self esteem and unemployment

[Kimmyh51]

How has unemployment affected your confidence? especially at job interviews?

[giay]

I think self-esteem is the most important thing that should remain in you even you have become unemployed. In this manner, the desire to move on and explore new opportunities will be greater. This is better than sulking and regretting about the lost job.

[plush_girl]

I think we should still be optimistic even if we get fired. If we lose confidence, then we can't find another job.

[AmandaT]

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Originally Posted by Kimmyh51 How has unemployment affected your confidence? especially at job interviews?

I have found myself being more critical and selective about what I actually apply for, especially if they want a resume with an application, and they do a background check.

I am very conscious of how much information they want.

[Ricardo]

I think it can be a real challenge to remain positive and confident in times of unemployment.

Hopefully we can all preserve our self esteem. It can help having caring friends or understanding family members.

[lucky_witch]

Hmmm, maybe it will affect a little bit. But it should affect you in more positive way. Self esteem is one important component to be successful!

[crazy_witch]

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Originally Posted by lucky_witch Hmmm, maybe it will affect a little bit. But it should affect you in more positive way. Self esteem is one important component to be successful!

I agree with you. The way we see things make a big different in everything that we do.

[Mork]

While it is understandable one could have their self-esteem hurt, you should not let that undermine your search for a job.

[PyncPrill]

I dont think that’s legal. It depends on the contract you have signed. Is this in your contract?

[alex_champ]

I've been through the 5 stages of grieving when I got laid off. I've been through denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. Now I'm finally back to a new job and getting back up to my feet again!

[arthurjr]

In my industry of construction periods of unemployment are common and expected, so being out of work is not a shocker for wireman in my local. However being out of work for longer than 4-5 months were untill recently a rare happening.

I personaly know that loosing my job was 1000% political in its cause as I am just a hard working extreamly talented electrician, and was not in anyones "click" as it is refered to. I worked for the last six years for the same company and no BS was late less than 3 or 4 times and that was always due to surcomestances totally out of my control like my train runing late or my car pool driver was a no show. I only missed 5 days of work in six years, four days was due to the birth of my second son (which my boss actually paid me for) and the one other day I actually did call off for was because my wife and two sons all had the flu and I had to stay home to care for them. So I actuly only called off one day in six years of employment.

I was, all BS aside, about as good a journeyman electrcian as was employed by my company at that time. I was layed off from a job that had a minimum of 10 months work because the general foreman running the job was my foreman 18 years ago at a totally diferent compnay where I was injured on his job (zero fault of my own a guy droped a section of scafolding on my shoulder from 1 story up) and had to file a workmans comp claim, but did not sue them. With in 1 month of my return to work after my injury, we had a falling out and I quit. I showed up on his job and lasted a total of three days. Six years with the same company having worked for 90% of that companies supervision and no problems. Three days with this guy and I am gone. 18 years is one long time to hold a grudge. The saying in my union is "elephants forget, electricians never do".

So I have desided I must change careers as my industry can no longer keep me employed betond 5-6 months out of the year. Should have done this in the Clinton years, so some shame on me.

I am quite confident I will handel any job interview I get well, that is if I ever go on one. I have sent out 100+ resumes and dozens of other jobs I applied for in person, and no results yet.

This has been quite the eye opener for me.

My best advice I tell anyone I know who has recently become unemployed is hit the ground running and apply every where and any where, do not sit and allow yourself to wallow in self pitty of the "why me?" desease, doing so is a fast road to no where.

Arthur.