If you’ve ever looked for a job, you’ve likely dealt with some rejection. At one point or another, most of us have had that experience of feeling like everything was going perfectly fine—your resume was on-point, you had killer references, and you really gelled with the people you interviewed with—but then you found out you didn’t get the position.
As this article from Fast Company points out, in those situations it may not have been that you weren’t a good fit, but rather that there was someone who happened to be a better fit.
While it’s totally okay to take a day or two to be bummed out and mourn what feels like a loss. Remind yourself that the right job is out there. This article from The Muse shares some tips for moving on from that rejection so you can land the position that will be the right fit for you.