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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20 job applications in two months is nothing - that’s like 2 jobs a week.  I work in an industry where we assist people in finding jobs. 15 job applications per week is considered lame unless you are actively training for something new. And in addition to at least 15, we’d be expecting you to take classes to update and improve skills that would make you marketable. I’d be frustrated too if I was your family and relying on income from you.

Good luck to you. It sucks to have to find work when it wasn’t your plan. [/quote]

Does your company offer a paid service or ??? Sounds like the work you do could benefit a lot of folks. Any more concrete tips or ideas of resources that could offer similar guidance free or low cost? TIA. [/quote]

I actually buy this service for people and it’s not cheap. But for what it’s worth, some of the most important tips I can offer are (in no particular order of importance):

- if you are looking for a professional job, get your resume professionally done. AI is doing a first pass over applications so you want to make sure yours passes but is also what real people will actually look at
- check your email constantly. Maybe set up a separate box for job hunting related matters so it’s easy
- make sure all of your communication is professional and grammatically correct with correct spelling
- set aside a schedule to job hunt daily 
- consider job hunting your full time job and treat it accordingly by spending full time on it
- like a PP said, exercise
- like another PP said, get spending under control so money doesn’t become another stressor
- learn the latest and greatest job hunting avenues in your industry
- talk to someone about interview tips. You can lose out if you reveal too much about yourself personally but you have to be personable. It’s a line and you might want some professional practice
- do a self assessment of skills, abilities and strengths as they relate to employment. 
- take classes to upgrade your skills or get new skills to make yourself marketable - even something like online classes in Excel, which even proficient users can even increase their skills in because of the massiveness of its capabilities

That’s all I can think of for right now. I used to know of free and low cost resources and if I stumble back on them I will post them. [/quote]

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