How Do You Cope With Endless Job Rejections?

mrkidd85

Working in social media, there are other ways of thinking outside of the box nowadays regarding job interviews.
Video CVs are getting kind of popular. Make a video explaining or doing a few of the things you say you can do. If there's a certain company you want to work for, or you have an interview, use Twitter and Linkedin. Go the extra mile to let the company know you're an initiative taker. Imagine someone with the same skills as you going all out. You'll have little chance.

palna

for me i just keep applying as i ahve nothing to lose.
plus from perivious expeirnce where i had no hope i got a job ytook 6 months, and got anthor job took 6 months.

I also keep thinking is there anything extra i can do get qulifcation, do volunteer, send cv to agencies companys direct, apply to apprentshcips.
change cv cover letter

dickydonkin

LisaB85 wrote: »

Approach employers and ask for feedback on why you were rejected then you may be able to improve next time x

A sensible concept in principle, however, the reality is different.

Some companies will just not provide feedback.

dickydonkin

fedster wrote: »

I am sorry but people are always moaning that there is no jobs, that Agencies are not replying etc, but my experience has been the exact opposite, i have not got a Degree, and did not have much experience when i start applying but after doing 2 casual jobs , i got into a Warehouse via an Agency, and worked my socks of, was never late, thus i was rewarded with a Permnant Contract, and hopefully i will progress even higher in the forsseeable future.#

There is actually a Niche people can target if you get a Job in a Warehouse, most of the Guys who work in the Warehouses i have been in, dont speak English, or there English is really poor, by simply communicating well you will get noticed, also the Eastern Europeans although have a high work Ethic, there general Interperesonal Skills are quite poor, so by just being Polite, a good Communicator and work hard you can easily outshine most of the Operatives in a Warehouse and get yourself noticed.

People love moaning, but never think outside the Box, if Eastern Europeans can get get work though Agenices, why are the British Born and bred finding it hard to!!!

You describe Eastern Europeans as having a 'high work ethic' others may suggest they are here to work and earn money with total disregard to safety, working time directives and NMW.

Many employers just love those attributes.

It has take many years of negotiations, industrial disputes and indeed lost lives to get working conditions in the UK to an acceptable level and are the envy of many European countries.

Some may suggest that employers are quite happy to encompass Victorian working conditions and employing migrant workers who know no different to enhance their bottom line.

for me i just keep applying as i ahve nothing to lose.
plus from perivious expeirnce where i had no hope i got a job ytook 6 months, and got anthor job took 6 months.

I also keep thinking is there anything extra i can do get qulifcation, do volunteer, send cv to agencies companys direct, apply to apprentshcips.
change cv cover letter

A basic course in spelling and grammar would not go amiss!

The_Thrilla

My own circumstances are a little different. I am old enough to remember the unemployment of the early 1980s. In the end, back then, I got so fed up being turned down for work that I finished up making my own job. I have paid off the mortgage, the kids have flown, and I was almost independently wealthy. I gave up a steady part-time job, sold a small business, and joined a "mature" rock'n'roll band. When the band folded up, I stopped playing rock'n'roll, and signed on the rock'n'roll instead. I had paid hardly any stamps for decades, so I've gone straight onto means-tested benefits. I have several sources of passive income, and they are taking them out of my dole.

I think times are changing. Gone are the days when you have one source of income. You are going to need to face up to the fact that you are going to need several sources of income; so, if one goes t1ts up, you've got other sources of income to rely on. I nearly made it. I am £15 a week short of financial independence, where I don't have to sign on every fortnight, and I don't have the no-marks at the DWP nosing through my investments.

I don't mind rejections. Every time I sign on I have to give three attempts I have made to find work. So I just give them the rejections. It is the means-testing I don't like.

However, having been through it all before back in the 1980s, I know that if I had a mortgage or rent, and small kids to bring up, I would feel differently.

I have British nationality, though I was not born in Britain. I have worked with all kinds of people. The East Europeans are OK. When I tell them about the GMB, a lot of them will join it.

Wellery82

A suggestion from me which i hope isn't patronising, if it is please ignore!

It is likely in the current climate you will have a lot of rejections, and will feel down, so it may be that having something to make you see progress would help. I would try and really chase feedback and ideas as often as possible, and keep a log of every change you make as a difference, maybe it is in your CV, or your cover letter or where you apply etc. At least that way you can track back and see the positive improvements you are making, which will stand you in better stead and with greater chance. Hopefully that will give a feeling of progress and help you feel more positive.

I'd back this up by always having a lot of applications awaiting feedback, even if not to a job then by speculative letters. 5 a day for example should be possible for anyone, and it gives you the hope on any given day that may be the one your luck changes.

matthand

always important to ask for feedback and get them to be specific! far to often people are given scripted rubish back!

dickydonkin

matthand wrote: »

always important to ask for feedback and get them to be specific! far to often people are given scripted rubish back!

And in my experience - many employers will just not provide feedback - scripted rubbish or otherwise - and these are not just back street companies either.

donquine

Truegho wrote: »

When you get job rejection after job rejection, how do you cope? How do you keep from getting too enraged about it? And how do you sustain your belief that you WILL eventually get a job?

Hi Truegho. I know you've been a regular on the jobseeking board for a while now, so I wondered when was the last time you were actually in paid employment? Have you been doing any voluntary work to help plug the gaps on your CV?

If you've been volunteering, you will have picked up lots of good, transferable skills, which perhaps you aren't highlighting on your CV that well. If you haven't, you should seriously consider it. You can find details of local opportunities on Do It. Whilst volunteering isn't paid, it shows an employer that despite being out of work, you are capable of committing to regular hours and could be a good employee. I don't know if you're on JSA or not, but it wouldn't affect a claim if you have any worries in that regard.

I think everyone here would agree that you come across as a very angry person and whilst our online persona doesn't always reflect who we are in real life, I do wonder if your frustration is coming across into your applications? Are you doing anything to tackle your emotions? Talking to a close friend in real life and/or taking up running are both low cost examples of things you could try.

On another angle, have you talked to your GP? It's sometimes hard to separate between feeling crap because you're not well and feeling crap because life is throwing crap at you. Might be worthwhile having one of those wellperson checkups to make sure everything is ok, making sure to bring up your emotional state of mind, as well as how you are physically.

If you would like, I'm happy to take a look at your CV and give you some advice, but I'm aware that many jobs ask for application forms these days, rather than CVs with a letter.

I would suggest picking a day (maybe tomorrow, it is the start of a new week) and deciding that's going to be your fresh start. Put on your best work clothes (you'll feel more focused than if you sit at your computer in your PJs, for example!) and start looking afresh. Let go of all those failed applications and start your search again. You no longer have XXX failed applications; you have zero. Anything is possible.

Watch something funny on 4od, YouTube or iplayer and laugh. Keep that smile on your face and complete your job applications as if you are Truegho, one of the world's happiest people, rather than Truegho, fed up and frustrated. You might be surprised by how different you come across on paper when you're forcing yourself to feel upbeat.

The next time you get rejected for something, accept it wasn't meant to be, rather than raging at the employer. Take feedback if it's forthcoming, then move on. Onwards and upwards. Remember, every application is not a waste of time - it's practice. Yes, the job market is tougher these days, but every jobhunter could always do with a bit more practice on how to sell themselves well - it's not actually a skill that comes naturally to many people.

I really hope things turn around for you, but I think you are going to have to take some bold steps to make that happen. Perhaps another motivation you can use is how many people here on MSE would fall off their chairs in shock if you were able to post about getting a new job - it's always a great feeling to prove people wrong. You could do that. Really, you could.

Good luck.

londoner1998

donquine wrote: »

Hi Truegho. I know you've been a regular on the jobseeking board for a while now, so I wondered when was the last time you were actually in paid employment? Have you been doing any voluntary work to help plug the gaps on your CV?

If you've been volunteering, you will have picked up lots of good, transferable skills, which perhaps you aren't highlighting on your CV that well. If you haven't, you should seriously consider it. You can find details of local opportunities on Do It. Whilst volunteering isn't paid, it shows an employer that despite being out of work, you are capable of committing to regular hours and could be a good employee. I don't know if you're on JSA or not, but it wouldn't affect a claim if you have any worries in that regard.

I think everyone here would agree that you come across as a very angry person and whilst our online persona doesn't always reflect who we are in real life, I do wonder if your frustration is coming across into your applications? Are you doing anything to tackle your emotions? Talking to a close friend in real life and/or taking up running are both low cost examples of things you could try.

On another angle, have you talked to your GP? It's sometimes hard to separate between feeling crap because you're not well and feeling crap because life is throwing crap at you. Might be worthwhile having one of those wellperson checkups to make sure everything is ok, making sure to bring up your emotional state of mind, as well as how you are physically.

If you would like, I'm happy to take a look at your CV and give you some advice, but I'm aware that many jobs ask for application forms these days, rather than CVs with a letter.

I would suggest picking a day (maybe tomorrow, it is the start of a new week) and deciding that's going to be your fresh start. Put on your best work clothes (you'll feel more focused than if you sit at your computer in your PJs, for example!) and start looking afresh. Let go of all those failed applications and start your search again. You no longer have XXX failed applications; you have zero. Anything is possible.

Watch something funny on 4od, YouTube or iplayer and laugh. Keep that smile on your face and complete your job applications as if you are Truegho, one of the world's happiest people, rather than Truegho, fed up and frustrated. You might be surprised by how different you come across on paper when you're forcing yourself to feel upbeat.

The next time you get rejected for something, accept it wasn't meant to be, rather than raging at the employer. Take feedback if it's forthcoming, then move on. Onwards and upwards. Remember, every application is not a waste of time - it's practice. Yes, the job market is tougher these days, but every jobhunter could always do with a bit more practice on how to sell themselves well - it's not actually a skill that comes naturally to many people.

I really hope things turn around for you, but I think you are going to have to take some bold steps to make that happen. Perhaps another motivation you can use is how many people here on MSE would fall off their chairs in shock if you were able to post about getting a new job - it's always a great feeling to prove people wrong. You could do that. Really, you could.

Good luck.

This is such a good post, I felt complied to thank for it myself.
IT is all true, sooo easy to get overwhelmed by the negative, we forget what will be healful. I second everythign that has been said, and will add that it is very important to remain motivated- what I find hardest is the 'what now?' after a rejection.
So yes, in the meantime put more applications , you will have something to look forward to and also be good to yourself. And make an effort- while it is great to post here to vent, it is too easy to get used to say 'it is so hard thee days'... well, it is but it has always been hard, one way or another- I remember my brother, ten years older than me fighting this battle every day during the 80's and 90's in the north of Spain. Dwellign on it will not make it easier, it will just make you feel and look worse.
So, look forward to the great feeling you will get when you get that job, and in the meantime, keep focused on doing everythign you can. You will get there one day, I promise (and I am promising this to myslef too)