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Hi all.
I'm resposting the below in this thread 🙂
Hi all.
In the past I've gone through a cycle on a mental health care plan to address moderate anxiety prompted by career changes. Im in my late 20s, single - I was in a major depressive state, due to the uncertainty and managing the process of finding new employment - and the whole self critical aspects of the process. I had anxiety before this, but the situation of this major change amplified it through the roof.
Last time 3 years ago, I left my job and also the industry, after facing severe stress due to working conditions and lack of support from my employer at the time - it was my first graduate corporate work and was there 4.5 years . I then sought to change careers, and had been working in a new sector since up until October.
Im now back in the situation of the job search process, and I find my self lurching back to unhelpful patterns of anxiety - eg helplessness, self criticism and comparison- when I was job searching last time. Im not working currently and im wondering what has helped you or you would recommend to maintain a healthy mental health mindset during this process of job searching and etc - as the process and decisions feel like the weight of the world at times.
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I studied Internaional business - Without naming organisations, my first graduate role was for a mjaor shipping/ logistics organisation - that was 4.5 years. Then I left that sector. and since mid 2014 have been working in the community / government / not for profit spaces - for major organisations.
Of course one would say - hey he's got great experiences - but its the level of competition, etc and etc thats a challenge. Its was hard making the transition between industries, but I starting working through an agency as a temp and built up contract work. I found this to be a good way to build up experience - it may help some others to get experience.
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