The hardest thing about being unemployed is the fact that it is a full time, unpaid job to search for one. I don't know if I've ever worked so hard - and I did student affairs (planning events and 3am phone calls ! You have to search for positions for which you are qualified (ha ha...nevermind..I definitely can't help you there), write a cover letter, and make sure your resume reflects what they are looking for. Moreover, there is always the possibility that your resume won't even get looked at. I know that's hard to hear, but let's face it: the National Unemployment rate is on average 9.1%, 8 million are underemployed (part-time) and between 40 and 44% of people are considering leaving, depending on the age (check out Gail MarksJarvis' Chicago Tribune article). Talk about competition.
The best advice I have is to make your job looking for a job. Get up, get dressed and be sitting at your desk at 9am. Make sure your internet profiles are spiffy: Get a professional picture for your Linked In page, get a Google Profile, and start actively looking at your industry via Indeed.com, specialized searches like The Chronicle of Higher Education. And in the mean time, find something you can do for 15 minutes every day to ground you. Get your best Tina Turner on, and a soundtrack. Pandora's awesome...otherwise get the old CDs, tapes, 8 tracks or even your ipod out. This is a marathon, baby! No stopping till you get the job.
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