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Moving on might feel hard at first.
- Job rejections can hurt, but the key to moving on is not to take it personally.
- The rejection can also open up better opportunities if you're proactive.
- Here are 11 ways to get over a job rejection.
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It's hard not to take job rejections, like any other form of rejection, personally.
But separating yourself from the situation is the key to moving on after a job rejection says Erica Keswin, workplace strategist and author of "Bring Your Human to Work." Hiring managers must look through numerous candidates at a time - assuming your résumé makes it to a human in the first place - so the tendency is to be curt when rejecting applicants.
While Keswin says companies should be as respectful to candidates as interviewees are expected to be, she recommends you don't dwell too much on a rejection.
"The idea of honoring relationships starts with people who don't even work there yet," Keswin says. "When it comes to some of these recruiters, there's no excuse in how they are treating people, but try to keep it at arm's length."
Yet even with more personalized rejection notes, the sting can be painful and lead to insecurity, says Lynn Taylor, workplace expert and author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant; How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job."
"It's one of the most disheartening things, especially when you think not only about the time and effort that goes into applying, but how much emotion you've invested in the job," Lynn Taylor said.
While talking about being rejected can be embarrassing, there are steps job seekers can take to make the most of a door closed. Here are Taylor and Keswin's best tips on getting over a job rejection.