Faith Your Fuel For Job Search Success

Faith Your Fuel For Job Search SuccessFaith Your Fuel For Job Search SuccessIn my theology class this year, I selected the topic of faith for my major research paper. In seminary we deal with many issues of faith in a lot of the classes. This specific instance centered on the concept of faith and works. Are works necessary to demonstrate true faith? Or is faith alone sufficient? What I found is that both Paul and James discuss that living, saving faith is demonstrated by genuine works. Have faith first, then do the work to show it.Ive applied this repeatedly with success in my own career, making a bee line straight to each next great opportunity. You can do the same thing. This is notlage merely a simple matter of, Have faith that you will land that job you want. Rather, its a matter of knowing who you are, believing that who you are has value to someone else, then taking the necessary, correct steps to get there.So, in the beginning, who was I? I was an undergraduate student studyin g broadcast journalism, and I had a natural talent on the radio microphone. I believed that someone else could use my skills. Next, action was required. I asked someone I was connected with in my field how he got his job. He told me exactly who to speak to get a position just like his. I wrote that person a letter telling him who I was, and the hiring decision maker called me the very next day. I interviewed that week. I started working on air the next week at the 1 radio station in the 5th largest market in the United States.Faith starts at your innermost core Who are you? Why are you passionate about what you do? How does what you do add value to someone else?A client who does training and development in financial services arena answered these questions for herself, then took action, in the form of inboxing a contact on LinkedIn to inquire about an opening she came across. Her contact got on the phone with her five minutes after receiving the email, and ultimately flagged her resu me for consideration so she wouldnt get lost among the 1,000 other people who applied.I worked with a CFO in the oil and gas sector to build his authentic story, featured in his LinkedIn profile. The action we took was to invite relevant contacts and decision makers to view his story. One of those recruiters called him to discuss a position she had in mind. As the conversation progressed, she felt he was also suitable for several other roles around the region. She gave his resume to four of her counterparts.departure with faith as the foundation. Believe in who you are, and that who you are matters to someone else. I can help you with the tools youll need to take action. I have faith that you will get where you want and need to be.Where has your faith carried you, that you never imagined you could go? Share you story (job search-related or otherwise) in the comments.