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You Sound Great…, But You’re Not The One!
The Unspoken Biases of Hiring and How to Stay Whole When You Are Not Chosen.
“I didn’t lose the job. I lost myself trying to win it.”
This isn’t a guide to getting hired.
It’s a Mirror for those who gave their all, followed every rule—and still heard:
“You were amazing… but we’re going with someone else.”
If you’ve been ghosted, rejected, or quietly sidelined despite your best efforts, this book speaks the words you’ve been searching for.
Written through the lens of Aarav Malhotra, it weaves story with data-backed psychology & behavioral science with real grief—exploring the weight of being almost chosen in a system that often misreads human potential.
> Inside, you’ll uncover:
~ Invisible hiring biases you never knew working against you or inside you.
~ Quiet trauma of rejection, decoded through behavioral psychology.
~ Cultural loss, identity fatigue, & the silent burnout so many candidates hide.
Backed by APA-cited research & lived experiences, this book doesn’t shout strategies. It whispers Healing.
Whether you’re stuck in interview purgatory, rebuilding after layoffs, or simply questioning if you’re “just not enough,” this isn’t just a book ~
It’s a survival guide, a psychological reset, and a reminder that your worth was never up for debate.
If you’ve ever been told, “You’re not the one,”
This is for you—not as failure, but as transformation.
…this book is your Mirror, your Toolkit, and your Quiet Companion.
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Abhirup Dutta
Abhirup Dutta never set out to be an author. He set out to make sense of silence.
After years navigating leadership roles across Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Staples, Flipkart, and global SaaS ecosystems—he realized the toughest part of work wasn’t work.
It was Worth...
~ Soft Words, Sharper Truths.
Despite holding an MBA and certifications in Scrum/PM, SaaS, Cloud & Tech, & a deep understanding of Behavioral Strategy, it wasn’t the credentials that shaped his voice—it was the moments he was almost chosen & the quiet after being told, “You’re not the one.”
Abhirup’s writing blends the lens of a strategist, the depth of a researcher, and the heart of someone who has been where most people pretend they haven’t.
He transforms invisible job search pain into human-centered narratives, backed by APA-cited psychology & lived empathy.
In a system obsessed with optimization & outcomes, he chooses reflection & rebuilding.
He believes that hiring decisions are never just about resumes—they’re about unspoken judgments, cultural loss, & the stories we don’t know how to tell.
His debut work,
You Sound Great…, But You’re Not The One!,
is more than a book.
It’s his way of saying:
“You’re not broken. You were never broken. Let’s rebuild both the story and the soul.”
He writes for
~ The ones who got ghosted without closure and the ones who had to.
~ The ones who gave their all—and still felt unseen.
~ The loved ones who watched them fade behind closed doors.
When he’s not writing, Abhirup works on projects that marry strategy, psychology, tech, & storytelling—all rooted in the belief that healing begins where data ends: inside the human heart.
For readers of:
-The Defining Decade by Meg Jay.
-Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb.
-The Good Enough Job by Simone Stolzoff.
- Atomic Habits by James Clear (with an emotional twist)…
~ What Readers Wi
