How to stay motivated during the job search when facing rejections?
Anyone have tips for how to stay motivated to study and grind when facing rejections? I am successfully getting interviews, but moving forward in the process seems difficult. How do I stay motivated when facing the uncertainty?
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a year agoAlex ChiouTech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course HeroGood question! The main way to get around this is to focus more on the journey (i.e. your personal growth and studying consistency) rather than the destination (i.e. getting an offer). In other words, focus more on being input-driven rather than output-driven. I talk about this in-depth here: https://www.jointaro.com/course/ace-your-tech-interview-and-get-a-job-as-a-software-engineer/having-the-right-mentality/
I recommend taking my job searching course overall as there's many lessons that can help with this topic:
- https://www.jointaro.com/course/ace-your-tech-interview-and-get-a-job-as-a-software-engineer/interviewing-why-it-sucks/
- https://www.jointaro.com/course/ace-your-tech-interview-and-get-a-job-as-a-software-engineer/the-1-trait-for-interview-success/
- https://www.jointaro.com/course/ace-your-tech-interview-and-get-a-job-as-a-software-engineer/stronger-together/
- https://www.jointaro.com/course/ace-your-tech-interview-and-get-a-job-as-a-software-engineer/temper-your-expectations/
In this market in particular, the job search is a marathon, not a sprint. It's critical to have the right mindset alongside the proper moral support.
This discussion is good too: "Tips for interview anxiety and scheduling interviews"
- 0a year agoCharlie VuongEng @ Taro
Interviewing is a skill, which means it's something that you can improve at. After each interview, I would reflect on what went well and what could have gone better, then set action items for yourself on how to improve the things that could have gone better. That list might include:
- Tightening up your personal narrative
- Learning more about the company
- Working on a certain DSA topic
This will make the interview process seem like less of a black box that you have little control over.
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