Getting rejected just for being good at what i do😔👈🏻
I’m a product designer and have been without a job for almost 8 months. It feels like people ignore good work, and from what I’ve seen, if your work is just average, you actually have a better chance of getting hired. It all seems based on luck, no matter how hard you work, the results often end up being mediocre. It’s really frustrating, and I’ve noticed many of my product design friends moving into product management roles.
Technical skills and work is just 50% of the job.
Communication skills, being able to follow directions, being able to work effectively with others as part of the team, being punctual, having clarity of thought & ideas and being able to present them clearly, having a proactive attitude towards work & learning etc., are the other 50%.
To a business, an employee who has average technical skills, but who can work and communicate well with the rest of the team & organization, is far more valuable than someone with above-average tech skills, but who can’t fit and work well with the rest of the organization.
So it’s not just luck. You're not being rejected for your good technical skills, but for lacking somewhere in the rest 50% of the soft skills.
Reflect on where your shortcomings are in the other 50% soft skills part, and work on improving there, and you will be able to crack interviews then. All the best! 👍
I completely agree with what u are saying but what if a person with all these extra qualities and is good with his craft gets rejected then what should he do?
No, businesses are being run by logical people, who want good and smart people to work there, who can work well with others in the business.
Why would they reject a perfectly good candidate, if they can find one? The employers are definitely seeing a gap somewhere, that you're not understanding from the employer's point of view.
Other than that, the only other reason is that the salary demanded is very high, and employers are able to find decent candidates at lower salaries also.
Otherwise, there cannot be any other reason. You have to understand that people doing the hiring and running businesses are just normal, logical people. Why will they not hire a suitable candidate that meets their needs, and comes with a reasonable salary demand for the role?
There is definitely a gap that you're not realizing. Do some mock interviews with some senior people or mentors in the industry, who are in management & hiring roles, whom you might know from previous companies, and get some feedback. Those people have interviewed and hired hundreds or thousands of candidates in their careers, and they'll be able to quickly spot the gaps that you're not seeing, and tell you the areas of improvement.
Why don't you do the same? Do product management instead of design.
Having job matters more than doing what you like.
