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The time I didn’t get hired at Facebook:  (The recruiter’s email was just 1 line:) “Hi Eddie, let me know if you have a moment for a call?” I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose. “Fuck,” I said. Earlier that week, I flew to Menlo Park for my final-round interview. I was going for the ‘Content Creator’ position at Facebook. It was 2018, before the data debacle. I called Kelsey after. “How’d it go?” she said. “Yeh, alright," I said. (The recruiter’s call lasted just 1 minute:) “Hi Eddie,” she said, “we want to thank you for your time.” “Ah, I understand.” “It really was a very difficult decision.” “Thank you,” I said, “thanks for the opportunity.” (I made up my mind just a second after I hung up:) “I’m gonna send a newsletter every week,” I said. Before my Facebook rejection, my VeryGoodCopy emails were, at best, irregular. “Do it,” Kels smiled. And I did. In that moment, I committed to consistently creating and sharing and being helpful. (It made me feel better. And continues to make me feel good.) And you can too, especially if you’re feeling down and out, deflated, defeated. You can choose to be selfless with what you know — in a newsletter, or here on LinkedIn, or in some other way. (Not getting hired at Facebook was my impetus. Let this post be yours?) And you’ll see, it will make you feel better, good.  And you’ll see, what you give, in time, will almost certainly find its way back to you: “You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” ~ Zig Ziglar Your take? #copywriting #marketing #creativity #writing P.S. You can subscribe to the VeryGoodCopy newsletter below 👇 Enjoy!

Natalie Taylor

Head of Marketing @ Capsule | Pizza oven co. co-founder

2y

I love the structure of this post so much.

Mr. G - Galeno Chua

Innovation and Sustainability through Empathy

2y

Hi Eddie Shleyner - your newsletter is the only one I happily read and forward. Thank you for bringing life back into my inbox :D

Sangram Vajre

WSJ Best Selling Author | CEO of GTM Partners | ex @Salesforce @Terminus

2y

Consistency create massive outcomes… proud of all you continue to do.

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Erick M.

Digital Marketing Services Contractor | Content Strategist | AI-Free Web Content Writer & Copywriter | Collaborating closely with SEO and marketing agencies in driving steady online growth.

2y

it sucks. But the moment you get that rejection get to you, that's the moment you lose your focus, your drive, and everything. I say, move on to the next chapter

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Mike Sims

Marketing Communications Executive | Content Development | Creative Direction | Using creative strategies to grow audiences and drive sales

2y

We are all thrilled they didn't hire you!

Ana Sánchez Isidoro

Connect to your global audience with outstanding translation, content creation and copywriting | Apps, webs & technology | Spanish - English - German | www(dot)anainlanguages(dot)com

2y

So inspiring!

Naveen Vinoba Nair

B2B SaaS Marketer. Engineer

2y

Good one Eddie Shleyner .. verygoodcopy was indeed, a verygoodchoice in the end 😃

Gillian Chan

Combining creativity with digital marketing for B2B market l Professional Services I Legal I Technology l Marketing Manager at GLG

2y

Hey Eddie Shleyner , I read your post via email earlier and thought I HAD to comment. I can really relate to this. A lot had happened at the start of this month. Told myself to learn more at an even faster pace and share my learnings. It might also help others. So I tried volunteering for a virtual sharing session with others who are learning digital marketing. My first! It felt good and I never knew I actually enjoy speaking in front of people! It takes nothing to give back. Just give it a shot! .... and be consistent with it!

Tegan Heneke

Marketing Communications Freelancer

2y

I love this idea of rejection being the impetus to the change you needed to make. Something similar happened to me yesterday and what followed was a very productive day and some much needed clarity. Thanks for always bringing the goods. Already a sunscriber 👊🏼

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Ishani Nigam

🤝Youth Empowerment Advocate | 🎯South Australia FORCE FORTY 2023| ✅Speaker & Mentor | Creating 'Info-taining' content | 🎙Producer & Host - My First Step Ever,Podcast 135 episodes❤️ | 🫂 Business Development & Marketing

2y

Interesting! I second this mindset and love your action oriented approach Eddie Shleyner

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