You play the showcase and get the meeting with the company you want to work with. But after that it fizzles out.
It’s one of three main reasons…
-You’re not as good as you think you are, and not as good as they’d hoped…yet.
-You’re great but they’re not looking to work with an act like you.
-You’re great, they want to work with you but don’t think they will be able to sell you up the chain of command. Too risky to sell you to their boss.
If it’s the first one, get back to work.
If it’s the second two, it’s a good thing they didn’t sign you just to be nice. Find a different meeting.
»» The inverse of this applies once you learn your worth and have some leverage and can be patient and let them sell to you. They might not be good enough for you. You might not be looking for a company like them. It might be too tough to sell them to the rest of your team.
