Success consists of going from
failure to failure
without loss of enthusiasm.
– Winston Churchill

This is a perfect job search quote.  Why?  Because in every job search, there is rejection.  It’s built into the process.

What I want you to remember is this:  For every ‘no’ you get, you are one step closer to a yes.

Think of your job search as picking through a bucket full of rocks, looking for a diamond. You will pick one up and it won’t be the one, so just toss it behind you and pick up the next one. Don’t think another thing about it. That rock didn’t reject you…it just wasn’t the one you needed. With every rock you pick up and toss behind you, you’re that much closer to the diamond you want.

Don’t lose your enthusiasm while you’re picking through the rocks.

Still, it’s a very nice thing to speed up the process and get to your diamond faster.  To do this, you must actively and aggressively contact hiring managers (the people who would be your boss or your boss’s boss at companies you’d like to work for).

If you don’t know how to speed up the process by contacting hiring managers, watch this video.

Best of luck!