If you were ever unemployed you undoubtedly hit a brick wall while conducting the job search. Job search intensity or the level of activity you put into your search has been found to be highly correlated to not only find a job, but doing it faster. Without intensity, the job search may become a long, depressing, drawn out process.
So what to do. The key is remaining busy. Not busy for busy sake but conducting activities that move the job seeker seeker closer to employment. I've written in the past about the need to break down the goal of finding a job into smaller tasks. This is absolutely critical if the job seeker is going to avoid the proverbial brick wall.
