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From Burnout to Breakthrough: Reigniting Your Job Search

Extended job searching can be exhausting. Feeling the initial excitement of new colleagues and challenges fade decreases your motivation to continue.

Understanding the actions you can take to renew your optimism helps reignite your job search. The following suggestions can help you move from burnout to breakthrough.

Revisit Your Values

Clarify what means the most to you in a job to find one that fits most of what you desire:

Create two columns on a piece of paper: one for what you need from a job and one for what you don’t want.
Write down relevant details in each column.
Identify your top three must-haves and top three deal breakers.
Use your results to search for jobs that fit your requirements.

Enhance Your Skill Set

Participate in free or low-cost online courses through LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, or an industry-specific learning platform:

Focus on the most in-demand skills in your industry.
Consider earning industry certification to validate your learning.
Find ways to apply your skills at your current job to gain experience.

Network

Building relationships with industry professionals helps reengage with your job search:

Your connections can introduce you to other industry professionals and hiring managers.
You might learn of unadvertised job opportunities.
You can schedule informational interviews to learn more about a role and company.
Securing employee referrals increases the likelihood of receiving interviews.

Conduct Informational Interviews

Research companies and roles that interest you. Then, schedule informational interviews with employees in similar roles at the companies:

Connect with relevant employees through LinkedIn.
Request a 15-minute phone conversation or coffee meeting.
Ask about the culture, team, role, work environment, and other relevant details.
If you like what you hear, request an employee referral.
If you don’t find what you’re looking for, continue your job search.

Celebrate Your Wins

Focus on the small steps taken to advance in your job search:

Using online courses to develop new skills
Updating your LinkedIn profile
Customizing your cover letter and resume for each job
Expanding your network
Scheduling informational interviews
Securing employee referrals
Receiving responses from employers
Completing interviews

Consider celebrating your wins in these ways:

Tracking your successes in a job search journal
Sharing your wins with an online community
Rewarding yourself with a small treat or experience

Partner with a Staffing Agency

A staffing agency recruiter can help you find a job more quickly than searching on your own:

The agency works with local employers to fill job openings.
Many job opportunities are not publicly advertised.
Because few job seekers know about the vacancies, there is less competition for interviews.
The recruiter talks in depth about your goals, skills, experience, accomplishments, and preferences to find relevant job opportunities.
The agency recruiter helps update your resume, markets your value to relevant employers, and prepares you for interviews.
The recruiter negotiates any job offers on your behalf and regularly follows up to ensure satisfaction.

Reignite Your Job Search

PrideStaff can match you with relevant job opportunities to renew engagement in your job search. Contact your local PrideStaff office to talk with a recruiter today!

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