{"id":14797,"date":"2016-02-23T13:52:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T13:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=14797"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:50:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:50:45","slug":"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back","title":{"rendered":"How To Stay Sane While Waiting For A Company To Call You Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14798\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.png\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"1326\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.png 1326w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-768x258.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the job search, the wait is an unavoidable state. After you send out your job applications, you have to wait for someone to call you for an interview. When you are at an interview, you have to wait for your turn. Once you&#8217;ve finished the interview and all the requirements, you have to wait, or hope rather, for an offer. Some waits are short like waiting in line while others are a little more prolonged. With each passing second of every kind of wait, however, you are pushed ever so slightly into the mental realm known as crazy. You spend every waking moment thinking about\u00a0<del>when<\/del>\u00a0if the company will call\u00a0you back. Conversations take an easy negative turn and you can&#8217;t stop assessing what you did wrong during the interview. There are days when you lie in bed just praying, &#8220;Please, please, please let today be the day.&#8221; Coming from someone who did all that and more, I&#8217;m telling you now to\u00a0<strong>stop<\/strong>. The wait is no one&#8217;s favorite part of the job search but that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t turn it around for yourself. Here are 5 steps to help you avoid going crazy during the wait.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#1_The_negative_people_around_you_Cut_them_loose\" title=\"1. The negative people around you? Cut them loose.\">1. The negative people around you? Cut them loose.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#2_Get_out_of_the_house\" title=\"2. Get out of the house!\">2. Get out of the house!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#3_Find_your_kind_of_meditation\" title=\"3.\u00a0Find your kind of meditation\">3.\u00a0Find your kind of meditation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#4_Exercise_is_always_in_style\" title=\"4. Exercise is always in style\">4. Exercise is always in style<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#_5_Just_keep_building_just_keep_building\" title=\"\u00a05. Just keep building, just keep building\">\u00a05. Just keep building, just keep building<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#Youre_all_set_jobseeker_Sign_up_on_Kalibrr_today_and_find_the_right_job_for_you\" title=\"You\u2019re all set, jobseeker.\u00a0Sign up on Kalibrr\u00a0today and find the right job for you.\">You\u2019re all set, jobseeker.\u00a0Sign up on Kalibrr\u00a0today and find the right job for you.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\/#Kalibrr_is_now_on_Android_Click_here_to_download_our_app_on_the_Play_Store\" title=\"Kalibrr is now on Android!\u00a0Click here to download\u00a0our app on the Play Store.\">Kalibrr is now on Android!\u00a0Click here to download\u00a0our app on the Play Store.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_negative_people_around_you_Cut_them_loose\"><\/span>1. The negative people around you? Cut them loose.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14808\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"400\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.jpg 400w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a man or a woman, the wait turns every jobseeker into a hormonal teenage girl on their period. You are moody, volatile, sensitive to\u00a0<em>everything<\/em>, and you constantly contemplate the meaning of life. If there are people around you who give you pats on the back and it will be okays, they&#8217;re not helping your situation. You need to find as much positivity as you can and surrounding yourself with negative people will only drain you further. Cut them loose and you&#8217;ll feel a difference.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Get_out_of_the_house\"><\/span>2. Get out of the house!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14806\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back__.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back__.jpg 500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back__-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back__-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For unemployed jobseekers, their routine consists of company offices they are applying to and their beds at home. You need to get out of the house where the wait hits you the hardest. Go out and take a walk, run some errands, or visit your family. It&#8217;s important to have time for yourself but too much time isn&#8217;t good for you. If, at any point, you get stunted by the job search, pause and get out of the house for a quick recharge. It&#8217;ll do wonders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Find_your_kind_of_meditation\"><\/span>3.\u00a0Find your kind of meditation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14804\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.jpeg\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"500\" height=\"663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-226x300.jpeg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wait will make everything seem so fast and so slow at the same time. The lack of balance is off-putting. Meditation or just sitting in silence for ten minutes can help you re-center and re-organize your thoughts. You can also use this time to face your fears about the job search. Think about them and ways to deal with them. Author Heather Martin says that &#8220;Focusing on mistakes is only good when you learn from them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Exercise_is_always_in_style\"><\/span>4. Exercise is always in style<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14802\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back_.gif\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"468\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Exercise is good for you no matter what mental state you are in. If you don&#8217;t regularly exercise, start. The job search takes up a significant chunk of your time and energy but you&#8217;re unemployed, you still have the time to spare. Sweat the stress and worries away. Working out will help keep your mind and body busy and more importantly, productive.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_5_Just_keep_building_just_keep_building\"><\/span>\u00a05. Just keep building, just keep building<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14800\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back\" width=\"625\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back-.jpg 625w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/how-to-stay-sane-while-waiting-for-a-company-to-call-you-back--300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, but you did. With every minute not spent on the job search, *eating, *sleeping, and breathing, find ways to build your resume and your skill set. Take a class on accounting. Do volunteer work. Learn how to cook. The truth is, interviewers desperately want you to be the right person. But it&#8217;s up to you to make that happen. Research on what a company wants and find ways and activities to be that. It takes extra effort but ultimately, it beats spending another week in the wait.\u00a0<em>*the normal and socially acceptable amount<\/em>\u00a0Most importantly, remember that unemployment is temporary. This, too, shall pass.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Youre_all_set_jobseeker_Sign_up_on_Kalibrr_today_and_find_the_right_job_for_you\"><\/span><em><strong>You\u2019re all set, jobseeker.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kalibrr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up on Kalibrr<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0today and find the right job for you.<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kalibrr_is_now_on_Android_Click_here_to_download_our_app_on_the_Play_Store\"><\/span><strong><i>Kalibrr is now on Android!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/kalibrr-app-bl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download<\/a>\u00a0our app on the Play Store.<\/i><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the job search, the wait is an unavoidable state. 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