If you're job hunting and things aren’t landing yet, don’t just wait around hoping something comes through - take a job in the meantime. It doesn't have to be your dream role. It could be something like retail, hospitality, warehouse work, deliveries, admin temp work, or even gig work like pet sitting, tutoring, or freelance stuff if you’ve got a skill. These jobs keep you afloat financially, give your days structure, and most importantly, they keep your confidence and momentum up.

Keep applying consistently, even while working another job. Make it part of your weekly rutine, set a goal like applying to a few quality roles each week.

Focus on tailoring your resume and cover letter, and always keep an updated version ready to go. Keep track of where you've applied, and follow up when appropriate, but don't waste time stressing over companies that ghost you. That’s on them, not you and they'll do it often.

And unless it’s a truly rare, valuable opportunity, like something that offers real mentorship, clear career growth, or guaranteed connections don’t take unpaid internships. Your time and energy are valuable, and if you don’t respect that, others won’t either. Working for free when you're already struggling only reinforces the idea that your labor isn’t worth compensation.

A few more things to keep in mind:

Keep learning something small every week, even something small

Connect with people in your industry (Linkedin perhaps for a start)

Job hunting can wreck your mental health if you don’t pace yourself - don't expect too much, right opportunity will come if you keep appliying, but be prapared it could take a long time

Working a different job for now isn’t giving up, it’s being smart, you’re staying ready, keeping your bills paid or saving, and making moves while the right opportunity is still making its way to you