Five things I learned from my extended job search

If you’re tired of reading blog posts about my job search, you’re in luck. Today is my first day as Director of Marketing for Kinetix.

This is the first time in my 20-year career that I’ve actually had to do a job search for longer than three weeks. I’ve learned a few things over the last eight months and five days that might be of value if you find yourself in that position. It also might help you support a friend or loved one who is out of work.

This is the first time in my 20-year career that I've had to do a job search longer than three weeks. I've learned a few things over the last eight months and five days that might be of value. Click To Tweet
  1. Being out of work is bad for your health. According to The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Work Ability and Return to Work, “Prolonged absence from one’s normal roles, including absence from the workplace, is detrimental to a person’s mental, physical, and social well-being.” My friend Dr. Les Kertay recorded a TED-style talk about this while we were at R3.