There are times when you go in for an interview and think you nailed it. There's no way you didn't land the job... you were a superstar and they loved you. Then reality sinks in and you find out you didn't actually get the job. When an individual gets turned down, he or she may naturally think about what could have gone wrong. Then you think about the "I got turned down because I..."
It isn't you or the handicaps you think you have. Some employers just have a very distinct set of requirements for hiring. So even if you think the reason for you not getting hired is because of a "handicap" you may have, understand that you can't possibly have a handicap that will keep all employers from hiring you. Some employer, somewhere is looking for someone like you.
When I use the word "handicap," I am referring to everyone. Yep, everyone. Sure, you're probably thinking "I'm not handicapped." Well... handicapped refers to a disability and it is true that everyone, in some sense has some sort of disability, or the inability to do something. There are some things a person simply does not have the ability to do.
So when job-hunting, realize that everyone has some type of disability that can keep them from being hired, not JUST you. There may be a million things you can't do, but focus on the million and one hings you can do. Think of why an employer would be lucky to have you. If the company you just interviewed for turned you down, it's their loss, not yours.
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