Searching for a job can be much like trying to swim against the current, fighting the current gets you nowhere, but letting go completely can push you further into the current. So, what should you do? You float, assess where you are and which way the current is going, and then swim parallel to the shore but away from the current. This allows you to keep the shore in sight while maneuvering out of the current.
Think of the shore as your next job and the current as the job search process. Here are a few times that it is better to take a break than to fight the current.
Should You Take a Break from Your Job Search?
Written By: Phylicia Vallier
When you are no longer trying.
What I mean by this is, you aren’t putting the effort forward to search for and apply through the company's process from start to finish. We all know there are some companies that have extensive applications and questionnaires and even testing. If you are doing step 1 but not the subsequent steps, or you aren’t fully doing them, my advice to you is to stop. Take a break. Putting minimal effort in is often worse than not doing it at all. Did you know that many corporate companies will stop looking at your submissions after multiple inappropriate or incomplete applications? Save yourself the heartbreak and don’t halfheartedly apply for jobs.
I’ve known I was perfect for the job if they would only give me a chance. Often times, when this is happening, 1 of 2 things is going on, either your resume isn’t a correct reflection of who you are and what you can do or your job search isn’t producing appropriate positions for your skillset.
When you are throwing a resume at every job that you see.
Desperation can stink more than most people realize. When you are tossing a general resume at every job that comes across your table you are not only doing yourself a disservice, but you are also wasting your own time.
When you can’t seem to get any responses or calls back.
Not hearing back when you have submitted the full application and gone through the process is gut-wrenching, I know, I’ve been there.