DON’T TAKE REJECTION PERSONAL
January 14th, 2008
Most job seekers don’t conduct a powerful job search because they fear “rejection.” Rejection is part of a job search. You MUST get rejected a number of times, in order to finally find the person who will say YES. A job search is a SALES process. You are selling yourself, which can be the hardest process for most people. You need to figure out what exact talents you have to offer a prospective employer and include those in your cover letter and resume.
When hiring authorities “reject” your call or resume, they are not rejecting you personally. They don’t even know you! It just so happens that they don’t have an opportunity that matches your skill set. Sales is a numbers profession and a job search is Sales! If you don’t send out your resume and make calls you have NO chance of success. If you do send them out you have a 50/50 chance of someone saying YES.
You WANT to get rejected so you learn from the experience and are that much closer to a job offer!
Barb Bruno, CPC, CTS
