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Don't listen to the unemployed, underemployed and other such losers. You need a positive, nurturing environment. When you are out of work the first instinct is to get together with others who are out of work or ones who are unsatisfied with their present employment.
This is the biggest mistake ever. All they will do is make you feel bad about yourself, they will turn your attitude negative and bitter like 99% of posters on here. Don't listen to them. Listen only to the folks who have succeeded in getting a job. The rest is just noise/.
Some of you people just dont know what its like. I am literally trying everything to get a job. Writing great cover letters, getting my resume professionally reviewed to catch flaws, mock interviews, networking with people who have connections who say they will put in a good word for me. I spend literally 10 hrs a day trying to network, tweaking my resume and cover letters, looking for jobs...PLUS I live in the south in a rural area which makes it 5x as hard. It seems hopeless but I try to remain positive. I KNOW I am doing everything right but Im still getting crap from people even when I get excited about a job or idea all I hear is "you cant do that" "are you sure" I literally have ZERO support and it blows. I am 100% honestly doing my best. I believe it will pay off sooner or later.
I know exactly what it's like. And I'd venture to say many of us have been without a job at some point in our lives. I too came from a rural town in the South so I understand that aspect of it. It WILL pay off eventually but the absolute worst thing that you can do is be around others in the same boat who are negative and don't provide any value (even if it's just moral support) to your search.
Some of you people just dont know what its like. I am literally trying everything to get a job. Writing great cover letters, getting my resume professionally reviewed to catch flaws, mock interviews, networking with people who have connections who say they will put in a good word for me. I spend literally 10 hrs a day trying to network, tweaking my resume and cover letters, looking for jobs...PLUS I live in the south in a rural area which makes it 5x as hard. It seems hopeless but I try to remain positive. I KNOW I am doing everything right but Im still getting crap from people even when I get excited about a job or idea all I hear is "you cant do that" "are you sure" I literally have ZERO support and it blows. I am 100% honestly doing my best. I believe it will pay off sooner or later.
Sounds like you are doing everything right. Keep at it.
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