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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is totally unsure of what she wants, has a PhD but doesn't want to do academia (it's a social sciencey degree) and basically freaks out when I try to encourage her to get out there. She assumes every silence after an application means she will never, ever find work, gets disenchanted and gives up. Only to come around and realize that being a SAHM is not fulfilling enough and begins to make baby steps.[/quote] It's a very competitive world out there, and she needs to train herself to keep going and not sit around waiting for the hiring manager to swoop in and hand her the dream job. Statistically, it takes many, many applications to land even a screening callback. It's not her - it's how job search works. I would sit down with my spouse and look for openings together, help write cover letters, and do mock interviews. If you are working on this together, there will be less time for her to complain.[/quote]
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