Any career change, job hunt, or career decision requires one thing: persistence. Persistence in the face of rejection from your top choice of employer, from the one person you think could help you decide between consulting and art school, from the professor you thought would write you a recommendation. It’s tough to keep going.
Rejection is failure, plain and simple. And failure can be a skill that you can get good at. Successful failure, if you will. And if you get good at failure, you will persist.
One of my favorite takes on failure.
One of my favorite failure stories: Climber Alan Hinkes, one of a select few mountaineers who have reached the top of the world’s highest peaks, once sneezed so hard he slipped a disk and had to abort a climb. That and more interesting failures here.
Finally, some tips on what to ask yourself after rejection during your job hunt.
Have a good one!
