Brilliant Cover Letters

Accepting rejection

It is a sad fact of life that, no matter how capable, qualified and experi-

enced you are, most of the applications you make will result in rejection

at one stage or another and for one reason or another. So you had better

get used to it! Nearly everybody suffers a few such setbacks when they are

hunting for a new job; many job hunters are regularly shot down in

flames. Remember: it just wasn’t your destiny.

Naturally, it can be very demoralising if you had your heart set on a par-

ticular opportunity. You have been through the highs and lows of being

invited to a first interview and then to a second – or maybe even to an

assessment ...