What do I do if I hate job searching?
Everybody hates job searching. Get over it. The truth really is, the thing that people hate most about it is imposing. Especially telling your friends that you're looking for a job. You feel like a beggar. You feel like you're a loser when you tell people. Remember, today people are changing jobs 1 to 15 times in their lives. It's a matter of how you present it. If you say ,"I'm looking for a job. I really need it. Could you help me find it?" Yeah, then you do sound like a loser. But if you say, "You know, I've finally figured out what I want to do. I'm really looking to be a marketing manager, in the computer game space ideally. Might you know somebody who might want to talk with me?" People are actually going to be grateful. They're going to be impressed by the fact that you're assertive. You know what you want. You're not embarrassed about it. It's just fine. I think it's getting over the embarrassment. And if it's a stranger, let's say, one of the good ways to get a job is to call potential employers in your field. Don't be afraid of imposing. Instead say to yourself, haven't I ever stopped somebody on the street and asked then for directions? They were happy to give them to me. Well, the same is true with contacting an employer. You're only asking for a minute of their time. Just long enough to hear your little pitch. If they're too busy or not interested they can say I'm sorry, I'm not interested, click. But you're imposing no more than you would when you're stopping a stranger on the street, So, those are the two reasons people hate job searching, feeling embarrassed with their friends which you can conquer as I outlined, and imposing on strangers which, again, is no bigger an imposition than stopping a stranger on the street. If they want to talk to you further then it's their choice. They're grown-ups. They can say no if they want.
