Handling rejection and accepting an offer

What Works

Apr 17 2023 • 21 mins

You go through the interview, you’ve followed up, and now you wait. What comes next is either going to be an offer or a pass. Whichever it is, how you handle that has opportunities attached to it and is a chance to grow.Sara Struthers, Manager of Talent Services and Industry Engagement, shares how not to take rejection personally and tips for negotiating for when that offer does come through.

Alumni anecdote from Tiana Henderson (Bachelor of Business Administration ’22).

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Host, writer, producer: Alyssa Athanasopoulos⁣
Post-production, music composition and sound design: Ron Tarrant⁣
Recording assistant: Eric Richards
Communications, marketing and promotion: Nicole Brandt, Kelsey Nixon and Ali O'Connor