Time fillers
2006-09-20 00:25:43 · 26 answers · asked by zanzabarr 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Offer to assist a local charity shop; help at local old peoples' home; voluntary work at your local hospital, etc..
All these will give you experience of dealing with people of varying ages/social groups, and will look good on your CV when applying for jobs.
2006-09-20 00:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by avian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looking for a job is a fulltime job, and if you want a job, you have to deal with your boredom. You can spice it up though. You could work on your resume. You could work on your cover letter. You can meet with people in the field to ask them for advice on how to get the jobs they did. Do some practice interviews with a friend. Read up on your industry, and the companies you want to work for. Read some books on getting a job. You could also take some training classes, so that you are more employable. You could work on yourself too - get a haircut if you need one and do other grooming things like that if that is what your job search needs.
In your spare time, you should do things that you liked to do before, to keep up your self-confidence.Do things you are good at.
Looking for a job and dealing with rejection can sometimes make you feel unworthy, and lots of people withdraw from your friends and family. Don't do that. You need the support of the people around you, and this is when you should be reaching out to them.
Since you can't contribute financially, you can find other ways to contribute, like cleaning, repairing stuff, babysitting, etc. It isn't always about money. There are other ways you can show support.
2006-09-20 00:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by Don't Know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try doing a course and/or some voluntary work.
You can decide how much time you want to spend in advance. It keeps the brain ticking over as well.
P.S. Stay away from day time tv, its a mind wrecker. I was out of work for 3 months due to health reasons. I kept busy by doing a couple of hours a day at a family resource centre and did lots of different things.
2006-09-20 07:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Debbie Mc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try doing voluntary work. The conservation volunteers have some really worthwhile projects that are great fun to be involved with. Great way of meeting new people and learning lots of new skills as well. Will look good on a CV too.
2006-09-20 00:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have some spare money perhaps now is the time to start a new activity/hobby. You could do a course in something.
2006-09-20 00:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volunteer work. You may even get a permanent job out of it without having to look for one!
2006-09-20 00:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by Dingle-Dongle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm in the comparable boat and that i've got been volunteering at an after college software. the little ones like me plenty they are thinking approximately offering me a positon! you additionally can evaluate attempting a clean activity. exercising, Yoga, examine. merely attempt to be efficient. i know precisely the form you experience have faith me.
2016-12-12 11:36:10 · answer #7 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer more questions on yahoo answers,or take up jogging,or some other sport that doesn't involve investing to much cash.
good luck with the job hunting
2006-09-20 00:40:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enter competitions and apply for TV shows. Brainteaser is an easy one to get on. Go to http://www.five.tv/programmes/brainteaser/contestant/
2006-09-20 00:35:38 · answer #9 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well how nice you can take such a relaxed attitude to being unemployed... you must be on benefits.
2006-09-20 00:33:53 · answer #10 · answered by Ellie29uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋