Any words of advice or encouragement for someone feeling down after bombing several interviews for good opportunities?

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I always repeat “what’s for me, won’t miss me”.

When the right opportunity comes, things will click. Manifest it and keep working on interview skills. You got this! Your time will come :)

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Plenty of fish in the sea, the right one will come at the right time

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Sleep with your interviewer

He may have denied me a job at McKinsey, but I denied him from having a long lasting marriage with his spouse 😏

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apparently not lol

The same happened to me and I thought my life was over. I eventually found something. Treat yourself this weekend. Relax and forget this happened. There is always something better out there op

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I would recommend digging deep to try to figure out just how you bombed the interviews and what you can do to position yourself better in the future. Was it because you were not qualified, not-well spoken, clumsily answered questions, did not present yourself in the most positive light? While qualifications aren’t something that can immediately be remedied the other stuff can be fixed with practice. Practice sometimes can only be achieved through experiencing many interviews and reflecting on how to do better. I’ve always said it’s always best to apply to some positions that you likely will not want solely to practice, so when that position comes along that you really want you are a well polished 💎 and crush the interview. I used to approach dating the same way! 🙂

You will be just fine and I wish you luck in your search.

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You can’t connect the dots looking forwards, only looking back. You won’t realise until you get the position meant for you, how glad you are that none of the others worked out. Keep pushing and keep trying!

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Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Really need this. I have one more interview lined up next week.

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