When’s the longest you’ve been unemployed (not by choice)? Trying to keep my head up

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Feeling sad when you are unemployed is normal. In an agency environment we interact with so many people each day that one of the hardest things is going from 100 conversations a week to 0. Recognizing the difference in your daily experience so you can cope and find silver linings in the change and is the best you can do.

I find lulls really really challenging so I try to just swallow my pride and reach out to anyone I worked with and anyone I’ve wanted to all at once to see if I can get bites. Are you open to freelance work? If full time is hard to come by, consider freelance?

Outside of that I highly recommend that you explore hobbies and create projects for yourself so you can convince yourself that you don’t have ENOUGH time to do personal projects. Once you start to experience yourself and your time that way you’ll begin to value yourself differently.

Good luck!

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I’m not unemployed, I’m freelance 😂😭😂😭😂

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Just did 4 months - joke’s on my last job because I’m at a top agency now while the old one’s making toolkits 😂

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6 months, currently approaching 7

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@Havas OP What’s your specialty? My agency has a ton of openings from new biz wins.

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4 months

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A year and a half. At Executive and C level it can take a year or more to find a new gig.

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Of course I shouldn’t be surprised at all to see so many from the same place here given it’s notoriety...

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6 months, keep your head up OP!

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3 months between freelance gigs.

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OP, I'm helping fill a Sr strategist role in NYC with cpg brand planning experience (personal care would be a plus). Don't know your level, but if interested, let me know.

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4 months

What is your area and level?

@asd1 strategy - which shop are you at?

@Havas OP I’m at PHD.

5 months 😓

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