JHKyle
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Oct 13, 2011
Posts: 56
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:10 pm Post subject: Dealing with the wait |
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You find a job, you send an email, and then...you....wait.............................
drives me crazy, every time.
how do you guys cope? |
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bnky
Velociraptor
Joined: Nov 20, 2011
Posts: 479
Location: Kent, England
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Find another job and do the same
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Find another job and do the same
and...
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Alexender
Dodo bird
Joined: Jan 03, 2012
Age: 20
Posts: 1194
Location: wrongplanet
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I got confirmed for a job (I checked some boxes saying I accepted the job and everything) and am just waiting on when there will be an orientation. It has been almost a week and I have no idea how much longer I will need to wait.
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bnky
Velociraptor
Joined: Nov 20, 2011
Posts: 479
Location: Kent, England
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| And then do something that you usually do... and COMPLETELY forget about that application :-S |
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Aspertastic424
Blue Jay
Joined: Apr 04, 2012
Posts: 87
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:04 am Post subject: Waiting |
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| A watched pot never boils. I keep busy and think about other things until the wait is over. I suggest you do the same. |
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DNForrest
The Belligerent Engineer
Joined: Jan 19, 2008
Age: 29
Posts: 1290
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Waiting |
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| Aspertastic424 wrote: | | A watched pot never boils. I keep busy and think about other things until the wait is over. I suggest you do the same. |
This. I'm applying for jobs where it can literally take months for them to get back to me. So I do two things: Constantly apply for new jobs in case the old ones don't pan out, and play more video games than I've ever played before in my life. Not only do the video games take up my free time, but they also help me sleep. Instead of getting insomnia from worrying about a job application coming through, I fall asleep thinking about the game and what to do in it next. |
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Frankie_J
Snowy Owl
Joined: Feb 27, 2011
Posts: 156
Location: UK
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Firstly, don't get your hopes up. Move on and keep applying for many others. Don't expect anything. The vast majority of places aren't even courteous enough to send a rejection email so you at least know. If you just wait around in expectation you'll end up disappointed, which probably has nothing to do with you personally. It's just the way the job market is at the moment. I've applied for so many now. Been unemployed since last summer. Most of them never get back to me. Only ever gotten a handful of replies saying no and only a couple saying they'd like an interview or that I could come in and do some work experience for them. |
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