My (29F) boyfriend was unfortunately laid off a while ago with the rest of his department and he has really struggled to get back on his feet. He was practicing in a semi-niche field which he is no longer interested in working in, so part of the issue is that he is trying to change his focus. It’s hitting the point where I’m feeling incredibly stressed by this. He’s not having luck, but I do see him applying for jobs at home. He’s clearly stressed to, I’m worried to the point where his anxiety is impacting his ability to put himself out there. What advice or things would be helpful to do to support him through this?
I have a lot of resources through my own job such as free counseling, etc. So we are working on getting him that set up. I was considering helping him get set up with a career coach but didn’t know if anyone has had luck with that. Unfortunately I work in a field where my education gets me placed into a job and haven’t even had to apply for jobs in this manner, so I feel pretty useless.
tl;dr bf having job troubles, i’m clueless but want to be helpful