Hope can be hard to maintain through a grueling job search.

It's such a roller coaster ride -- getting excited, then having your hopes dashed upon rejection.... getting excited all over again, only to have your hopes dashed all over again. Then the next job arises that gets you excited, and so it goes on.

I've gone through this for nearly a year. I even had one job offer taken away from me through the negotiation process. What a disappointment that was, but the philosophical side to me said that wasn't the right one.

So I just found a great job that I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have. It's very different than what I've been doing. But rather than put all my eggs into this one basket, I'm going to keep searching and keep applying, with the hope that something else will appeal just as much.

Bottom line is: it takes a lot of strength and stamina to get through a job search, especially one that's gone on this long. It's an endurance test for sure.

This search most definitely is testing my strength, but I am hopeful that the right job will come along, as long as I keep my eyes open and my mind open to new possibilities. Gotta just stay positive and strong. My resilience to rejection is growing.

Can anyone else relate to this? That the job search is an endurance test?