Comments on: How to Recover After a Job Rejection

By: Author Areatae McGhee

Author Areatae McGhee — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:57:18 +0000

I have been here many times and one thing I always say, is maybe, that’ not where you needed to be at this time. Opportunity that comes around sometimes doesn’t connect and that’s ok. We have to be ok with it! Thanks for the reminders

By: Lady Unemployed

Lady Unemployed — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:53:24 +0000

In reply to Rachel. What a great thing!! I love knowing that there is a chance even after the rejection.

By: Lady Unemployed

Lady Unemployed — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:52:47 +0000

In reply to Melissa. Absolutely! I can relate to that.

By: Lady Unemployed

Lady Unemployed — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:49:31 +0000

In reply to Marie-Claude. I like your perspective too! You never know when it's going to turn into a possible job opportunity.

By: Marie-Claude

Marie-Claude — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:33:52 +0000

I can totally relate since I am unemployed since November! Wow this long! Never happened before in my lofe and of course because of the COVID, everything is on hold. I was about to be hired and in March they told me they couldn’t because of the pandemic. Now the position is not even open anymore. So some days it is harder than others, but I am being positive as like you said, maybe it’s not meant to be or the right fit, and yes you do have to thank them, because somewhere along the way, maybe the candidate they chose will not be a good fit after all and they might end up calling you back.

I can tell you a lot about this, I took some free classes and coaching and LinkedIn challenges.

Have a great day and keep being hopeful like I am.
Marie

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:47:27 +0000

This totally resonates, even to a freelancer, when we get those “no thanks” responses to pitches.. GREAT things to keep in mind!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:19:32 +0000

Thank you for sharing! I have received a LOT of rejections, not because I’m not a good or qualified candidate, but simply because the market is SO saturated with other people who are also highly qualified. It is tough! I can personally vouch for #3 because that’s how I came to work at my current employer. I interviewed with them early last year and they hired an internal candidate, BUT earlier this year they approached me with a much better position. Turns out they had been looking for a way to get me into their company for almost a year! One thing I will say about rejection is that it’s always important to follow up & it’s even better to have a question about how you could improve.

By: Lady Unemployed

Lady Unemployed — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:07:17 +0000

In reply to Mary. Oh thank you so much! It can be so hard to recover after a rejection. So I hope this helps someone!

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 23:57:58 +0000

These are FABULOUS tips! I went through a year in 2007-2008 of constant rejections and it was so disheartening. I wish I’d had this article THEN