My daughter, Katy, is about to graduate from college in May. She is in job search hell. 37 job applications in 9 different states. She heard back from 25, interviewed at 17, and has had 2 no’s. She has had 6 job offers, but 5 of them aren’t in the department that she wants and 1 is in a terrible part of town. Keep in mind that this is on top of full time school work, 2 clinicals and a part time job. When I talked to her last week, she said, “Mom, I am tired. And not the kind of tired where I need to go to bed early, but ‘life-tired’.”
My clients totally get the concept of ‘life-tired’. The numbers from the last search/hire that we completed in 8 weeks looked like this:
Total applicants: 260
First interviews: 36
Second interviews: 7
Third interviews: 2
It is easy to see why everyone on both sides of the table are ‘life-tired’.
And…
Last week, Katy flew to Texas for an in-person interview that knocked her socks off. The synergy from that interview completely changed her energy, her perspective, and her excitement about her future. She said “Mom, I am no longer worried about finding the right job for myself. I don’t even have a job offer yet, but I know that one is coming. I just feel it.”
“Are you still feeling life-tired?” I asked.
“Oh no. I am life-excited!”
One interview can change your whole life, regardless of the outcome. One candidate/employer can transform you from life- tired, to life- excited. Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward. Your person/job is on its way.
POWER THOUGHT: The middle of your search is the hardest part, and it is so easy to settle! DON’T! Stay focused through life-tired in order to get to life-excited!