A difficult job search can test more than your patience. It can test your confidence, your identity, and even your faith.
Ask, Seek, Knock: A Christian Companion through a Challenging Job Search is for Christians navigating unemployment, a career transition, an unexpected layoff, or a job search that has lasted far longer than they hoped.
When applications go unanswered and promising opportunities disappear, it can be difficult to know how faith and action are supposed to fit together. Should you wait on God? Work harder? Change direction? Keep knocking on the same doors?
Drawing from Scripture and more than 25 years of experience helping job seekers, recruiter and career coach Paul Cameron explores how Christians can approach a job search with both faith and personal responsibility.
Inside, you will learn how to:
Clarify what you are truly asking for in your next roleSeek God's wisdom without demanding certaintyRecognize the difference between faith and passivityInvolve other people and relationships in your searchPersevere through rejection without simply repeating what is not workingCommunicate your experience with confidence and humilityEvaluate an opportunity wisely when a door finally opensBegin the next chapter of your career with gratitude, purpose, and perspectiveThis is not a promise that faithful Christians always receive the job, salary, title, or timing they want. It is a practical and encouraging guide for trusting God while continuing to take the next responsible step.
If your job search has begun affecting not only your career but also the way you see yourself, your future, or even God, this book was written for you.