How to get your confidence back after not getting the job of your dreams?

[Steve D]

Look at it from a different perspective - with 4 interviews, it came down to 2 people, so you were better than the dozens (or more) who submitted resumes. You also learned (or enhanced what you knew) more about how to make yourself marketable. Now, look at your current job and ask yourself, what can I do here to make myself even more marketable - even though you may not like it, you are (or should be) learning valuable skills. Take what you are learning and make yourself a brand - blog (as you are), tweet, facebook, pinterest (those are all verbs from now on - then, as you add content to all this, start looking for followers. You don't say what your blog is about, but build it into your followers - always tweet (and use hashtags) when you update your blog, look for groups on LinkedIn that connect with what you want (and participate, don't flood, don't sell, just answer questions when you can - make yourself "the expert" without tooting your own horn). Tie all this stuff together and if you really do it well, you should be looking at offers in months.

No self-pit, just self-action