Fight The Soul Crush

One of the hardest things about job hunting is keeping your spirits up. Interviews followed by silence, near misses, applications seem to disappear down a black hole. It’s easy to lose faith in yourself and get weighed down. I’ve certainly experienced this in my current search. The market is tough!

Two things have helped me:

1) Lean in to your support network. These people know you and believe in you, and even when YOU don’t, they see the talent and value you have. They will reflect that back at you if you spend time with them. Don’t stay in isolation!

2) Remind yourself. A career counselor recommended I write “success stories” for job interviews. I spent a couple days and came up with 12 stories. These WILL be helpful for interviews, but even better, they’ve reminded ME I have skills and great experience.

You’ve got a lot to offer so don’t forget that. Keep going friends…