While I’m very comfortable sharing online, to the unintended discomfort of some, I try to shy away from what I consider over-sharing. I’m not a fan of posts dripping with a blatant need to be validated, something my mom would sarcastically respond to with a “Pobresito!” That said, I got my “Thank you for your application… Your skills and background were carefully reviewed and considered. Unfortunately, you were not selected to interview for this recruitment” email today. I did my phone pre-interview yesterday morning, so getting the “not selected” email this quickly is something of a record. It’s the third education-related position that I’ve applied for in the past two months. I got the “not selected” emails about the other two positions a couple weeks ago. I’m disappointed but not too surprised. I thought I was a shoe-in with a face-to-face interview of one of the other positions and got rejected, and felt I was less qualified for this last one. So the “not selected” is not surprising at all, just a bit sad. 

I have one more application, not related to this agency, still in the hopper. They’re still accepting applications until the 14th and then need to make a relatively quick decision because the person leaving the position has publicly shared that he’s leaving in February. I appreciate getting such a quick response for job application number three. I’ve been submitting applications since the end of May and most of the time I hear nothing back from the company or agency. Depending on the organization I might get an acknowledgment of the application and then nothing else. So, yay, I got a quick notice that I wasn’t selected! I’m zero for three! It’s kind of hard to feel useful when one gets rejected for entry level jobs. 

Ok. Pity party is over. Let’s see what other crap I can stir up!