For over 3 years of corporate life, I am back to the pool of the unemployed. How do I face this? How can one overcome the pains, aches and financial pull downs brought by unemployment?
Depression, loss of self-confidence, low self-respect, and low self-esteem. How could I look for a job if I don’t even trust myself that I could?

After 8 long months of “paralyzed” life, I decided it is time to end this. I started scribbling down my strengths and my weaknesses, achievements and past failures. I kept reviewing it night by night and asked myself, why wouldn’t anyone hire me with all these credentials? I realized how I wasted the past 8 months of my life bumming around the house.

I found myself updating my resume the following day. Internet has given me the edge to apply online and not l3eaving the comforts of our home, saving time, money and energy when you are personally applying to business. I submitted at least 10 resumes per day.

I didn’t stop, I used the internet to enhance my skills, took some intellectual exams, train my self in different applications in my computer and spend time researching. It helped me broaden my knowledge and skills that I know will equip me with job hunting.

I prepared myself for rejections. I know it will come. I psyched myself not to give in to my emotions and to start trusting myself that I CAN.

After one seemingly endless month of job hunting, I found myself writing this post.

Yes, unemployment can put you to your worst, but it can also bring out the best in you…
Attitude counts… don’t waste your time… start believing that YOU CAN!