How to deal with the constant rejection of not getting the job? Only a handful of calls, getting 2-3 interviews in and being hopeful only to get the dreaded rejection letter, 6 months of being unemployed after being terminated "at will", draining not only mine but my sons bank account, not able to afford car payment, insurance or repairs and only 4 weeks of unemployment left.
How does one continue to move forward from this?

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I'm sorry for what you are going through. Depression sucks, I was out of work for about 8 mos. and was able to land a job through my network on LinkedIn. Keep your head up, it does get better. Perhaps you can file for an extension. XOXO

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Thank you for your encouraging words!

There are good times and there are bad times. The bad thing is good times end. The good thing is bad times end. You get through this phase and you will be back in the good times. In the meanwhile it may suck a bit but do uber eats and such for money. Also try your hand at content creation to build a work portfolio. You will come out of this better. You are not the first person going through this and you won't be the last. Hang in there. You got this.

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