Episode 115 - What to do when a career opportunity you were counting on disappears
About this episode
This episode discusses how to cope with the unexpected loss of a career opportunity and the emotional challenges that accompany it.
What to do when a career opportunity you were counting on disappears You weren't just hoping it might happen. You'd actually been working towards it, observing, positioning, getting yourself ready. And then a restructure was announced, or the budget disappeared, or a new director arrived who had no interest in anything that existed before them. The thing you were heading towards was gone. Nobody chose someone else. Nobody said you weren't ready. Which, if anything, makes it harder to know what to do with. This episode of Career Espresso is about that specific kind of career loss, the one that doesn't fit neatly into failure or rejection, and why that makes it so much harder to process than most setbacks. What you'll discover Why the absence of an explanation doesn't make this easier, and what your brain tends to do to fill that gap What the rush to have a new plan is really about, and why the first two weeks are the worst time to act on it The part of the loss that nobody talks about, and why it deserves to be treated as the specific thing it is Why the most common well-meaning responses miss the point entirely What the path through this actually looks like, and when you'll know…
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- Episode 116 - How to make good career decisions when you can’t trust the information you’re getting
- Episode 114 - When what worked early in your career stops working
- Episode 113 - You can't think straight if you never stop to think
- Episode 112 - How to build influence before you need it
- Episode 111- When you're quietly doing your manager's job as well as your own
- Episode 110 - How to stop justifying every boundary you set at work
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