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Thursday, July 11 - "When Do I Give Up?"

Thursday, July 11 - "When Do I Give Up?"

Adam Phillips
July 11, 2024

Good morning!

Here’s what’s on the JD today:

The managers of your second favorite search engine are hiring.
Tiffany asks, “I am so tired of rejection. How do I know when to give up?”

“The moment when you feel like giving up is right before your breakthrough.”

- Victoria Arlen

IN HIRING

Microsoft

Seriously though - does anyone actually work for the Bing team or does it just exist.
Currently, there are over 3k jobs open from all over world including those in
Here are a few of the most interesting roles available
- Senior Business Strategy Manager - Click here for full details
- Senior Technical Program Manager - Click here for full details
- Regional Environmental Compliance Program Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Tiffany asks, “I am so tired of rejection. How do I know when to give up?”

Recommendation: The outcome of many job searches is the result of what candidates do right after this inevitable feeling. Here’s how to move forward:

First, know that this is how everyone feels at some point. That does not change things but know you are not alone.
Second, take a mental health day (or two). Treat yourself like you are sick - YouTube, lots of liquids, sweatpants, Netflix, and whatever else you love. Try to stay off all social media and block LinkedIn from your life.
- Click here for a video recommended to me by a current reader
- Use this to block all social media for a period
Finally, after your day or two off, know that giving up is rarely an option. Sometimes you have a job (you hated) to go back to or a parent who can help, but you are where you are because at some point in your past you pushed forward when you felt like you were failing.
- For the next few weeks, change strategies. If you were networking a lot, lean into easy apply and send 5x the number of applications with no adaptations. If you have been doing that, focus on networking. Just change something to keep the job search dynamic and interesting enough to do it for one more day.

Conclusion:

You are not alone. Take some time to relax and recharge and then change up your strategy and focus on keeping it interesting enough that you don’t hate it.

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