Twenty interviews. Five roles. Six months of rejection. One yes that changed everything.
This is the story of how I got out of a career I had built my whole identity inside, and what those twenty interviews taught me about the part of hiring nobody puts in writing. The relationships that decide things before you apply. The referral you did not know you needed. The difference between being qualified and being chosen.
Each chapter ends with a “Do This Next,” because a story you cannot act on is just a story.
If you are breaking into a new industry, rebuilding a career, or trying to understand why the person with the weaker resume keeps getting the offer, start here.
By DéRecco Lynch, Ed.D., with Katy Saintil.