Well, to put a spin on a popular commercial from Priceline, "Failure, is just success that hasn't happened yet." I say that to emphasize the fact that you gain a lot of value from the rejections you receive in your job search. Each rejection is like a Master Class in what you need to do in order to improve your odds at success on your next application or interview.
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu
"When nothing seems to help, I
go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a
hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the
hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that
blow that did it, but all that had gone before." - Jacob Riis
Think of any job search that doesn't result in the outcome you desire as practice and training on how to improve each successive application. It's like a ball player working to perfect his shot, or a golf player working to perfect his swing. Make your own definitions for success in how you measure your job search outcomes. Is getting an offer the only measure for success? Celebrate the small things too! What if you get a response to your application and are contacted for a phone screen? Even if you don't go any further in the job search process, you still have something that you can build upon. If you continue to work hard at your craft and find ways to reinvent how you communicate your brand, you will eventually get the outcome you desire in your job search.
This is Part 1 of the Value in the Rejection. More to come soon!
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