{"id":442,"date":"2016-12-05T20:54:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=442"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T07:09:08","slug":"you-didnt-get-the-job-heres-how-to-bounce-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/you-didnt-get-the-job-heres-how-to-bounce-back-2\/","title":{"rendered":"You didn’t get the job. Here’s how to bounce back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carrie<\/em>, the bestselling sci-fi novel by Stephen King, was rejected by 30 publishers before becoming an iconic thriller.<\/p>\n

King\u2019s response to the rejection?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips impaled upon it. I replaced the nail with a spike and kept on writing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

King has since published more than 50 books, all worldwide bestsellers, according to Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

Getting turned down is frustrating, and not getting the job can lead you to have doubt in your abilities. This can result in you having reduced confidence for future interviews.<\/p>\n

However, there are many valuable lessons you can learn from a failed interview. Follow these steps to identify how you can bounce back from rejection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Respect the process:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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How will you make yourself stand out from the crowd? <\/strong>Give your CV a facelift, by adding this key tool to it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gain this:<\/strong><\/p>\n