Now It's YOUR Turn!!

When you’re unemployed it can seem like you have all the time in the world. At least, that’s the perception by many on the outside. The reality for many job seekers is that looking for a full-time job IS their full-time job…plus! If you’re doing everything right as a job seeker you can easily be spending eight hours a day doing things like perusing LinkedIn, applying for jobs, looking for jobs, and networking appointments. It can often seem as though there isn’t enough time in the day! Plus, many employment professionals will tell you to “take care of yourself” during your time of unemployment. Just like in your job situation, burn out can happen easily. So can stress, and not to mention that your personal and family life goes on whether you’re employed or not. Professionals tell you to be sure to exercise, take time for yourself, and create healthy habits to be a successful job seeker.

All of these tid-bits are right on and very much true. But how can a person realistically do this? In my own experience of having been out of work in the past it seems as though you begin your day at 7am, send/receive emails, have a lunch networking appointment, apply to a couple of jobs and before you know it 6pm (or later!) has arrived awfully quick. And then to throw in a bike ride or jog, family or other extracurricular activities in the evenings and your day is shot. And this is what our society expects of us to do as job seekers. “Work hard and your next opportunity is right around the corner.” Maybe, for some. But for others we may try and try each and every day and get nowhere, week after week. For some of us we wonder if all this networking stuff will ever actually lead to anything, same thing with applying to countless jobs or chasing people down on LinkedIn to make a connection.

I would encourage job seekers though to not give up! The reality of these job search situations is that all the “maybe next application/coffee/job lead” actually WILL lead to something great. No matter what anybody else tells you, it really is a numbers game to land that next great position. So don’t lose hope because of doomsday economic forecasts by television or radio pundits. Don’t lose hope when it seems like you have nothing going for you. Don’t lose hope when it seems as though there is nothing out there for you. That next position really is right around the corner. Just ask any friend or acquaintance about how they landed their job and more than likely their story will start out with something like, “Out of nowhere I get this phone call/email…” Now it’s YOUR turn!!

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