Dont Give Up

Dont Give UpDont Give UpOne of the nicest treats you can give yourself is to not take yourself out of the runningTwo joys of being in the career advice business are1) Career advice is mostly time spent in the field meets common sense. You know the type of stuff your grandma wouldve told you if youd listened.2) Its usually pretty easy to put the advice into action right away.So it was a familiar situation when an audience member approached me the other night to tell me he didnt think he should go through with his interviews.A few days after our conversation, he sent this emaille.We met briefly at last Wednesdays Yale Tech meetup. I was the one non-Yalie in the room, so nervous about a Friday interview that I was considering taking myself out of the running.Nerves notwithstanding, on your encouragement and the encouragement of many others, I studied my ass off and headed in for a full day of interviews on Friday. Long story short, I came home to find an offer in my email Its a huge ste p forward in my career and is honestly more than Id hoped for when I started looking around.So, I just want to say thank you very much for the helpful words. They made a difference, and Im going to be feeling that difference for years to come.Best,I know you have reasons you think you are not going to make it. And they seem like good reasons.But those reasons are just the normal anxiety of the job search getting the best of you. Ignore them, and keep on truckin ahead.One of the nicest treats you can give yourself is to not take yourself out of the running Im rooting for you