hey, so I resigned from my old retail job nearly 2 months ago bc my mental health was rock bottom and I was one bad day from a breakdown but now the job hunt is just an absolute nightmare. I've applied for at least 60ish jobs, had a few interviews but always been rejected or ghosted which makes me feel bad.

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2 months w 60 apps and a few interviews is actually pretty good. I usually apply for 200+ for 6 months before I’ve landed a job, all 5-6 times I’ve had to job hunt over the years.

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Sorry to hear all of this. I’m mindful that what I’m going to propose may not be helpful, but perhaps it might be some food for thought: burnout, stress, breakdown etc. is, as you know, because you responded accordingly, your body’s way of staying slow down, or stop. You’ve taken the time to do that, so while you’re looking, maybe it would help if you reframe the waiting as additional time to continue to respond to your physical, spiritual, social,
and mental health needs - including solitude. Before you know it, you’ll be back in the fast lane. It’s frustrating, and we all need to earn our crumb, but maybe it’s ok to trust the process and believe that when you’re really, like really ready, you’ll land that job. In the meantime, it could be a great time to do things you didn’t have time to do when working like a headless chicken. Stillness, time in nature, journaling, art, etc. are gifts that sometimes come when it feels inconvenient, but which, if we take our time to unwrap and savour, are the very gifts we need to pave the path to the next big thing. Or small thing. Whatever whatever. Take care. All the best.

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Thats very good progress. Most are only getting maybe a 1% interview rate.

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I would also give u a heads up not to expect any activity over the holiday. People are out, budgets aren’t set yet, and nothing happens over till the new year. I mean I hope u do, but don’t be surprised if u don’t. It’s normal. Same for summer, particularly July. I was applying like crazy and got 0.

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