Most rejections don't happen because you weren't good enough.
They happen in rooms you were never invited into.
Most job seekers I work with are doing the right things. Connecting with people, preparing hard, sending the right messages.
But there's one thing I keep coming back to with almost everyone.
David made it to the final round. Five interviews. Internal advocate clearing the path. Process was moving.
Then someone he'd never met killed it in a room he wasn't in.
This happens at every level. And almost nobody talks about it.
You can do everything right and still lose. That's the market right now.
So what do you do? You grab whatever feedback you can, and you keep pressing forward. You don't stop building options until you've signed an offer - and honestly, not even until your first day.
I'm not in this for the "I told you so." I'm in it for the moment you land somewhere you actually want to be.
Don't put it all on one process. Give yourself a chance.
One question for your career this week:
If your top advocate in a process disappeared tomorrow, who else is in your corner?
Before you leave…
David's story is one of thirteen I'm sitting with every single week. Real people, real processes, real outcomes - good and bad.
That's what this newsletter is now. One story from the coaching room, every week, so you know exactly what's coming before it finds you.
If this one hit home, forward it to someone in a job search right now. They need to read it before they go all in on one process.
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Have a day ✌🏼
Dominic
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