I didn’t get the job :(

Remember being in high school, applying for college, and knowing that a thin envelope from a prospective school was a bad thing, but a thick envelope was a good thing?  I got the thin envelope from IFAW.  Bummer, man.  Seriously, I felt the bottom fall out of my stomach when I read my “sorry, but we’ve hired someone else” letter, because this was sort of a dream job for me.  Animal rights, Internet promotion, SEO, blogging… they were speaking my language.  I’m just going to press onward with my current work projects and keep my fingers crossed for goog things in the future, but I’m still sad that I was so close to something amazing, just not close enough.  Thanks to everyone for all your good thoughts as I’ve been through this process, though—it was really nice to have so many people cheering me on!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/15 at 02:18 PM

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  1. Aww, I’m sorry. 

    Did they tell you why, or was it just a “thanks but no thanks” letter?  I always like it, even though I don’t take criticism well, when people tell me WHY, e.g., you don’t have your degree in [XYZ], we needed someone with more experience in [this other thing], because then I know if it’s something I can, or would like to, improve upon, or if it’s something that I have no desire or inclination to change, so I can just wish them well and move on...I’m curious, too, because it sounded so tailor-made for you. 

    Also, can you even envisage a sentence with more commas than the one I just wrote? Er, ahem, I thought not.

    Oh, but my point is, I’m sorry you didn’t get that job because it sounded so perfect, but this just means that something even better is in store for you, because you are wonderful.

    Posted by Helly  on  11/15  at  07:23 PM

  2. I am so sorry to hear you did not get the position.  Hang in there.. your dream job may be right around the next corner.

    Posted by Coll  on  11/15  at  08:12 PM

  3. Helly, my mother made the same suggestion, and you’re both correct in that I should have asked for feedback.  I didn’t, for two reasons.  1., I’d already responded to the rejection letter by asking if I’d be able to volunteer by writing the occasional IFAW blog entry, and I didn’t want to seem like an insane stalker, and 2., I think I was probably rejected because I didn’t seem focused enough.  I don’t know who the other candidates were, but I have so many little part-time jobs that I wanted to keep (like working on the Shadow Distribution website, for example), that I think they worried I might burn-out or be flaky about work.  They also knew I had a houseful of animals, so I obviously have responsibilities besides work.  I can’t help those things—I do a dozen small part-time jobs because I need to make ends meet—but I could see how that could be a turn-off.  In contrast, a candidate who had one job to leave before starting a new one would theoretically be more mentally available.  They may have found a candidate who was geographically closer as well.  I had a lot of strikes against me, really, but it’s tough to lose a job which really matched my skills and interests.

    However, as Coll says, I’ll hang in there and hope for my dream job to arrive one day soon.  I want someone to pay my tuition and our living expenses while I go to veterinary school, so I can write a book about the experience.  Any takers?!

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  11/16  at  02:44 AM

  4. I’m sorry. Their loss.

    Posted by Diana  on  11/21  at  11:09 AM
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