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‼️HOW TO AVOID DESPERATION AS A JOB SEEKER‼️

Desperation occurs when one is in a position of lack, not in a position of plenty. It’s a feeling that we all have felt before but it’s critical to not show it—especially in the job search.

Here are some ✨tips✨ on how to offset desperation as a job seeker:

➡️Build momentum in your job search: apply , apply, apply to as many jobs as possible and keep conversations flowing (with recruiters and hiring managers/companies) to maintain a full pipeline

➡️In the flowing conversations with companies of interest, identify prospective salary ranges and requirements to be able to leverage your desired pay against new interest/opportunities that comes your way (I.e. you can say to a new recruiter who calls you and asks about your salary requirements: “I’m interviewing with a number of other companies and in those discussions, the total pay packages are between X and Y”).

Mimetic desire is the idea that people desire something because someone else desires it. Like when two kids are in a room and Kid A is playing with a toy; even if there are 99 other toys laying around, Kid B will want the toy that Kid A has.

If you exercise these tips above, you’ll be the toy that someone else has and that everybody wants 🧸🪀😉.

For more career and resume-related tips, check out the « Ask The Hiring Manager » podcast on Spotify (full episode with expert salary negotiator, John Gates posted recently) and stay tuned to this page!

And of course feel free to reach out and message or email me anytime. I love answering your questions and providing value! 🙂