Job Search - "Don't Take It Personally" Advice So Dangerous

 Bad news is the kind that grabs page views. So, establishment media and those on social networks are making merry focusing on all the reasons it is harder to land a job. Those range from the sheer volume of applicants to the longer time (around 44 days) it takes for employers to actually hire. 

Such coverage usually wraps up this way: Given those factors, don't take all the ghosting/rejections personally. 

That perspective is unhelpful, even dangerous.

Unless you can live off other sources of income, a job search is quite personal. Having paid work is necessary to pay the bills. 

In my coaching, those who are most successful in getting, holding and moving on to better work are those who ignore all those macro factors. Instead they take it very personally that they need a job or contract assignment. The overall strategy is to grab work, any kind. The cliche is really true: Nothing gets you a job like having a job. From that platform - being employed - you can migrate to other opportunities. 

Not working shows. Your presentation skills for interviews atrophy. You also have no current work examples to cite as mini "case studies" in the screeners. Employers mandate details about how you are approaching doing tasks. In addition, without a flow of income, you could try too hard and come across as desperate. 

Job search is personal. It's you and it's those who could hire you. 

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