If you’ve ever looked for a job—and please introduce me to the lucky person who hasn’t—you know that the process can be both exciting and exhausting, exhilarating and exasperating. It’s a roller coaster of joyous highs (“They’re bringing me back in!”) and stomach-churning lows (“What did I just say?”).
To get through it with your sanity intact, you need to keep your emotions in check. Otherwise, you’ll ride the waves up and down on a daily or even moment-to-moment basis. This can take its toll even if you’re only pursuing one opportunity. If you’ve got several on the table, you can bet 100% you’re going to feel wrung out.
You can see below in the metaphor of emojis exactly how it can play out from start to finish.
It’s definitely an emotional roller coaster. But eventually, you’ll come out smiling!
By: Vicki Salemi, Monster’s Career Expert
The article was originally published on Monster.com
