Feeling rejected in your job search?
The goal of our 15th podcast episode is to lift you out of a rejected state — and get you in a place where you can continue fighting for your purpose.
- You may have applied for a job that you were really interested in — and got turned down because someone thought you were unqualified.
- You may have applied to 100 jobs—and not gotten one call back.
- You may have gotten passed up on a promotion.
This is the message that you need to hear right now.
How to listen:
What are some core concepts to remember when feeling rejected?
- Everybody goes through it—even some of the greatest people in our history. (Henry Ford, Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, J.K. Rowling)
- Understand what you are feeling and why you are feeling it. (There is a science behind acknowledging your emotion. Research has shown that when you identify what core emotion you are feeling, then it instantly becomes more manageable).
- Remember that your core identity (who you really are) goes way beyond these external things.
What do you need to do now going forward?
- Keep going: case and point. Remember that the results-oriented things in life (your success) is a numbers game.
- Find a group of people trying to achieve the same thing that you are. Relate to them.
- When you feel rejected, label your emotion, and remind yourself of your core identity — and why you’re going to keep going.
Sources:
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sweet-emotion/201408/why-labeling-emotions-matters
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/24/jk-rowling-tells-fans-twitter-loads-rejections-before-harry-potter-success
- https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-people-who-failed-at-first-2014-3#after-harrison-fords-first-small-movie-role-an-executive-took-him-into-his-office-and-told-him-hed-never-succeed-in-the-movie-business-18
- https://www.newsweek.com/missing-cut-382954
- https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebs-who-went-from-failures-to-success-stories/3/