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You Have Been Unsuccessful on This Occasion

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How many times have you heard/read this statement after a job interview? "You've been unsuccessful on this occasion." I certainly have heard it several times in the last few months. Am I writing this to have a moan? No. Am I writing it because I feel disgruntled? No. I am here to tell you an unsuccessful interview does not define you. Interview feedback does not define you.  There are plenty of contributing factors that are out of your control. No matter how qualified, experienced or prepared you are. And if you are up against internal candidates, commiserations, you have just released an album at the very same time as Adele. No Christmas number 1 for you on this occasion! Wait, it's the wrong time of the year anyway.   All I can say is, do not give up. And the right job, or most importantly the right people, will come your way at the right time! We spend so much of our lives at work, we must surround ourselves with our kind of people. More than often, I would coach m