You can’t be on 100 percent of the time, and unfortunately, sometimes you’re not at your best during a job interview. Sometimes you’re not as prepared as you thought you were. Sometimes the position isn’t a great fit. Sometimes you just don’t click with the interviewer. Whatever the reason, if you totally blow it, it can be crippling for your self-esteem and not great for you professionally. Here’s how you can take a bad job interview and turn it into a learning and growing experience. First, reflect on the entire interview. What went wrong, and what went right? Highlight areas where you stumbled and try to understand how you could have better approached the inquiry. It’s also helpful to use your thank-you note to clarify where a response might not have resonated. Don’t belabor it, though, and don’t use your note as an opportunity to try the interview again. Finally, avoid false narratives in your head. You might be confident that you did a terrible job, but you’re not the one to make that call. You might have noticed where you slipped up, but did the interviewer? And did they think it was that big of a deal? Don’t let one bad interview—if it was even that bad—derail your entire job search.