You Did Not Get the Job! Now What - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

You Did Not Get the Job! Presently What - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career You didn't land the position! What do you do now? You just got the dismissal notice that said you didn't land the position you truly needed. What could have occurred: There was a more qualified applicant than you for this position. You didn't show at least one characteristics that they were searching for in an applicant. You may have those characteristics, however you didn't pass on them in the employing procedure. There was an inner competitor that was considered a more secure recruit. They simply committed an error and employed an inappropriate individual. You didn't land the position. That is validâ€"yet lets make a procedure where you can take in and develop from the experience. What are you going to do now? Post Interview Following the meeting, consider doing the accompanying: Compose a customized, written by hand card to say thanks to everybody you met with. On the off chance that conceivable, hand convey them to the workplace where you met. Compose a customized email to everybody you met with. Send a LinkedIn solicitation to everybody you met with. You need to pick up however many associations into the association as could reasonably be expected. Post-Rejection Notice After you have been educated that you didn't land the position, consider doing the accompanying: Email the employing administrator, saying thanks to that person for the chance to meet for the position. Notice that you might want to be considered for different open doors later on. Email others that you met with, and express gratitude toward them for their time. Approach them for any input that they might have the option to give. On the off chance that you followed the Targeted Job Search procedure and Targeted the Company , you ought to have had a worker referral. Provided that this is true, at that point request that your referral accomplish some analyst work. 1-2 Months Later Screen LinkedIn for changes in the office that you met: Verify who was recruited for the position. On the off chance that it was an outer applicant, verify how their accreditations contrast with yours. Is it true that they were better qualified? Send an association solicitation to the person who was employed. 3-6 Months Later Connect with the individual employed and approach to meet for espresso or lunch. Request AIR-Advice, Insights and Recommendations! What could occur: The individual who was employed probably won't work out. I have witnessed this! They may open up different situations for which you will be a superior fit. You could discover that the individual they recruited was better qualified and a superior fit. I as of late had a customer that was recruited a year after the individual they employed didn't work out, and they changed the expected set of responsibilities to all the more likely fit my customers capabilities. At the point when you don't land the position you had always wanted, be tireless and don't let idleness set in! Marc Miller â€" Career Pivot Look at my book Repurpose Your Career â€" A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers Remember to tail me on Twitter or FaceBook