Like many job seekers, Wayne Hochberg is tired of trying to figure out why he wasn’t hired. “People don’t like to give you bad news,” said Hochberg, 48, a salesman who lives in the District. “If you’re not going to get a position, rather than simply tell you, they give you the silent treatment.” As discouraging and confusing as rejections may be, it’s possible to glean valuable lessons from them, even if no one will tell you what went wrong. The most important thing to remember, experts say, is to keep your chin up and channel disappointment into constructive action.
