5 Things I Learned From 2 Painful Job Searches

To be successful in my two difficult job searches I had to learn to push forward and keep going through setbacks and tremendous internal doubt.

Looking back I see how much I grew during those terribly difficult times (one of them mid-2020 pandemic).

Some areas I now see I grew - I'm hoping this encourages you:

1. I grew more creative as I had to get attention among a lot of job search competition so I tried many different techniques to stand-out
2. I became more tenacious because I had no choice but to keep persevering knowing my family depended on my income
3. I saw patterns in what worked, what moved people, what got attention, and what to avoid which has helped me across two hard job searches but also in my business career post-job search
4. I have become more aware of job seekers and their struggles so now I try to help them whenever I can
5. I also learned to not be over-dependent on a job or employer and to be ready to start a job search at any time