Comments on: Guest Post: 7 Ways to Stay Positive During a Long Job Search

By: Priscilla Lewis-Henderson

Priscilla Lewis-Henderson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:05:16 +0000

All of this is good advice. Being unemployed is akin to suffering a huge personal loss and it can be depressing. Surrounding yourself with positive people is key, staying active and healthy is key but when you are applying to job after job and not getting results, it erodes your self-confidence. Remind yourself of all your capabilities & accomplishments but also use this time to acquire a new skill or polish a rusty one. Do you have only a basic familiarity with Excel spreadsheets? Use this time to become proficient. Gaining a new skill or improving a less than adequate one can be very empowering. You can search the Internet for free, interactive websites such as GCFlearnfree.org. (When you’re out of work, free is good!) Just know that you are not alone in your job search.

By: Jen | Banking Jobs

Jen | Banking Jobs — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:44 +0000

Thanks for the information. I believe it is very important to maintain a positive attitude during job search, or else one may end up taking a job that does not interest him.

By: Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:28:07 +0000

Changing jobs is often seen as a stressful and daunting task; however properly executed it can be an exciting and challenging experience. You can enlist your family’s help.

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Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:29:55 +0000

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By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:02:46 +0000

Great post. I had a fun time responding to it on my blog, which is about my long job search: http://jessified.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/due-date/

By: Paul Maurice Martin

Paul Maurice Martin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:51:20 +0000

These are all good, and I especially like how five, six and seven are basically designed to keep people from becoming obsessive about job hunting, which is easy and understandable but not helpful – you have to have some time away even from such an important activity. My free “Hard Times Handbook” eBook addresses this aspect of things too.