Honestly how long have you been seeking a new job and to what extent are you searching... someone give me some hope

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8 months. Considering leaving NYC entirely. Life shouldn't be measured on how many lions and pencils you can win.

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6 mos. sent out 500 resumes/applications/emails. I have several dozen Lions so that doesnt matter in the end.

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Never stop searching.

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Not because it was hard to find a job, but because it was hard to find the right job.

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Spent six months tirelessly looking until one day I had an email in my inbox from WK. Keep at it.

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I looked for two years to find my current job.

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Got nothing for five months. In the past two and a half weeks, I’ve had interviews at five agencies. Hang in there. Something will happen

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Took me about 7 weeks of hard (daily) searching and about 20 informational interviews before I landed something that I start next week. Hang in there. There are jobs. Just keep plugging away and never underestimate the power of a referral.

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Seriously email everybody you know. Most agencies have referral bonuses so there could be a $1,000 in it for them, too.

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I spent the summer just applying to job after job because no freelance work was coming up. Now summer is over, I got none of the jobs, but work is starting to pick up. Sooner or later the sun comes out, don’t despair

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Someone told me, count a month for your years of experience and assume that's how long it will take.

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Maybe 3 months total, with only the past 3 weeks being daily searching. The rest was casual if someone posted an opportunity .

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6 months. Hang in there, OP. September is when agency Q4 budgets have been finalized, which means purse strings are gonna loosen. Now’s the time to work those connections hard.

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Longest was about...7-8 months after I got laid off. I don’t think you are doing anything wrong as long as your actively applying and reaching out to your network...

I understand what you may be going through... it is frustrating as hell, non-responses, rejections... but you’ll get it. It just takes some luck and A LOT of patience. Hang in there, you are defiantly not alone.

Good luck!

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3 months

2 weeks after being laid off from my previous company. I’ll say it. I was 100% lucky. But a good book does help.

Usually takes me 6-8 months and longer the higher you go

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