What to do when your job search simply sucks

What to do when your job search simply sucks Heres another older post I found because a spammer tried to comment on it: The Job Search Sucks. Its true, isnt it? No one wakes up and says: You know, Im up for a new challenge. I want to do a job search. This should be a good challenge because the economy sucks well see how this goes! Maybe some people do people who are in a horrible corporate situation. But when you are a job seeker, and discouraged, and tired of spinning your wheels and feeling like nothing is working, sometimes you need to step back and take a little break. In the blog post from 2009 I shared some ideas (read the post to get the entire gist of it): step away and regroup focus on relationships fix something at your house (sometimes having a project complete, or accomplishing something, is a nice break from the mundane job search) plant flowers go back to school (I think this needs serious thought, because it means major changes to schedule, finances, etc.) change industries QUIT the job search. Sound silly?  I did it.  And that is what 51 Alternatives to a Real Job is all about. Check out the post for more, as well as insightful comments from others What to do when your job search simply sucks Heres another older post I found because a spammer tried to comment on it: The Job Search Sucks. Its true, isnt it? No one wakes up and says: You know, Im up for a new challenge. I want to do a job search. This should be a good challenge because the economy sucks well see how this goes! Maybe some people do people who are in a horrible corporate situation. But when you are a job seeker, and discouraged, and tired of spinning your wheels and feeling like nothing is working, sometimes you need to step back and take a little break. In the blog post from 2009 I shared some ideas (read the post to get the entire gist of it): step away and regroup focus on relationships fix something at your house (sometimes having a project complete, or accomplishing something, is a nice break from the mundane job search) plant flowers go back to school (I think this needs serious thought, because it means major changes to schedule, finances, etc.) change industries QUIT the job search. Sound silly?  I did it.  And that is what 51 Alternatives to a Real Job is all about. Check out the post for more, as well as insightful comments from others What to do when your job search simply sucks Heres another older post I found because a spammer tried to comment on it: The Job Search Sucks. Its true, isnt it? No one wakes up and says: You know, Im up for a new challenge. I want to do a job search. This should be a good challenge because the economy sucks well see how this goes! Maybe some people do people who are in a horrible corporate situation. But when you are a job seeker, and discouraged, and tired of spinning your wheels and feeling like nothing is working, sometimes you need to step back and take a little break. In the blog post from 2009 I shared some ideas (read the post to get the entire gist of it): step away and regroup focus on relationships fix something at your house (sometimes having a project complete, or accomplishing something, is a nice break from the mundane job search) plant flowers go back to school (I think this needs serious thought, because it means major changes to schedule, finances, etc.) change industries QUIT the job search. Sound silly?  I did it.  And that is what 51 Alternatives to a Real Job is all about. Check out the post for more, as well as insightful comments from others