The Science Of Never Giving Up: How Rejection Leads To Success by John Haltiwanger

Unemployment is terrifying. It's a state of limbo that makes it impossible to stop deliberating over the future.

In a society that celebrates wealth and often judges people based on their profession, unemployment feels like a curse.

The worst part of being unemployed is all of the rejection. The endless cycle of cover letters, résumés, interviews and impersonal "you didn't get the job" emails chip away at your self-esteem. It's easy to feel like there's no point to any of it.

The longer you stay unemployed, the more you fear no one will ever hire you. After all, conventional wisdom tells us that gaps on our résumé are a sign that a person is unemployable.
Millennials understand this perhaps more than anyone, as most graduated from high school or college at the height of the Great Recession.
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This generation has struggled far more than its parents in terms of finding employment. Moreover, while the economy has improved, many young people are still actively searching for jobs.

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