Being unemployed isn’t so bad really. Waking up and checking your email. Chasing recruiters for possible leads. A lot of spare time. I mean if it wasn’t for the feeling of uselessness that pervades, it would be great.

But there is the rub, that feeling pervades. When you go to meet people you almost flinch when they ask you, “So what do you do?”. A physical reaction to a question.

You want to buy a tennis racket, but should you? Your not working, no money is coming in. So why would you buy a tennis racket, just use your friends old one. It is the same when I buy anything really.

In all of this it is important to remain positive, to push through and keep being persistent, because it is the only way anything is going to happen. Apply for those roles, follow up with a phone call and show up to meetings. AHH showing up, it really is half the battle.

Before I know it, I will have a job I wanted so badly but never liked.