How to get a job after you've been rejected
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Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#2I see you didn't get into YC. How did you apply this technique to that process? If you didn't, why not?
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#3I see you didn't get into YC. How did you apply this technique to that process? If you didn't, why not?
Good question. We thought about what we should do after YC.
Post rejection, we waited a few weeks until we had some pretty good traction stats, and then sent an email to PG asking they reconsider us. We got an email back saying they don't change their decisions because they wouldn't be able to scale that way.
In this case, we didn't think the best thing was to do flashy techniques, based on what we've heard about PG. Depending on where our startup is, we may apply again next batch. We're applying to other incubators right now too.
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#4I see you didn't get into YC. How did you apply this technique to that process? If you didn't, why not?
Good question. We thought about what we should do after YC. Post rejection, we waited a few weeks until we had some pretty good traction stats, and then sent an email to PG asking they reconsider us. We got an email back saying they don't change their decisions because they wouldn't be able to scale that way. In this case, we didn't think the best thing was to do flashy techniques, based on what we've heard about PG.…
so what you're saying is your "technique" doesn't even work for you
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#5Job searching must be a nightmare if every application requires 100 hours of effort.
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#6So I put in my 100 hours. I made a custom resume that I illustrated with little Evernote-style animals. I got out my guitar and sang a song about why I wanted to work there. I designed a custom iPhone app for them.
Eww. Talk about trying way too hard.
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#7At a minimum, thanks for the reminder about keeping failure in perspective. It is so easy to fall into failure aversion mode and not even realize it can hold you back.
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#8Job searching must be a nightmare if every application requires 100 hours of effort.
Not if you find the right job for you first.
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#9Job searching must be a nightmare if every application requires 100 hours of effort.
Lots of people have spent more than 100 hours on their job search, spread across hundreds of companies. The idea is - what if you focused on the ones you really want, and put more effort into those?
Re: How to get a job after you've been rejected
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good question. We thought about what we should do after YC. Post rejection, we waited a few weeks until we had some pretty good traction stats, and then sent an email to PG asking they reconsider us. We got an email back saying they don't change their decisions because they wouldn't be able to scale that way. In this case, we didn't think the best thing was to do flashy techniques, based on what we've heard about PG.…
so what you're saying is your "technique" doesn't even work for you
That's right, it doesn't always work. (See the second half of the article, "100 hours doesn't always work")