Manage your emotions during a job search
Many people experience a wide swing in emotions during a job search. The most common emotions include:
- Fear
- Shame
- Anger
- Depression
- Helplessness
- Worthlessness
Each of these emotions is picked up by good interviewing teams. However, they typically see each as a lack of confidence. It is vital that you address each of these emotions in advance of your interview and anytime they spring up. The best way to do so is to acknowledge the emotions and address them. Ignoring or trying to act like you are not bothered will actually intensive the emotion and make it harder to hide in an interview.
Prevention is the best medicine
To help you prevent the overwhelming feeling of many of these emotions we suggest a variety of preventative methods:
Family and Friends: Reach out to those closest to you and share how the job search has left you feeling. Just getting it off your chest can be enough to help you move on.
Job Hunting Support Groups: If you haven’t joined one already, find a job search support group to help address your biggest strategy and execution challenges in the job hunt. Learn more about Job Hunting Support Groups.
Develop an action plan: Set short & long term goals in your job search. Then work the plan. Achieving goals actually fires chemicals in the brain that can offset depression.
Celebrate the small victories: You will get more than enough NOs in your hunt. Make sure to stop and celebrate the small wins to offset all of the NOs.
Stay active: Exercise and other physical activities will keep your body strong and healthy. A healthy body is less likely to experience many of these negative emotions.
Get a hobby/keep a hobby: Make sure you have a hobby in your life that you can use to get your mind off of the search occasionally.
Work your hunt like a job: Keep a schedule, get plenty of rest, and work hard just like you would at your next job.
Stop to eat: Hunger is a gateway to depression and bad feelings. Forgetting to eat invites them right in.
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