Wayne Gretzky, widely considered the best hockey player of all time, famously once remarked "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." In truth, this mantra doesn't just apply to the athletics arena.  It's also not a bad philosophy to adopt for one's entire life, as well, and has a particularly strong application within the job hunting arena -- since when you're looking for work, there are going to be a lot of cases [...]