How do you handle a Job rejection?

Question

Hello HN,Curious and looking for an understanding as to how you handle job rejections. Now I understand straightaway getting rejected as a bad fit / failing the first hurdle (usually some sort of a test / coding challenge), but I am looking for reading through your experiences on how after appearing for $N rounds and then not getting a callback or things not working out at a later / final stage.Does it affect you? If not, how? Can't help but think it does / it would..

throwaway77384 · Accepted Answer

Being a really negative person helps sometimes. I consider the default to be rejection (of which I have had many), making any non-rejection a really positive event :)

41209 · Answer

I try to line up several interviews at once. Always assume you're not getting any particular job.It also helps to not get hung up on one particular company.

bigbillheck · Answer

I just tell myself it's their loss.