Job Searching Mom

Let’s admit it: we all have been there. Another day, another job search on LinkedIn using different variations of the same job. Yet again you have no reply and you close your computer in defeat. Job search is a really challenging thing. But what makes it even more difficult is trying to maintain the motivation even after a long period of rejections. My experience in the job hunt taught me how crucial it is not to lose heart and give way to despair. So here are my personal top tips on how to be motivated in job search. Apply these simple changes to your job-hunting process and get your motivation revived by focusing more on you than on the resume itself. 1. Make a Detailed To-Do List In the beginning of the job search, your motivation seemed to be on top and you believed you can manage to go through all the ups and downs of this time-consuming process and wriggle out of a tight situation. However, as the times goes and you still get no response, your motivation becomes much low...

Job stress is definitely something we all experience as workers but we handle it in different ways. If you want to stay safe on your job, maximize your job performance, as well as maintain your mental and physical health, you need to learn how to overcome job stress. By the way, it might be useful in a real life as well. In reality, not all stress is bad for you. In fact, occasional doses of job stress may be effective in boosting your productivity and motivation. However, let us talk about its drawbacks and the best strategies for dealing with job stress. What is Job Stress?  Some jobs tend to bring higher stress than others. These are the jobs that have demanding time pressure (healthcare workers), that are located in dangerous settings (police, fire), that have repetitive detailed work (manufacturing), and that deal with demanding clients (service providers). The recent job survey states that nowadays job stress represents a big threat to the health of people. B...