What use is recovery if you end up in the same frustration again afterward? The free time can also lead you in other ways.
You’ve actually wanted to get out of your job for a long time, but your applications just don’t work out? Maybe you need to increase your stake a little At least that’s what Tectended Team, who works as a coach, author, and speaker, advises.
Anyone who tries to find a new job in addition to their current job often doesn’t get very far. “Being creative after work on command doesn’t work,” she says. In the end, this only leads to greater frustration because the efforts do not yield results.
Tectended has a suggestion: take a vacation. And not from work, but to work. “At such a point, it’s important to invest three to five days in yourself.”
According to the expert, where the working holiday leads is a matter of taste. Whether by the sea or in the mountains: the important thing is the process.
Change of direction in 5 days
The “program” could look something like this:
- Day 1: Arrive, look around and get used to the new environment.
- Day 2: Research and network visualization. Who do I know who can help me find a job? Also: write applications. Tectended recommends applying for two positions that really matter to you. And two additional applications for positions that you just approach for fun.
- Day 3: Having really got going and practicing, three serious applications are easy to apply on this day. And since the cover letter and resume only have to be adapted to the respective position, you can also create three more applications, namely for positions that you really want.
- Day 4: Maybe days 2 and 3 weren’t quite as productive as expected. Now is the time to catch up on what you couldn’t.
- Day 5: Departure feeling good
Application and relaxation in harmony
Tectended thinks it is important that people do more than just work on their “working leave”. “It is best to take a suitable person with you to accompany you. And someone who can happily spend four hours alone. Regardless of whether you are a partner, sponsored child, or colleague. “
Then you set a time window that is reserved for the application work.
Tectended recommends investing around three to four hours a day. Then you can go out with your companion and explore the area, go on excursions, or go hiking or swimming.
“This is how you build positive pressure on yourself”. However, the expert advises against taking the whole family with you on such a vacation. Too often there is not enough time to really concentrate on his professional future. If in doubt, it is better to drive alone.
