Ask HN: People unemployed for >2 years, how do you spend your time?

5 points by DeepLogin 3 days ago | 4 comments

I started hearing a lot of stories about people who just can't find a job so they give up looking for jobs.

Which make me curious, how do they spend their time?

I was unemployed for well over a year, and I spent that time ... getting a job.

Don't give up OP, just change it up. Stop sending the same resume over and over: try a new one, in a new format (or maybe even make a web portfolio).

But also, keep applying. It's all about balancing a mix of "continue the endless grind of applications" with "take bigger steps, like filling your portfolio with projects you start in your free time".

And of course also mix in some "go out in nature and otherwise take advantage of the time to improve your head space" ... because you won't get any jobs if your head isn't in a good place.

iamdelr 3 days ago |

in Germany, the radio says, 1 people company is booming because people are laid off... so I assume... start a company?

orionblastar 3 days ago | |

In the USA, we do that as well. 1-person small businesses, I made two of them.

theGeatZhopa 3 days ago |

living from the savings, slowly running out of money, desperate try to find a solution to problems i work on myself - taking too much time. may be need to start search for a job.

I'm not having a CS background, but do some heavy vibe'ing and may be this will resolve my knot and i can start to use it in the future for ... programming ;)