Coaching practices for How to Deal with Job Rejection After Interview

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• The conversation goes great and then it just...
• My whole job search is just refreshing job boards and firing off applications into the void, competing with hundreds of strangers for whatever happens to be posted
• Someone gave me real time and good advice, and weeks go by where I never circle back to tell them I actually used it
• I want to message someone in a field I’m curious about, but I freeze on what to even say
• I’ve got the conversation booked but I’m staring at a blank page of questions, worried I’ll waste their time asking things I could’ve Googled

Practices that may help

1. Close every informational interview with one forward step
   End by asking: "Is there someone else you think I should talk to?"
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
2. Build and work a target list of roles and organisations
   Replace passive job board browsing with active research into specific organisations you want to understand.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
3. Send a meaningful thank-you note
   Write a follow-up that references something specific and reports back on how you used their advice.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
4. Request the conversation the right way
   A short, specific, no-pressure request gets far more responses than a vague networking ask.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
5. Prepare questions you genuinely don’t know the answer to
   Ask about the unwritten realities of the role — the things no job posting reveals.
   Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network
6. Identify your real BATNA before negotiations begin
   Clarify exactly what you will do if no deal is reached — and whether that alternative is as good as you assume.
   BATNA: Your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
7. Repair a poor response
   When you respond badly to good news, circle back and give the engaged response you missed.
   Active-Constructive Responding, Made Practical
8. Use silence after making an offer
   After you name a number, stop talking — silence lets the offer land and creates pressure without argument.
   The Flinch and Reactive Devaluation, Made Practical
9. Say no clearly and without over-explaining
   Decline requests with a brief, honest reason — not a cascade of apologies and caveats.
   Essentialism: The Art of Eliminating the Non-Essential
10. Evaluate offers on their content, not on the timing of when they arrived
    A good offer that comes late in a negotiation is still a good offer — don’t discount it because of sunk cost.
    The Flinch and Reactive Devaluation, Made Practical

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