Battling job rejection? Here are some expert tips to bounce back stronger

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Regardless of how well you perform in an interview or how prompt you were in delivering your responses, sometimes companies do not find you suitable for a specific role.

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The reasons could be many. In fact, the rejection may not even have anything to do with you. A company’s budget, expectations regarding a role, internal hiring, and numerous other factors can influence the employer’s decision.

Having said that, it is important that people getting such a message first accept the situation, learn from it, and again take a step forward towards building a successful career.
Alok Kumar, Senior Director, Manpower, a subsidiary of ManpowerGroup, a workforce solutions provider, says there are some effective ways to navigate this challenging situation and turn it to one’s advantage.

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He suggest a candidate consider these points before moving ahead:

1) Ask for feedback from the recruiter: Gather as much feedback as possible. You have put in a lot of effort and you are entitled to know what went wrong. Self-analysis may be tainted or biased unless there was a glaring error in your responses to the interviewer’s question or an important detail in the job description that you missed out. Whatever may be the case, you can learn from the feedback, work on it, and get ready for the next big step.

2) Don’t take it personally: While