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
Perfect for women who've had the ground move beneath them through no fault of their own and aren't sure what to do next.
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