Motivational Quotes For Job Seekers

Everyone needs motivation to get through daily stress or disappointing times. It's easy to get a drug to relieve you of a headache than is easy to get a word to motivate you in times of depression. You need your own dose of suiting words as you set out every day.

Andy Teach, author of From Graduation to Corporation, said, “It would be great if we all had a career coach or mentor who could follow us around every step of the way when we look for a job. They could motivate us and keep our spirits up when we get rejected for a job; or congratulate us when we land that dream job. Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen so we all need to look for motivation from other sources.”

The quotes below are not so about those who wrote them than about the impact they can have on you if they are constantly used and kept as a reminder. These words are aimed to keep you firing on all cylinders regardless of the rough surfaces you're riding on.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky

“Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s Ok to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing” – H. Stanley Judd

“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” – Anon

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and will always solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it” – Thomas Jefferson

 “Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” – Arthur Ashe

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it” – Marva Collins