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Rejection? Don’t take it too hard.

Filed under Job Search Process
Posted by Libraries, April 22, 2009
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“You’re not quite what we’re looking for.”

Sound familiar? In tough economic times chances are you will be hearing it, or phrases like it, at least once. But what is a girl to do? Drown your sorrows in Hagen-Daas? Gilmore Girls marathon? All pajama dress code?

Stop right there!

As Jeff Schmitt writes in his Business Week Online article, “Job hunting realities: What ‘no’ really means,” your rejection may have more to do with factors like company politics, and budget constraints than what’s on, or not on, your resume.

Schmitt gives us an inside perspective on the real reasons you were not hired for that job you were clearly PERFECT for. He outlines some examples from the unfair world of hiring and firing including: “It’s not what you know it’s who you know,” companies are much more likely to hire someone they already know than go with an unknown quantity, and “Employers have prejudices too” you may find that the people hiring may make assumptions about you based on incomplete or prejudiced information.

So before you blame yourself for your rejection, check out this article. It won’t make up for that job you didn’t get, but it might make you feel a little better about not getting it. You didn’t want to work there anyway!

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blogged by Kathleen Keleher