I’ve been unemployed for almost 6 months now and starting to lose confidence. Every rejection chips away at it a little more, even though I know I’m qualified. How do you stay motivated and keep your mindset intact?

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Honestly as cheesy as it sounds, having a schedule really helps. I had an 8 month gap and it also took it’s toll on me. Fortunately for me I was studying to take a professional designation exam, slowly skill building, and concentrating on applying for roles that I knew I could fill even if i didn’t intend to stay very long. I definitely could’ve networked better and my time would’ve been shortened but hindsight is 20/20.

Outside of all of this, spending time with loved ones going outside, and being able to reconnect with reality again was invaluable to me. I left an unfulfilling role and started to feel the daily monotony get to me, despite the gap I think it was essential for my overall well being in a way.

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Be productive. If you are doing an honest 8 hours a day of being productive then it will help you with your confidence. Whether that’s job hunting, chores, exercise, doing community service, it will help. Get a part time night job and swallow your pride, survival is survival. Just don’t sit on your butt most the day playing video games/watching videos, you’re blowing your dopamine which can cause you to feel down. If you need help getting ideas and getting a schedule, chat gtp can help with keeping you focused and keep the tasks rolling.

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