I've been struggling to find work for over 2 years. It's taken a toll on my finances, confidence, and social life.

Jeremy Spiegel has been searching for full-time work for more than two years. Jeremy Spiegel Jeremy Spiegel has been searching for full-time work for more than two years. He said the job search has taken a toll on his finances, confidence, and social life. He shared what he's learned after more than two years of job searching. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jeremy Spiegel, a job seeker in his 40s who lives in Massachusetts. The following has been edited for length and clarity. In my job search, I've been told so many times a version of "It's not you, it's us!" that I'm beginning to wonder if it is, in fact, me. I've been without a full-time job for more than two years since losing my regional director of account services role at a publishing company.