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Rejection, Feedback and Improvement

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Applying to jobs is a long & tedious process, with very low conversion at each stage:

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Translation: You'll face a lot of rejection during the job application process. You may have to apply for up to 200 jobs to get an offer, and it's important to learn from rejections and get better with every application.

The Vicious Cycle

Here's what might happen if you don't deal with rejections properly:

  1. The first few interviews go badly and you're rejected.
  2. You feel you're not good enough and you lose confidence.
  3. You start doing poorly in the following interviews.
  4. You face more rejections and stop applying to jobs.

You walk away from this experience thinking something like "I'm not cut out for this" or "Maybe this isn't for me".

The Virtuous Cycle

Here's what happens if you deal with rejections properly:

  1. The first few interviews go badly and you're rejected.
  2. You identify what you're doing wrong and work on it.
  3. You start performing better in following interviews.
  4. You start moving further and receive multiple offers.

You walk away from this experience with greater confidence, better skills and a high-paying job.

Principles for Dealing with Rejection

Use these principles to avoid the vicious cycle and create a virtuous cycle:

  1. Have a plan and stick to it
  2. Learn from every rejection
  3. Manage your mindset

Let's take a closer look at each one of these.