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As May (Mental Health Awareness Month) comes to a close, it's worth a reminder and acknowledgment that job searching is hard on your mental health. The rejection emails (or the silence that's somehow worse), the unanswered applications, the interviews that felt promising and then went nowhere... it accumulates and deflates us. If you've been feeling drained, discouraged, or like your worth is being quietly measured by your inbox, please know that response is human, not a personal failing....

When laid off, many people say or think: "Now I've got to update my resume." Wrong 'r.' Your first thought should be about your relationships: Who could be your best networking contacts. Previous coworkers, external stakeholders, industry friends and colleagues. Spend a good amount of time (perhaps a day or two) on this. Then, on to your resume. Why? A resume is transactional, and exchange-based. Relationships are trust-based, with shared vision. Warm relationships produce better results than...

Job seekers, your time is NOW: Q1 through Q2. You often see us posting about taking care of yourself throughout the grind of today's job search. We still will. But today, the message is to THROW DOWN THE HAMMER - as much as you can, and in as balanced way as possible - over the next few months. With the exception of certain seasonal industries, many employers operate on a calendar fiscal year. Budgets renew and allocate for hiring. (Not all, but enough to create a pattern and feed into a...