Job search stalled? Reset momentum with mock interviews and interview tests
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When applications feel like a black hole, switch one hour a week from “sending more” to “proving more.” Proof reduces anxiety because you can see improvement.
Run a focused block on interview tests: pick a weakness you keep avoiding (system design judgment, behavioral evidence, fundamentals) and keep the setup identical for three runs so progress is comparable.
Then schedule mock interviews as a reward checkpoint-not a punishment-so you connect test insights to live follow-ups and speaking pressure.
Track wins in plain language: faster time-to-first-answer, fewer “ums,” one stronger metric in a story. Those are the metrics you control while you wait on employers.
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