Job searches routinely run longer than expected, and pacing, not speed, is what gets people through the middle stretch, where most people actually struggle.
Nobody warns you how long a job search can actually take. You brace for a few weeks, maybe a couple of months - and then it stretches on, and the hardest part isn't any single rejection, it's the sheer distance of the thing.
That's the marathon comparison, and it's a good one: pacing matters more than speed, the middle stretch is where most people struggle (not the start, not the finish), and doing it entirely alone makes every mile feel longer than it is.
Nathaniel the founder of Hurdle went into how he felt his London Marathon felt in comparison to the job search... and there are more similarities than you might think - in a piece for Brainz Magazine. Read the full article on Brainz Magazine...
One thing that piece touches on that we think about constantly at Hurdle: marathon runners rarely train alone, and job seekers shouldn't have to search alone either. That's the whole premise of what we're building. Join the App waitlist here!
Written by Nathaniel McAllister Founder of Hurdle. Building a peer support community for people navigating career change, burnout, and redundancy — after experiencing that gap firsthand. Connect on LinkedIn
Nobody warns you how long a job search can actually take. You brace for a few weeks, maybe a couple of months - and then it stretches on, and the hardest part isn't any single rejection, it's the sheer distance of the thing.
That's the marathon comparison, and it's a good one: pacing matters more than speed, the middle stretch is where most people struggle (not the start, not the finish), and doing it entirely alone makes every mile feel longer than it is.
Nathaniel the founder of Hurdle went into how he felt his London Marathon felt in comparison to the job search... and there are more similarities than you might think - in a piece for Brainz Magazine. Read the full article on Brainz Magazine...
One thing that piece touches on that we think about constantly at Hurdle: marathon runners rarely train alone, and job seekers shouldn't have to search alone either. That's the whole premise of what we're building. Join the App waitlist here!
Written by Nathaniel McAllister Founder of Hurdle. Building a peer support community for people navigating career change, burnout, and redundancy — after experiencing that gap firsthand. Connect on LinkedIn
