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Re: bouncing back from interview disappointment (WAS: Advice needed for an upcoming interview)
Subject:Re: bouncing back from interview disappointment (WAS: Advice needed for an upcoming interview) From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:03 -0700
I agree with Matthew. I've been in this racket for 25 years and have been
on my share of interviews that ultimately made me feel as though I'd driven
over a cliff. After a day or two, however, I'm reminded that it simply
"wasn't meant to be"... otherwise it would have happened. And as time went
on, I came to realize that often the interviewers were actually doing ME a
favor by not including me on their team. Ultimately it was their loss, for
my track record is extensive and my deliverables many. Yeah, it's initially
a bummer, but it's all for the best.
> Chris
How doe one bounce back from this kind of disappointment? What can be
> learned from it? Am I barking up the wrong career tree?
>
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