Staying mentally healthy during your work search

If there's one episode to listen to for a quick tactical recap of all our other episodes, this is it. We've taken all the topics we've covered this season and baked them down to 7 simple steps that can help you get traction in your work search. Talk to you soon! 👋

When you’re out of work and looking for a job, it’s easy to get mentally sideways. Where you start to believe lies and you start developing bad habits. On this episode, we’ll cover some of the lies people deal with in isolation and share some personal disciplines that can help you stay grounded and healthy. Talk soon! 👋

Nobody likes to go home not feeling good about what they’re doing - especially when looking for work.  It’s easy to drift into wondering if you’re not doing enough or if you could be doing more. But without a clear visualization of what you’ve actually been doing, the only thing you have to base that on is your emotions, which can be fickle and untrustworthy. On this episode, we’ll talk about what sane, healthy, activity tracking looks like. How it can help you visualize the momentum you’re generating each day. Give you a clear baseline to judge your efforts. And how it helps you go home each day proud. Talk to you soon! 👋

When you don’t know what’s going on in your own work search, it’s easy to lose track of opportunities and get mentally sideways thinking the world is falling apart. On this episode, we’ll cover what a healthy tracking system looks like so that you can know where you need to be putting your effort and hedge against losing hope. Talk to you soon! 👋

When it comes to talking about yourself during a work search, people tend to fall onto two ends of the spectrum: not at all (and having a hard time finding a job) or all the time (and having a hard time not coming off as self absorbed). On this episode, we cover a decent, healthy view of talking about yourself and an alternative approach and line of thinking that can help you find your next opportunity without being self absorbed. Talk to you soon! 👋

Taking time out of your work search to do courses or other training programs can be a tricky call. For some, it might feel good, but it doesn’t move the needle as much as getting out and talking to your friends. For others, not having a certification can be a non-starter for getting a foot in the door in a new industry. On this episode, we talk through how to make the right call for yourself so that you’re working on what matters and not putting up false barriers to finding your next opportunity. Talk to you soon. 👋

Not having a concrete timeline for when you want to find your next job can lead to waffling, waiting around, and add weeks to your work search. On this episode, we share how you can create a timeline you can believe in so that you can execute on the things you need to do and make better adjustments along the way. Talk to you soon. 👋

It can be difficult for someone to confidently point you in the right direction if you position what you're looking for too granularly.  Instead, if you lead out with describing the types of problems you solve (and the people who tend to have those problems), it makes it much easier for someone to feel good about pointing you to one of their friends - which gets you one step closer to finding your next opportunity. Talk to you soon! 👋

When someone helps you during your work search by either meeting with you or making an introduction, most people take their help and move on - which just isn't kind.  Not only is writing a thank you note a low effort way to show your appreciation, but because so few people write them, it's a great way to leave a memorable, kind impression on the person you met with. Talk to you soon. 👋

Going back and forth over email trying to schedule a simple meeting time and location can be draining on the very person you're about to ask for help.  On this episode, we break down the approaches we took to make scheduling quick and seamless.  Once you start using this approach, there'll be less back and forth, more accepted invites, and more touchpoints that get you closer to your next opportunity. Jump on in and we'll talk to you soon! 👋