Career: Are You a Job Search Hermit? by Deborah Walker, CCMCIf you’re experiencing an extended job search, chances are you’ve been through several hills and valleys: days of optimism followed by days of discouragement.
One symptom of this job search discouragement is the tendency to avoid other people. This is what I call the “hermit” phase, where proactive search efforts are set aside in favor of hunkering down in front of the computer, spending fruitless hours going through online job sites. As dull as this activity is, it at least it prevents the job seeker from hearing rejection.
The problem is that avoiding people only prolongs the period of discouragement. The longer one remains in “hermit” mode, the longer the job search drags on—and the downward cycle continues.
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