Taylor Desseyn breaks down why you're not getting hired and what to do about it. Stop blaming the market, lean into what you're actually good at, level up your skills, and adopt Michael Jordan's mentality. Make sure you've exhausted every option so you don't regret it later.
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If you have been trying and trying and trying and it's not working, then we need to have an honest assessment about what is the thing. What are some things you're thinking about right now just in regards to general career stuff? I realized I need to lean into my own strengths, and then I also needed to level the F up. If you are trying to get a very cool job, you are gonna have to do very cool things, or you're gonna have to really build your skills and stand out. It is a very competitive job market, and if you have been trying and trying and trying and it's not working, then we need to have an honest assessment about what is the thing. This is where I like the athlete mentality and the kind of sports mentality. By the time I got to my 4-year mark and I interviewed for my last job, I had the Michael Jordan mentality. He was never nervous. He knew there was nothing he could have done to prepare more to be ready to take that shot. And I needed— again, if we're going to look back on our life and say, what would I regret? I needed to know that there was not a single stone that I had unturned or there was not a single effort that I had put in to be able to say that I had not tried my hardest. And lastly, and most important for me, was the thing that stand out. And so we've got to level up our skills and we've got to set the bar high so That we can know that we put in all our best efforts. Before that.
