Wednesday, April 30, 2014
8 Ways to Turn Unemployment Into Positive Situation
www.lifehack.org: Unfortunately, unemployment is often associated with negative feelings of fear, unworthiness, and stress. After being unemployed for a while, many will feel that they have lost all purpose and control of life. However, if you find yourself without a 9-5 daily routine, you will soon realize the one advantage that you have over your behind-the-cubicle friends – TIME.
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As an actor, this is very relevant. Realistically, I will unemployed for a lot of my career. "Auditioning is the job; the job is a vacation." Some say. It is important to not give in to sadness or self doubt that goes a long with unemployment. I think its very worth while to discuss how to properly utilize that time. Improving yourself! Gosh, you can never do enough of that. I look forward to having the TIME to really delve into my work. It is frustrating being in school and simply not having the time to fully commit myself to anything. Am I learning? Yes. Am I working up to the par I wish I had the time to? Certainly not. My goal is to be able to manage this while working, but to have the time could be great too.
Victoria Pedretti wrote this.
While I agree with the concept of not letting unemployment be totally depressing and beat you down, I'm not sure what this article suggests is usually practical for everyone. Particularly the bit about waiting to apply to a new job. While longer employment history gaps aren't really unusual anymore, a lot of people just can't afford to be without work for long periods of time, even with unemployment benefits etc. I'm sure there's a way to do a lot of what the article suggests about brushing up on skills etc, while also applying for work. The article seems to ignore the fact that hiring often takes a lot of time and the job market is still really competitive.
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