Job Search can be frustrating. It is the nature of the beast if you approach it in a haphazard way. As a Career Coach I see this frustration over and over in my clients, but it doesn't have to be that way. The best advice to counter the frustrations of not knowing what to do next, not hearing back from prospective employers and getting rejected for good opportunities is to develop a focused, workable job search plan.
If you are treating your job search like a full-time job, then you will have goals for the number of contacts you need to make each week, including networking contacts. Remember, your next job may very well come from a friend of a friend of a friend. Over and over I have seen this happen, so I always request that my clients spend about 40% of their job search time working on developing those all-important networking contacts.
Keep in mind that you are NOT asking these contacts for jobs, just leads to potential employers and other people who may be helpful to you. It takes a few tries before this feels comfortable, but after that the fear/frustration subsides. It is at this point in the job search process that I see my clients really become focused and confident in their searches.
