127. JESSICA - The psychology of coming second – what to do when you don’t get the job – how to leverage the visibility you’ve gained in the recruitment process.

127. JESSICA - The psychology of coming second – what to do when you don’t get the job – how to leverage the visibility you’ve gained in the recruitment process.

From Comeback Coach by Jessica Chivers

May 13, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

Jessica Chivers discusses the psychology of coming second in job recruitment and how to leverage visibility gained during the process.

Ask me a Q Hello Bright Minds, this episode is for anyone who's just come second in a recruitment process for a job really wanted. LINKS REFERENCES IN EPISODE Executive coaching for 'overlooked professionals'.Raising & Rising register of interest.Raising & Rising career retreat (for mothers in senior roles).Comeback Community employee experience.I’m Jessica Chivers, a chartered coaching psychologist, author of “Mothers Work!” and executive coach who is on a mission to get more w...

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Chivers

Topics covered

  • job recruitment
  • psychology
  • career development
  • overlooked professionals
  • visibility
  • executive coaching

Keywords

  • job application
  • career advice
  • executive coaching
  • recruitment process
  • psychology of failure

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Books & works: Mothers Work!

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