“I’ve put so much time and energy into this. If I keep going, how do I even know it will pay off?”
“There’s no guarantee I’ll even get a job…”
“I’m on my own, I can’t do this for much longer…”
If any of these thoughts are going through your mind, you might be experiencing job seeker burnout. It’s natural to feel this way. A job search can be incredibly stressful and exhausting. Some people even say the hardest job you’ll ever have to do is finding your next job.
Here are three steps for avoiding job seeker burnout and powering through your job search.
1. Get help
Having a recruiter on your team means you can take a deep breath and go back to your life while your industry expert takes your job search to a whole new level.
2. Realize you’re not seeing everything that is out there
There are employment agencies (who charge a fee to the candidate seeking new employment), that find jobs for people, and then there are search firms that find people for jobs.
With ENSEARCH, you get the best of both worlds. Obviously, you will have access to the existing job opportunities we are currently seeking to fill for our client hospitals. But in addition, we can take your candidacy to market if your ideal job and/or location is not a fit with any of our current openings. What does this mean for you? Access to unlisted jobs.
What we can’t do is locate a job that isn’t there, but what we can and do is to try to create a job for you, or find unlisted jobs that match what you are looking for. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve spoken with hiring managers who don’t have any open opportunities but wind up being completely willing to hire if the right person came along. Unfortunately, HR doesn’t always know what is in the back of the minds of the managers they support. The good news for candidates who conduct their job search through ENSEARCH is that you will.
3. Know that in the worst-case scenario, you still benefit
The worst thing that can happen after a prolonged job search that turns up no tangible results is that we’ve gotten to know you, and you’ve gotten to know us.
We have our fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in this industry, so when something does come up, we’ll be ready for you, and by virtue of our interview prep and comprehensive resume review, you’ll be ready for the opportunity.
Tackling a job search alone is daunting and often prolongs the process. Stop waiting and get ENSEARCH on your team for some relief. Call at 888.NNP.JOBS today for a no-obligation Career Consultation. If it’s out there, we’ll find it for you!
