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I prefer quality over quantity...

Happy Thursday 📰 I was on the phone📱with someone last week (which is rare, I'm not a phone person, never have been) and she was telling me about her job search (misery loves company I guess 😂) and how she had applied 📑 to almost 60 jobs in May and hadn't heard back from most of them. Of the few that she did hear back from, almost all were what she called "auto-rejections" ✖️ I let her vent because I know sometimes people need that but part of me wondered, did she apply thoughtfully to jobs she was actually qualified for? Or did she just apply to anything that she came across, thinking it's a numbers 🔢 game and hers has to come up eventually? I'm asking because I feel like to some job seekers, it's become a badge🎖of honor to rattle off the number of jobs they've applied to without any real context. Do you get a prize🏆for applying to the most jobs in a week/month/year? I recently saw a post where someone claimed to have applied to 7800 jobs in ...
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appreciation is appreciated

Happy Wednesday 📰 I've been busy with cat 🐈 sitting jobs today and had another client request that I stop by later this afternoon. Not to check on the cats (the actual job starts Sunday), but because there *may* be some sort of leak ⚠️ at the apartment 🏘 and I'm the only local person with a key🔑 to let maintenance 🧰 in to check. His dad (who is briefly staying at the client's place) doesn't get into town until tomorrow and the client left this morning so I'm it. I'm happy to help, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about the cats - I mean, they are the REAL clients 😹 Super nice (brand new!) client has offered to Zelle 📲 me money💲for my time 🧭 This is why I love cat sitting. No two days are the same and the clients really appreciate you. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance
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Just because I don't have a full-time job doesn't mean I'm not busy

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#MerryMonday  📰 Over the weekend, I ran into someone who I hadn't seen in a while. She asked how the job search was going and I told her it was tough. She replied with, "Well, at least you have some time off and have an open schedule, that must be nice" 🏝 This is my schedule for June 🗓 I have 30 cat sitting appointments 🐈‍⬛ Not to mention a doctor's 🥼 appointment, a vet appointment for my foster cat 😺, a webinar 💻, a book club meeting 📖, and a couple of phone interviews📱 And in between all that, I'm actively looking for a job (full-time, part-time, freelance) 💼 Yeah, that open schedule is so nice 😂 Have a great week! May all of us looking for a job finally be rewarded 🥇 #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles
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unsolicited advice - just don't

Happy Friday 📰 If you've been looking 👀 for a job for a while, no doubt at least one person has given you unsolicited 📣 advice. While well-meaning, it's usually not helpful 🚫 Like at all. The fact is, if you haven't had to look for a job in the last 3 years, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD THIS MARKET IS. You just don't. So please, try to keep your well-meaning advice to yourself. If someone asks for your advice, by all means, dispense 🥼 away. But maybe qualify it with "it's been x number of years since I've been in the job market but this worked for me...". Job seekers, hang in there. And remember, it's ok to take the weekend off from the job search if you're feeling burned 🔥 out. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles
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hang in there

I'm not sure which is harder: • looking for a job right now or • talking with someone from the Silent Generation about looking for a job right now But I do know this, the Silent Generation isn't so silent 🤔 Job seekers, I feel you. Hang in there. #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles
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current freelancing read 📖

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Happy Thursday 📰  I haven't posted a freelancing book in a while, here's the one I'm currently reading 📖 I wish I got paid to read 😂 #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #WorkFromHome #RemoteWork #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles #TheFreelancersBible
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appreciate the new clients (and the new views)

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Happy Wednesday 📰 I took this picture as I was leaving a new client this morning. There are definitely worse views 🌴  #freelancer #FreelanceWork #FreelanceLife #CatSitting #CatSitter #WorkLifeBalance #JobHuntingChronicles
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