--- title: This is what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me description: 'I made this GIF of what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me. ' slug: this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me author: Jo Shaffer published: '2020-10-02T15:08:24.665Z' thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/1xD7yK1zAorZ1468LKjNuN/22ec8d76abec81837eca8ea830981e95/ThisiswhatADHDfeelsliketome.png source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me lang: en --- # This is what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me ![](https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/2gD1GTsObvdvg107QIRACQ/12d631ce8d02b711555e1670e0e0404b/jobhuntadhd_lowres2.gif) I made this GIF to show what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me. In the end, though, I found what I was looking for. Watch a [video of how I chose my career path](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/perspectives-how-did-you-decide-on-a-career-path). --- Not sure about your next step? Get [tips for landing your first job](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-get-first-job-disability). --- ## Explore related topics and articles - [How I feel when I write a paper](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/how-i-feel-when-i-write-a-paper) - When I write a paper, my thoughts are all over the place because of my ADHD. I made this video to show what it feels like. - [A computer effects artist with ADHD](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/a-computer-effects-artist-with-adhd) - [What ADHD feels like to me](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-adhd-feels-like-to-me) - There are no windows and my gaze drifts toward the orange door of my classroom. My foot bounces up and down, and my attention pings around during the lecture. My professor is speaking just a few feet away, but he fades in and out of my focus. I drift between the PowerPoint on the screen and the note --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me#webpage","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me","description":"I made this GIF of what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me. "},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me","name":"This is what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","datePublished":"2020-10-02T15:08:24.665Z","description":"I made this GIF of what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me. ","headline":"This is what job hunting with ADHD feels like to me","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/articles/this-is-what-job-hunting-with-adhd-feels-like-to-me","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://www.understood.org/#organization","name":"Understood for All Inc","logo":"https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/307jFAYQevghG8nQMCjh89/ccdbbec895765824db43f6d30b496e83/logo_lockup_navy.jpg"}}] ```