10/21/2026
Job searching is one of the few things where you do everything right and still hear nothing back for weeks. It wears people down, and most of that has nothing to do with how good you are at the work.
Setting a smaller daily goal helps. Two applications and then you are done for the day is more sustainable than trying to do it all at once and burning out by Thursday.
The quiet stretches are part of it, not a verdict on you.