How To Stay Motivated While Job Hunting

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This was a photo I took back in June 2018. I did not go to a different country nor did I receive this box full of goodies from a relative living abroad. The box contained all the stuff that I had accumulated at work for the past five or so years that I was there. You see at that time, I had been let go along with the other 200 plus employees of our company. We were made redundant by the change in plans of the company. We were laid off. It came as a surprise because two months prior, we were in a management meeting with the expats and they assured us that everything is smooth sailing and we just renewed the office contract for another five years and HR along with Accounting is already working on the new salary ranges for the whole company. So it was a big gut punch when we were asked to go to a meeting and right then and there, our last pay was given and we were let go. It was hard to accept it but there was no other option. What raced through my mind was getting new work. Of course it wasn't easy as I wasn't expecting to be unemployed at that time. Anyway, I kept my wits about and decided to start applying for new work the next day. It was very hard but I managed to keep motivated while job hunting by following these steps: 1. I kept in mind what my core values are as a person and as an employee. 2. I wrote my marketable skills and relevant experience. 3. I identified my areas of opportunities and how I can improve these. 4. I chose something that I love doing. It wasn't easy and I must admit, not all the work that came had these four items ticked off but it was a matter of balancing what I need to do immediately versus what will sustain me in the long term.