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ARTICLE 23

How To Cope

With Failure And

Rejection

AH THE HARD ‘NO,’ IT’S

NEVER A PLEASANT THING

TO HEAR. THE WORD ‘NO’

QUITE OFTEN IMPLIES
REJECTION AND FAILURE.

APPLYING FOR JOBS IS

ALWAYS A TRICKY AND TIME
CONSUMING PROCESS – ONE

CAN SAY THAT LOOKING FOR

A JOB, IS A FULL TIME JOB.

With technological advances and social media platforms such as
Linkedin, applying for multiple jobs per day is as easy as a click.
However, rejection or worse complete radio-silence from a potential
employer can be crushing to a fresh graduate looking for a job.
Do not fret, even the most successful business man has had soul-
crushing rejections in his time. Just look at Steve Jobs before Apple
became the globally recognised brand it is. No one ever said it was
going to be easy, but pick yourself up and try, try again.
Keep at it, and learn from each ordeal to better yourself for the next
round. Here are some tips on getting over a failed interview:
Asking for feedback
1 Usually, if you do get a rejection email or phone call. Collect your
thoughts and be thick-skinned enough to ask why you were not
selected and what the successful applicant had that you did not. Most
employers usually give a modicum of reasoning however, if they view
HR processes as private and confi dential- don’t take it to heart if they
do not respond.