If you want to land that job, no matter your industry or career stage, you’ll need to convey certain standout qualities. “If you read the job ads,” Forbes columnist Liz Ryan writes, “you ...

and soft skills (the way in which you do your job). “Hard skills might get your resume looked at,” she says. “Soft skills will help you stand out and get you hired by that recruiter or ...

They get sidelined. The second option is to use the setback as fuel. Not by fixating on the person who got the job, but by focusing on what you can control. That’s what high performers do.