Let’s say you were passed up for a job working for Elon Musk, got rejected—and then, out of the blue, he called back. Sound unlikely? It might be, but it’s not impossible. Musk, the Tesla (TSLA) CEO ...

Sometimes you can get a call from a company that rejected your application. That may be frustrating—but it could also be an opportunity, career experts say. That could happen even at high profile ...