CHAPTER NINETEEN

I get interviews, but not job offers ...

THIS CHAPTER LOOKS AT:

  • The real reasons why jobs are not offered
  • Understanding what’s actually about you, and what isn’t
  • Inner ring statistics
  • Re-energising yourself with small changes

IT’S A NO, THEN

It’s a genuinely downbeat experience. You’re up for a job that you are excited about and you feel well equipped to undertake. You’ve done your homework, prepared successfully for the interviewer’s most likely questions, and pitched in some good answers. Sure, there is always something extra you could have done, but you had a pretty convincing interview. And yet you get the same rejection letter as someone who did no homework and did all the wrong things: Thank you so much for your ...

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