During my job search, I receive several rejection emails after interviews that I felt good about. Even though I knew it was part of the process, it still affected my confidence more than I expected. It made me reflect on how personal I was taking each outcome. How do you mentally handle rejection while staying motivated to keep applying?

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I've been unemployed for 5 months now. Whatever optimism I had previously is completely gone at this point. Not a great feeling, but the small positive is that I go in to every interview assuming I'm not going to get the job. The second it's done, I'm back home applying to more opportunities. Not getting my hopes up makes the rejection emails a lot more easier to brush off.

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It’s not easy, but I try to look at it as a learning experience and not a personal failure or anything. Take anything where you feel like you could work on and make a plan. Just know, it’s normal to receive a lot of rejections. How long does the sting of a rejection actually last for you? I would spiral for a week or so, but now I’m getting better at moving on after it.

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