Coping With Rejection In Your Job Hunt
Coping With Rejection In Your Job Hunt
For many people, job hunting causes more anxiety than a first date. The stakes are a lot higher, and the job seeker is aware that they are likely to receive many rejections before actually receiving an offer. Sometimes, job seekers begin to dread the BIG NO so much that they stop pursuing additional interviews, effectively quitting the job search and cutting off hope for the future. This is how you find so many stories of people living outside of their means, stuck in jobs below their capabilities years after a recession has ended, or living unemployed long after unemployment benefits have run out. Job hunting is rough, and those with a thin skin and a low morale can get lost in the shuffle when finding work is at its most imperative – remember, fear of rejection doesn’t have to paralyze your job search efforts. And the more you experience rejection, the
