Unable to find any job after months of job search? Is it feeling Broke? I know how it does feel to have a job search depression. Since, we live in a tough economy, being jobless is depressing. Many job seekers get this emotional decline after a stressful search for a job. They again start searching for new job opportunities, with the willingness to accept any job. It happens that even this option didn’t bring positive outcomes.

In this article, we will share with you the episode of job search depression: the melancholic journey of rejected applicants, and the hopeless feeling experienced by many job seekers. We will also suggest the solutions to overpass this obstacle, and we will motivate you to start a new job search again. Let’s get started.

What is a Job search depression?

It is a situation of negative attitude that settles when an applicant tries many times to get wanted and needed a job and fails at each application. It also manifests a lack of interest and motivation as the process of job search seems filled with ups and downs and ended by rejection.

This reoccurred disappointment is inevitable in every job seeker’s history. This is a general definition of job search depression. As you can see it’s not an illness. It is a situation of repetitive and progressive job search attempts. Now let’s see the signs and symptoms of this depression. If you want to earn time and money during your job search, consider this article.

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Job search depression: Signs and symptoms

Technically, the signs and symptoms of job search depression are similar in every potential employee who is trying to find not only his/ her dream job but also any job, but the task seems impossible. General signs and symptoms can be ,like these:

• ·         Lack of motivation: this sounds clear when the applicant is no longer excited for any job. A person who wakes up late and have a repetitive routine
• ·         Being willing to accept any job, even if it’s not part of your specialty or your academic degree.
• ·         Feeling so tired of hunting jobs.
• ·         Having no appetite for updating a resume or submitting a new application.
• ·         Having low self-esteem and thinking of abandoning everything.
• ·         Getting nervous all the time and comparing your situation with others of whom you think they don’t deserve to get hired.
• ·         Becoming less sociable to avoid this question: “what are you doing for a living?”

These are different job search depression symptoms. There might be other various stages of reaching these signs. Now let’s see how to deal with not finding a job in Pakistan fast and how to get the spirit of maintaining the job searching process.

Solutions to Cope and Overcom,e Job Search Depression

1.   Take a break

Repetition is not necessarily a positive habit. It can be a killing process. If you are stuck in a square of application and rejection, you will obviously get tired and bored. Take a break and choose a time in your day to exercise different things, other than applying for a job. Relax, don't repeat this routine and do some well-being things, like taking a walk, reading a good book, playing a game. This break can help you restore your energy. Once you take a break, your optimism for job search becomes more powerful.

2.   Don’t complain about your jobless situation:

Talking to people might be comforting. However, complaining over and over about your rejected applications might be bad for you. Some people might report this to your potential employers and burn the chances for you to get hired in the future.

Whatever hard the situation you are experiencing, don’t give negative statements about any company or employer that didn’t accept your application with open arms. Just talk about yourself in a very brief and superficial way.  Keep your deep jobless details for yourself and make people wish good luck or refer you to some interesting job position, not pity your situation.

3.   Make a plan

Your hiring process is slow because maybe you are not following a specific plan. Employment is not an accident of chance. It’s rather the result of well-prepared plans and goals. Plan your job search journey every day. Write a list of the possible job positions and vacancies that you can apply for.

You should also redraft your resume and make changes to the information there. Each time you do a task from your list, reward yourself by offering a small gift to yourself like chocolate, a good meal, or a walk. If you are confused about your employment goals, check this article.

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4.   Don’t Give up:

Giving up looking for work is a big sign of job search depression. The fact that you think that you are no longer fit for work is a dangerous stage in your depression. Have a life purpose. Watch motivational films and videos about people’s success stories. Don’t imagine the worst outcomes or don’t anticipate rejections, because this attitude will certainly push you to give up. Always review your application and try to follow up and contact employers to see changes in your career search.

5.   Build  Interesting Skills:

Part of what contributes to job depression is the lack of important skills that are needed in the job market. In fact, you are not making any progress in your job search, because you don’t have the necessary skills for certain careers. Remember that job searching is like fashion. Each season, year or generation of new graduates, there is a continuous change in the job industry. There are more requirements and demands that are different than before. In this respect, you need to update your application habits and provide the necessary skills and requirements. Because too much waiting and expecting will not hand you your dream job. Instead of wasting time and opportunities, you need to build a new personality and improve your existing skills to reach what is relevant in the job market. For more information, check these articles:

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