caused by a variety of circumstances. You’ve lost your job and are unemployed. You’ve searched and applied for jobs, but have been unsuccessful. You’ve been away from the workforce for several years and would like to return. You’ve exceeded your stress threshold and depression and despair are knocking at your door. If [...]

Learn the Biblical Way to Handle Your Boss

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Whatever problems you may have with your boss, this book can guide you to lasting solutions and teach you the Biblical way to handle your boss. Bosses & Orchards: Honor Your Boss & You’ll Be Honored, is a powerful book no worker should be without. Its Christian career tools and personal action plans will guide you to lasting solutions for successful work relationships [...]

6 Keys to a Successful Job Search

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The goal of your job search is to ultimately get a job! There are many things to consider. A successful job search is an effectively managed campaign or personal promotion to assist you in achieving your career goals [...]

Human Resource Management

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An organization’s human resources is its people. Human resource management involves the productive and satisfying use of these people in achieving the company’s business objectives. ——————————————— Related Christian Career Resources How to Create a Value-Added Human Resources Function How to Develop a Strategic Performance Measurement System How to Use a Strategic Staffing Plan Technorati Tags: [...]

Financial Management

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The management of the financial structure of a company, unit or other entity and use of the financial resources. ————————————– Related Christian Career Resources How to Raise Cash Quickly When Going Through Hard Times How to Make Ends Meet When Unemployed How to Get Your Debt Reduced after Job Loss Technorati Tags: ambition & greed, [...]

Elevator Speech

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A 15 to 30-second personal “infomercial” or living business card that can be used in a variety of circumstances, at networking events, or in job interviews. The elevator speech is brief, specific and describes what makes you unique as well as the benefits you can provide. ———————————– Related Christian Career Resources How to Use a [...]

Career Transition

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A period of time in which the job seeker undergoes significant change in career or employment. During this period, action plans are developed to find new career opportunities. In a slow economy with layoffs and job eliminations increasing, it’s hard to find a job. Therefore, it’s very important that you take advantage of every career [...]

Should I Keep a Christian Career Journal?

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Keeping a Christian career journal is a very practical thing to do. It helps you to express emotions and ideas—the things you’ve always wanted to say about your career, but did not have time to write. Solutions to career-related issues become clearer when you write them down. Because your reasons can change over time, keeping [...]

Is It Important for a Christian to Play Office Politics?

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Christians tend to cringe at the notion of playing office politics; but they are neither good nor bad. If you want something done, it usually happens through the politics, not around them or despite them. Unfortunately many Christians reject all office politics because some people play them dirty.However, office politics can be played ethically and [...]

How Do I Build Trust at Work?

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A key interpersonal skill is the building of trust. People trust you when they believe they can rely on your word. Mutual trust is a shared belief that you can depend on others and that they can depend on you to achieve a common purpose. It is built through integrity and consistency in relationships. Learning [...]

How do I Identify the Christian Beliefs that Drive My Career?

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To work as a Christian in a lost and apathetic world, you must become aware of how your basic Christian beliefs and convictions impact your job and career. Christian beliefs and convictions are the things you hold dear about Christ and believe with complete assurance. Your Christian beliefs shape the way you see the world [...]