ABSTRACT
Not being offered a school counseling position is inevitable, but trainees are rarely prepared to handle that rejection. Resiliency involves meeting challenges or setbacks with a constructive approach and focusing on the opportunities created when things don’t go as planned. Resilient people keep a positive, adaptable attitude when thrown curveballs. To become resilient, one must understand that success and rejection go hand-in-hand. Learning from rejection is the best way to ensure success in the future. There are two types of control, external and internal. External refers to things outside of ourselves; whereas, internal refers to our own emotions and behaviors. One of those should be the main focus of control. This chapter provides some tips, from the American Counseling Association, for school counselor position.
