The unhappy endings
Yesterday I was in an interview, where some very astute question were asked. I found myself answer twice with stories that did not end well. I half-apologized after the section, and assured the interviewer i could tell other stories that ended much better. So, why didn't i just share those stories to start with? Because they do not tell you as much. Unhappy endings are more difficult to live with. Yet, here I am still alive and still striving forward in my career. I did not give-up, I did not stop trying, and that resilience is worth a lot in any position. No job is perfect. No work goes to plan every single time. If you can tell those stories you have overcome the setbacks, and you have a confidence to accept failure, process it, learn from it, and see the value of it all. Honesty ought to be refreshing. No one really believed in a candidate who always wins: as much as we might want to believe. Hiding the other side of story doesn't make me a better job seeker, it mak...