Tag Archives: releive stress

How to Recharge Your Job Search

How frustrating it is when you want a cold glass of milk, but someone before you took it all.  The carton is empty.  When it’s gone, it’s gone.  Nil, zip, zero.   No matter how much you want it, there is nothing there.  You can squeeze and squeeze, but you won’t get anything.  The same is […]

How regain your focus and get back to your job search.

  Yesterday I wrote about fears you may have about returning to work and how they are holding you back from a successful job search.  Your fears are sabotaging your efforts You may find reasons not to network, to apply for jobs, think you resume isn’t good enough or know what you want to do.  […]

Job Searching Shouldn’t Be A 24/7 Activity

Looking for work is a job all its own.  But like when you worked, you didn’t work all day every day.  You had time off to enjoy family, friends and hobbies.  Doing so is just asimportant as ever, maybe even more so now.  Relieving stress and staying positive requires some distraction from the job search.  […]

The Holidays are Over, Time to Get Back to the Job Search.

They’re over!  The holidays are finished.  My husband and I took down the tree and put away the decorations.  There are no more Christmas cookies.  And the left overs are all gone.   If you’re like us, you’re ready to get back to normal life. What is everyday life for a job searcher?  It varies by […]

Interviews are like root canals without Novocaine.

Why are Interviews Stressful? Interviews have to be one the world’s most stressful activities.  Given a choice between a root canal and an interview, I think I would take neither.  I don’t like either one for different reasons.  I don’t like the pain involved in a root canal or the expense.  The interview just throws […]