I have a mental breakdown at least once a week (okay maybe twice…fine, three times) about finding a job…but that’s okay. Finding a job isn’t always easy, especially for those coming out of college. Yes, you may picture yourself graduating and then beginning your fabulous new position as an editorial assistant feeling adult AF, but my apologies for poppin’ that bubble and saying that it’s not unlikely for you to be kind of---stuck, at least for while, until your time comes. YOUR TIME WILL COME THOUGH, it may just take a little longer than you anticipated.

It’s definitely discouraging to see those, “Although your credentials were impressive, we’ve decided to go with a more qualified candidate for this position. Please check our job board for other openings…” yada yada. Yeah, I hate those emails too. Hate, hate, hate them.

Now that I’ve established my negative feelings toward the aforementioned emails, I want to also include a little piece of advice: Don’t take those emails as anything more than a job that just wasn’t meant for you. Meaning, the job you are supposed to have just hasn’t surfaced yet. I may want to throw my phone, cry and basically feel the urge to give up every time I receive those emails, but after sometime I check myself. I realize that, “Okay, my time is coming and that wasn’t it.” Then, I pour myself a large glass of wine and mourn in self-pity. JK…but not really.

Seeing as I go through these I-don’t-have-a-job-yet motions quite often, I’ve come up with a little routine to remedy these moments. I suggest that if you also find yourself in my shoes when it comes to the finding-a-job-struggles, you take a step back and try my six remedies to bring you out of that funk.

1. Wine—Red, White, Moscato, they all get the job done. Just grab a glass or a jug and pour until you’re satisfied…repeat as necessary. Then, put on “Spotlight” or “All The Presidents Men” to help you get that eagerness to find your dream job back.

2. Networking events—These are such a great way to make connections and get your name and brand out there. Ed2010.com has networking happy hours often. Bring your card and go sell yourself—Not your actual self, although I can understand the wanting a job desperation, just stick to selling your skillset for now, 'kay?

3. Redo your résumé once a week—I am so serious. As Ms. Aliza Licht taught me in her book “Leave Your Mark,” you should go back to your résumé at the end of each week because it should be perfect. You’ll wind up looking over it and realizing that you want to add or remove something, and grammar is key so that has to be looked at with a fine-tooth comb. You’d be surprised at how much you wind up altering your résumé at the end of each week—I always find something to tweak. Remember, your résumé is what an employer meets first before they meet you!

4. Setting job application goals—As in, set a number goal (daily or weekly) of how many jobs you want to apply for. You really want to get a job right? Good. So, don’t give up or slack off because of a rejection. Not being selected should only make you more determined to keep trying. I apply to at least fifteen jobs a day and that’s my minimum goal, my max is to reach twenty-five a day. Make sure that you’re also not limiting yourself to one or two boards. Indeed, Ed2010, Mediabistro, LinkedIn, Journalism Jobs etc., are all excellent sites!

5. Check yourself—Yes. You need to check yourself, a confident you-are-great-at-what-you-do talk…to yourself. They help trust me. Take a breath, calm down and tell yourself nothing, but positive things because you rock. You rock and you know it. Enforce it. Remember: you’re not the only one going through this.

6. More wine—You think I’m kidding? I am most certainly not kidding. C’mon, give me a reason why you shouldn’t finish the entire bottle? Exactly. It tastes good and it’s good for your mental health. Cheers.

So, those are my little “you go girl” remedies for those dark times during my job hunt. Hope they help!