Applied for hundreds of job and encountered lots of rejections? You are not alone. Most of the times when you are rejected, that doesn’t mean you are not worthy. It simply means you are not there yet.
Upon rejection, people start doubting themselves and enter into a stage where doubting themselves hurts more than the rejection. It’s important to handle rejections more than you handle a lack of a job. In this article, we decode what job rejections mean and how to not interpret rejections the bad way.
Below are the ways on what we think rejection means
1. I’m not good enough
Never think of you being good enough. When you start thinking about you being not good enough, remember each step brings you close to the right job that would make you feel worthy and give you room to grow. When you think you are not good enough, it impacts your confidence and leaves you in a situation where you start doubting the skills and knowledge you have picked up.
This will eat you from the inside and will make your pathetic. So, to look at it the other way – rejections take you closer to the job that is the right fit for you. You just have to be patient and keep applying.
2. I’m a failure
When you are rejected from an interview, most of the people think that they are failure. Well, I disagree! You are a failure when you don’t find a job in your entire life. If that’s not the case and you’ve worked in some good jobs in your past career, then you are not a failure. It’s just that your success rate has declined and you are probably seeking a job that is challenging but not impossible to get.
This points to the fact that better days are on the horizon and you just need to hang in there. Failure is never an outcome of a job hunt. It’s always a perception that a job seeker has in his/her mind.
3. I’ll never find a job
Who says that? As long as humans eat, drink , spend and grow, there’s always going to be a job for you. So, the idea of you not finding a job ever, it’s plain B.S. You will find a job thought simply applies as ‘your value remains unchanged in the real world’. While wrong jobs might not value you, you will find a job that will value you.
Never take no for an answer instead focus on the silver lining and make changes to your job hunt basis your observation so that you can find a job quickly. There are not never or however in a job hunt, there’s always a hope and hope can do wonders.
4. Maybe I should lower my expectations
Before you even think about this, first evaluate your expectation. If you are over valuing yourself, you will find yourself asking this question over and over again. So, before you start the job hunt, do market research, evaluate your cost and expectations around designation and other expectation. When you do this, you understand your expectations and can then starting asking them around.
If some companies are willing to hire you, but don’t meet your expectations – chance are they cannot afford you or don’t have the appetite for someone like you. So, instead of doubting yourself our lowering your expectation, try alternate ways of interpreting your asks.
5. I must have messed up my interview
Unless you do something stupid in the interview, all is forgiven. After all, the person taking the interview is also human. If you’ve answered the questions right and had a professional conduct, you are not messing your interviews. It’s just that other candidates have better credentials or are willing to work at a price that is comfortable for the employer.
Also, as a practice, after every interview analyze your responses and seek improvements in yourself. This way, you will always be sure that your interview was better.