Finding it difficult to get it to together after traveling

LegacyUser

After a year in Australia and Asia I'm finding it difficult to settle back to life in Ireland. I've been home a month. Job-hunting has been a disaster, I'm still unemployed and have got completely disheartened about my current situation- back at home with mounting debts. have no money to socialise with friends and family so just am just sitting in my parents home twiddling my thumbs. My intial plan was to get a part-time jobs while getting work experience in the area I ideally want to work in, but I haven't been able to get either.

I came home full of hope about my future and now I'm finding it difficult to remain positive. I'm completely overwhelmed by trying to find a job, pay bills and finding it quite hard to relate to any of my friends. They are all quite settled in their careers and life and I find I have nothing to talk to them about. Its got to the stage where I'm procrastinating, and am almost preventing myself from trying harder to get some work. I just can't get motivated anymore. I've never had problems getting jobs before, so all this rejection is really starting to get to me.

I know this isnt a major problem, but I feel I'm stuck in a rut and I don't know where to start to fix this

dr.bollocko

Well have you signed on to get your jobseekers allowance?
That was the first thing I did when I get back. Another thing that is important is to ease the financial pressure. If it's possible for you to move back with parents that will take care of food and rent problems.
As for the jobs market, the scene here is different to the scene you might have found in Australia, but there are still jobs for good people. Remember to keep checking every day. If finance is a real problem, take a burger shovelling job just to make ends meet while you are looking.
There is also the possibility that you could just hop the country, grab yourself a tefl job or some such (A lot include accommodation and the training is simple enough) and get back on the road again until you feel it is time to face back to life in Ireland. It is a difficult adjustment, but from having gone through it a number of times I assure you that what you are feeling is natural and will pass with every small victory.

Shryke

I'm in much the same boat as you OP. Don't get too disheartened. The job front is terrible at the moment. I was looking for a job around the same time last year and there were many more going. It's a sign of the times. I got back from travelling around Europe expecting to find something pretty handy but it wasn't the case.
Don't neglect job searching but if you have any hobbies or interests, working out, playing an instrument, whatever, maybe pursue these some and remember that you're relatively well off, this is just a slump.

Crash

Same boat kinda - wasnt away for as long but put it this way - you've only been back a month, its not the end of the world if you havent managed to find a job quite yet in this job market (least thats what I've been telling myself :P)

SpookyDoll

Agree with Dr Bollocko, Do whatever it takes (burger flipping etc) just to get something coming in!!!

It will keep you out of the house too!

MagicMarker

I'm the exact same op, got back the other week.. Sucks but nothing much I can do but keep applying! If i have nothing in two weeks i'll start to worry.

Alessandra

SpookyDoll wrote: »

Agree with Dr Bollocko, Do whatever it takes (burger flipping etc) just to get something coming in!!!

It will keep you out of the house too!

In my exeperience working a min wage job, you get used of having the cash, working 40 hours for peanuts, you are wrecked and have no time to devote to the job search. Soon enough 5 months have passed you by, the economy is gone from bad to worse and you are still there! Don't get into a rut like me:o

dr.bollocko

Well you can always go part time and devote some time to yourself too, sign on for the days you are not working. You guys take care of yourselves.