Any tips for not becoming totally fucking demoralized while jobhunting?

[Telly Savalas]

Anybody know the answer?

Anybody?


Buehler?

[atomic-fly]

1. you got yer health..what you want with a job?

dang

[dolo amber]

2. Brownie points for the Raising Arizona quote

:bounce: :D

Unfortunately Telly, no...but I shall be monitoring this thread as well. :(

[Telly Savalas]

7. Ah shit.

I missed that.

Guess that means it's been so long since I've seen that movie, that'd it'd be worth renting again.

[Telly Savalas]

4. Once I have a job, I'll no longer feel compelled to spend hours

each day tailoring my cover letter and resume for a position and sending it to some hr fuck who will ignore it. Also I'll be getting paid money for my frustrations.

[Az]

3. Take solace that you are not bald and missing a finger

Oh.... sorry.... didn't realise that was you Mr Savalas.

[Telly Savalas]

10. Who loves ya, baby?

[swag]

5. hand jive

[dolo amber]

8. Is that your default answer for everything?

:D

[swag]

12. No. Sometimes I say,

HE IS A DISCIPLE OF AYN RAND!

and then I post this picture:



But that's only in threads about Alan Greenspan that can't be answered with a simple

hand jive

[dolo amber]

16. ...

:rofl:

[northzax]

6. as a fellow member of the society

I reccomend the following:

1: take up running
2: keep your friends, you need social contact
3: thank your deity of choice that you aren't from New Orleans

not to be flippant, but the third is to help you remember that is could be worse.

[Telly Savalas]

9. It aint flippant.

Gratitude checks are important regardless of what one is doing.

Went for a good 5Ker after about losing it earlier. Endorphins do wonders.

[MsAnthropy]

11. Think of job hunting as a buffet

You get a small sample of lots of different workplaces, which if you had all you can eat every day you'd be quickly sick of. I look back on my past interviews and heave a huge sigh of relief that none of them hired me. It took a few years but I finally got a good one. Hang in there. It's out there.

[leftofthedial]

13. if you're jobhunting now

you're screwed.

go ahead and be demoralized.

it's demoralizing.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

14. Don't care too much about getting the job & look at interviews as practice

Each interview is sort of a game and a sort of practice for getting the BEST job.

My brother who is the world's best job interviewee (he always got hired despite having a horrible job history) loved the attention - it was his chance to go in and have people paying lots of attention to him. He thought it was fun.

[no name no slogan]

15. Drink. Heavily.

You'll feel better-- temporarily.

[Joe Chi Minh]

17. Bear in mind, in a kindly sort of way,

that you will be doing them a favour, as well. It'll give you a healthy confidence.