Looking for a new job is stressful. The challenge is to manage that stress and not allow anxiety and fear stop you from finding an opportunity that is perfect for you.

Why Are We Stressed When We’re Looking for Work?

That’s easy: Our economic security and personal well-being may be on the line. We might have financial pressures that keep building up the longer we are out of work. Then we add the uncertainty of not knowing whether we will find the right job, or any at all. It comes down to a basic lack of control over a situation when we are in the act of job seeking. We don’t know whether they have read our application, whether we will get an interview, or when we will find out about the job we applied for. No wonder we’re stressed!

Managing Our Job Search Stress

If you want to manage your stress while looking for a job you need to look after yourself. That means regular physical exercise, a healthy diet and proper sleep. You also need to focus on your mental health and try to maintain a positive attitude. You will eventually get a job – you’ve done it before. If it seems like you’ve been trying and your search isn’t working, try shaking things up by changing your resume or seeking out help from staffing experts.

Learning to Cope with Stress

You can’t avoid all stress when job searching, but you can find ways to cope with most of it. Focus first on your health as above and then find ways to reinforce your core beliefs. That you are a good person, and a good worker and that you have a valuable contribution to make. Perspective might also help. Remember that you are not the only one looking for a job, or that particular job. It’s a competition and you have to play hard to win. In addition, you can give yourself some breaks along the way. Maybe even take a day off from job searching to have fun. Afterwards, you’ll feel refreshed and re-energized and ready to restart your job search.

Calling a staffing agency can greatly reduce the stress of a job search because someone is there to help you every step of the way. If you want to speed up your job search, contact the experts at HCR Personnel Solutions today.