Job seeking Millennials - Don't despair!

It's common knowledge that during the last few decades, the work-force landscape is changing.

Millennials, after obtaining a degree from a University, or even a Masters, find themselves stuck in a cycle of sending out dozens of applications per day and receiving rejection letters in return - that's IF they receive any reply at all. Usually the applications are lost in the Nether lands of the cyberspace.

What adds up to the frustration of being in a stressful situation to begin with, is the fact that the previous generation that was used to climbing a career ladder and working in the same company looking forward to a nice pension, doesn't get it.

That model doesn't work anymore, and it's soul crushing to have to deal with your family viewing you as inadequate and lazy on top of dealing with your growing anxiety due to prolonged unemployment.

I've had these thoughts after reading this Medium post about a girl in her 30s that moved back in with her mother:

https://medium.com/@sarahmille...

I am currently one of these job seeking millennials who is struggling to get work. And as Sarah did, I have moved back to my hometown temporarily. It's been 6 months now and there are certainly moments of despair.

But I have figured out that in order to escape the aforementioned depressive model, I need to create a long-term plan and stick with it! I believe in being your own boss and working online or remotely in a field that represents your values and isn't mind-numbing.

I believe in Wealthy Affiliate's training and in the journey to financial independence.

This process is certainly building character! And I know that whatever job I get now, will be the means to keep me afloat until I can fully support myself with my own businesses or a remote work practice.

I have been stuck like this once more in the past, but I insisted on working yearly contract teaching positions. My lifestyle of working abroad for 1-2 years and traveling between teaching jobs has worked fine so far. But I am not willing to deal with the waiting period and stress of finding a new job after I've burned through my savings.

I need to plant the seeds for passive income. I need to keep working on my websites and freelance writing opportunities. I need to stop being impatient and implement daily actions that step by step will lead me to the final lifestyle goal of long-term travel and location independence.

Don't stop trying to figure things out and create the life you want!

Thankfully, more and more people are realizing that we are in the midst of a new "industrial revolution" with all the exponential advances in technology. More and more often you hear stories of individuals taking sabbaticals, going remote or doing an 180 degrees turn and completely change careers.

And these people aren't just the 20 or 30-somethings who can be blamed for still not knowing what to do with their lives, or for being flimsy and irresponsible. No, they are also professionals having a mid-life crisis or men and women who are dissatisfied with their careers and who have the courage to take a leap of faith and change the direction of their lives.

Conclusion

At the end of the day, it's more painful to throw in the towel than keep trying. I remain hopeful! But I also refuse to have my head in the clouds. We should prefer cheerful realism over unfounded and hysterical optimism.

I know that I made the right choice by taking advantage of the Black Friday WA deal. Now I am set and committed for a full year! I hope that this time next year I will be looking back and smiling to my 2017 uncertain self.

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Thanks for reading!