keep getting rejected from jobs I interview for. How do you handle rejection?

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It’s a numbers game. You’re not entitled to any job so just keep applying and do your best when you get interviews. Something will work out. To answer your question, you just accept the decision and take away any lessons you can from each interview experience. Learn from it, move on, don’t dwell

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I've learned over the years that you should fear the job that was too easy to get.

to the question you proposed, I would practice a close you plan to use. it needs to be obvious that your target knows are trying to close. try to have 3 things that make you a fit and one thing that creates a timing element. something like I'm licensed, I know what I'm in for and I want the job. since it is August and fall is approaching, so I would like to get this in place soon. can I have the position. then shut up.

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As someone that does a lot of interviewing, I can tell in 5 mins if the person sitting across from me wants this job or a job. If they don’t ask questions, they are just trying to get a paycheck. If they ask interesting questions, they tend to get the job.

For example, “what is the firms current lead generation procedure?” That implies they are looking to learn how to grow. It’s a better question then, “how do new advisors get leads?”

This might be a cut throat business but I still want team players.

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Yell out “NEXT"

Tell us more. Maybe we can diagnose if there is a problem. By the way, I’ve known a few financial services hirers who basically push candidates away in the theory that the right candidate will keep trying to get the job and will show all important skill of overcoming rejection. Maybe call up one of the rejecting firms and ask for another chance. It might just impress

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