Where has the time gone? Some days it just doesn't seem that long. Other days it seems like I've been in this state forever. When you're feeling like this, the best thing you can do for yourself is to step back and reevaluate where you're going with the job search. It does get very confusing when everyone has their opinion of what you should or shouldn't be doing. Then there are the doomsayers that tell you to give up. You can't listen to them. You have to pick yourself up and move on.
There are people out there that are willing to help. The first thing you must do is reach out to them. Let them know that you are struggling with this and allow them to help you. I learned in this past week that there are services out there for the unemployed. Some are good. Others are not so good. Some you have to work for to get, and others you need to meet a certain criteria to get. I have been looking for answers to questions that have bothered me about how the disenfranchised (those that have no access to computers) find work. The best answer I found is that the person has to go door to door and actually meet the owner. It makes sense. Yet I can't help wondering about how to approach someone like that without seeming pushy and/or desperate. I don't know the answer to that one. Some would say that you need to focus on some sort of "elevator speech" that tells the person who you are and what services you can provide them. It sounds like a good idea in practice, and there are some that have gotten jobs that way, but here's the rub: What if the person refuses to even speak to you? I don't know about you, but I still feel a bit uncomfortable speaking to a complete stranger unless it is about something I'm passionate about like writing.
I believe that this is the key. Finding something that you're passionate about and then doing it. Unfortunately in my case, my career so far isn't paying the bills. I need something else that will.
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