You found your dream job then (SURPRISE) you get rejected. Besides feeling completely defeated, what do you do now? Read the full blog: https://www.psychopps.com/pages/9721-what-to-do-after-not-landing-your-dream-job Visit us online: www.PsychOpps.com

1. P S Y C H O P P S . C O M
W H A T T O D O A F T E R
NotL A N D I N G Y O U R D R E A M J O B

2. T H R O U G H O U T T H E I N T E R V I E W P R O C E S S , Y O U W E R E
Y O U R M O S T S T E L L A R S E L F , Y O U S E N T I N
E X C E P T I O N A L R E F E R E N C E S W H O G A V E Y O U G L O W I N G
R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S A N D Y O U W A L K E D O U T O F T H E
F I N A L I N T E R V I E W F E E L I N G L I K E Y O U J U S T H I T A
H O M E R U N .
T H E N , Y O U G E T T H E D R E A D E D C A L L O R E M A I L
S A Y I N G , “ S O R R Y , Y O U D I D N O T G E T T H E J O B . ”
B E S I D E S F E E L I N G C O M P L E T E L Y D E F E A T E D , W H A T D O
Y O U D O N O W ?
D r e a m J o b
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Y O U F O U N D Y O U R

3. First of all, you need to allow
yourself some time to grieve for
the loss you feel.
Most of us will have our minds
begin to be flooded with self-
doubt and questions, like “What
did I do wrong?”
Its highly likely you didn’t actually
do anything wrong. Its more
probable that the company just
felt someone else was slightly
better for the role. It could have
been the smallest thing that gave
them the slightest advantage over
you.
T H E G R I E V I N G
P R O C E S S B E G I N S

4. O R ( J U S T A S L I K E L Y ) T H E E M P L O Y E R K N O W S
S O M E T H I N G T H A T Y O U D I D N ’ T ( O R I S H O U L D S A Y
T H E Y D I D N ’ T D I S C L O S E T O Y O U ) T H A T W O U L D
H A V E M A D E Y O U N O T A S H A P P Y I N T H E R O L E
L O N G - T E R M , E T C .
T H E P O I N T I S , D O N ’ T B L A M E Y O U R S E L F . A L L O W
Y O U R S E L F S O M E T I M E T O F E E L T H I S L O S S A N D
T H E N B E G I N T O F O C U S O N W H A T Y O U L E A R N E D
T O M O V E F O R W A R D .
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5. TAKE THE
HIGH ROAD
FOR YOUR
EXIT
Secondly, follow up with the hiring
manager(s) you connected with
through the process. Thank them for
their time and attention throughout
the interviews. Then follow it up by
sending them a connection request
on LinkedIn.
Show them that you are a class-act
even when you don’t win the role you
wanted. They know you wanted the
job and probably understand how
you must feel, but they will also
greatly appreciate that you take the
high road when it comes to how you
handle the situation.

6. When you’re sending your final
“thank you’s” to the hiring
manager(s) and employees you
connected with through the
interview process, also consider
closing out the messages with
statements that leave the
proverbial door open for the
future.
Let them know in not so many
words that you are grateful for
the opportunity and would love to
be considered for other
opportunities in the future.
L E A V E T H E
D O O R O P E N

7. T A K E W H A T Y O U L E A R N E D A N D S T A R T D R I V I N G
Y O U R S E L F F O R W A R D
Yes, rejection is never fun, but it does have its perks.
Take some time to consider what you learned from this process and use it to your advantage going
forward. Consider this…
What did you learn about yourself through this process that’s new to you?
What did you re-learn about yourself that you definitely want to continue in the next one?
What did you learn about the industry, company or role that you can work to your advantage?
Taking some time to develop these things will not only help you through that grieving process we
talked about earlier, but it will also give you some new (or maybe sharpened) tools in your tool belt to
use going forward with your next interviews.
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