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Managing failures: how to handle job application rejections like a pro
And why it’s technically survival of the fittest
As professionals in industries, we strive to do what we do best every day: working from 9–5, fulfilling our OKRs and KPIs, and after quite some time, some of us will enjoy the stability, while some others will long for a change in their career. For some, it means changing where they work or trying out other industries and business models. For others, it means completely changing the direction of where they are going to follow a passion, a dream, or simply better career prospects.
What was rarely mentioned is how hard finding a new job will be and how painful each rejection will feel. I was one of those people who shifted completely towards different career path, from advertising to UX. It took me 6 months and roughly 100 rejections to land my first job in UX, and today, it became a testimony for everyone who often ask during an ADPList session whether it’s possible for them to start learning UX so ‘late’ in their career journey. It is definitely possible, but not without a cost.
Landing a new job is rewarding but not everyone can handle the cost of going back and forth with interviews (some of them might even struggle to get an interview at all)…
