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The job hunt has been an emotional minefield for me. Happiness, sadness, grief, bliss. It’s hard! The saying “You have to laugh or you’d cry” has been a go-to.
Just wait until you retire and try to stay productive and find a decent paying job. It TOTALLY sucks especially with online applications being sorted (either tossed or moved forward by AI) I have been in management all my life, did interviews for decades but at least it was face to face.
Anyone else having a difficult time with job searching that fits who you are
There is a lot of tears for sure
I can't say there's been a lot of literal tears, but there's certainly been a roller coaster of emotions. I'll get to the point where some little thing can really change my mood suddenly. I'm at the point where the routine rejection letters don't crush me, but sometimes just the overall frustration can really bring me down.
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I agree with that about the overall frustration. At least it helps to know we’re not alone in these experiences.
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I’ve almost found I’ve moved beyond that stage haha, I’ve come to realize that in this kind of employers market, unexpected things can happen so until an offer is given I try not to get any strong emotions.
When a sales team fails to close a lead, the manager's response is never, "Don't worry, it's the customer." The directive is always, "Analyze the loss, figure out why you failed to connect, and determine what improvements you can make to your proposal next time."
This commitment to continuous improvement is crucial for success. However, we often abandon this mindset in job hunting. Instead of urging job seekers to refine their approach, the common advice is, "It's okay, it's not you—it's the employer." To find success, job seekers must adopt the sales manager's mentality: they need to identify areas for self-improvement and refine their professional offering.