10 Horrors of the Job Hunt

10 Horrors of the Job Hunt Your job hunt can be full of unexpected twists and turns, adrenaline rushes and terrifying ordeals. Among the pressure  and nerves that job searching brings, the lack of sleep and stress can leave you feeling  like a zombie, a job rejection can feel like the end of the world  and the prospect of attending an interview fills you with the same kind of dread that  a meeting with the devil might. Seeing as its Halloween, Ive put together 10 of the scariest things about the job hunt. What job search factors fill you with fear? 1)  Soul destroying job applications The pressure is well and truly on to make your application stand out. But howwww?! 2) Interview bomb shells Having unexpected interview questions thrown at you can be as terrifying as a bucket of spiders! YesNo..Maybe! Can you repeat the question? 3) Monstrous mistakes Stumbling over your words, not being able to answer a question, calling your interviewer by the wrong namethe list goes oneven the tiniest of mistakes will fill you with horror. Ground please swallow me up! 4) Skeletons in your closet Agonising over the possibility that a previous conflict at work or dismissal may come back to haunt you. Lets keep that in the past ok? 5) Networking nightmares Striking up professional conversations with strangers  can be petrifying. Hellooo.sir? 6) Traumatising Tweets Discovering a mass of highly unprofessional Tweets on your public  Twitter account after sending off a dozen job applications. Delete delete DELETE!! 7) Unemployment interrogation People constantly ask you about how your job hunt is coming along. Just leave me in peace, in my unemployed tedious peace. 8) Awaiting your fate Youve had your interview and then they just leave you hanging. Put me out of my misery already! 9) Gut wrenching  rejection You find out you have been unsuccessful and realise that you have to go through it all over again. Nobody wants me! 10) Blood curdling bosses The prospect of a brand new extra terrifying boss. [Image Credit: Shutterstock]