Maureen was excited about the prospect of working for a new social media startup, HiLo. After attending all the interviews and receiving good nonverbal feedback from the interviewers, she was not selected for the job. How should Maureen deal with this rejection?

Because multiple people usually apply for each job opening, most job seekers get far more rejections than job offers. Maureen should learn to live with this fact of the job hunt. She should form support groups with her friends who are also on the job market. She should try to keep an upbeat attitude; it will show in job interviews and make her a more attractive candidate. Remember that candidate selection can be a political process. She may have been competing with the boss's daughter, an inside candidate, or a candidate who was recommended by a respected employee.