Meghan's Blog

Yeah, but at least you gave it a shot and now you know. If you hadn't, you'd have always wondered. Glad you are not too disappointed.

It's too bad that the process left you with a bad impression. Hopefully you managed to enjoy the event and have learned something from it. You must have had some tough competition.

Well fortunately you still have the job you were so happy to get when you hired on! Enjoy the weekend and I hope your recovery didn't suffer from the stress of your attempt to move up the ladder. I'm sure over time the hiring committee will realize their errant ways and call you back.

If you need me to blow some more sunshine for you I'd be glad to oblige!

When I didn't get a job earlier this year, my mom told me that in her experience, when she didn't get a job, it was for the best. Something better usually came along later. In the case of that particular job, I'm already glad I didn't get it. Now I'm just waiting for the something better to come along :-) I hope something better comes along for you. And in the meantime, at least you have a good job!

Jumping through hoops is so exhausting and tedious. I am sorry you spent so much time preparing and in the end felt like it was for nothing. It will benefit you and the process will teach you a lot in time. Alison's right something better will come along. I am sorry you didn't get the job. Can't see what other type of person they would want. Hang in there.

Yes, that is a lot of work and preparation and emotional rollercoastering...but it wasn't for naught! You got some good interviewing experience out of it, and that experience may come in handy some time down the road, and you'll look back on this experience as the one that gave you the confidence and experience to land a future job, one that IS meant to be!

Everything works out exactly as it is meant to. That's my motto :) In a broader perspective, or sometime down the road, you'll look back at this interview process and see--in hindsight--exactly how this all fits in and why it happened as it did!

Still, I'm sure you're bummed and fried after the past week or two, completely understandable. Thanks for keeping us posted! Hope a weekend of fresh air and good scenery will recharge your batteries! :)

Meghan Said: I gotta tell you, these people make you jump through reeeeediculous hoops to not get a job.
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Don't get me started--LOL a lot of BS is part of the JOB Market process...but what gets me more fired up about "WORKING for a company" is that they can LET U GO after years & years of loyalty...(never happened to me but seen to many of my hard working friends & family get dumped)GOLD Watch Days are LONG gone and it's a new day which requires new thinking!

TWO words SELF-EMPLOYMENT :-) yes I know it's scary, what do I do?, can I do it? am I disciplined enough? and on and on BUT so many benefits that makes it so worth while to pursue...OK might not be what ur looking for but just wanted to throw it out there in the mix!

Meghan keep the FAITH you will FIND what fulfills you, takes some time but it's out there!

Ugh...I SO relate to this one. I went through a multiple part interview process during this past fall and then in the end they let me know I didn't get it with a two line computer generated e-mail!

I'm sure the interview process was still a good learning experience for you and it gave you a really good chance to give some thinking about what you want about life and work and what you want out of both.

Of course, it still sucks though!

Meghan,
it is very difficult to know whether what happened is good or not without knowing more about it. You always said it was a far reach. And when selection is conceived as a sparring session, playmakers need sparring partners. Even if they are expendable. Collateral. There's no race without losers. There's no race without losers.

It was much easier to understand how you felt about your father passing away as you provided a full context to understand.
Rejection (or being abandoned) of any sort, even from the "wrong" things or people, always feels awkward.
I am not suggesting you should provide detailed accounts of what happened. We all need our private and intimate spheres (which by the way shrink and expand over time.)
It is just that one thing is cheerleading. Nothing bad about it. But that's what it is. Another is a concerted, understood, thought-out process to move in what we perceive to be the right direction. Equipped with the necessary tools, and people if you will, to change course when difficulties arise.
You seem pretty damn well equipped. Difficulties do arise. Do you know exactly where you want to go? That's why races can be so much fun. They tell you where to start and where to go. But there's non racing time too.

I can't help but to think of Beth's itinerary. It looked as though Running rejected her. She's running better than before. And bicycling. And swimming. And she's so happy, that nasty PF "rejected" her... just some thoughts.

I agree with Anne - it wasn't for nothing. It's valuable experience.
Also, some companies won't ever hire someone they haven't already interviewed before for some other job. It sucks, but they make you jump through hoops several times before they allow you to get some jobs. And sometimes they require you to step up to an intermediate position first to "put in your time". It's kind of a union-like mentality. Or maybe they want to know you're not just "passing through"?

You've begun to teach them your value. They'll learn. The odds will be more favorable next time.

You know what's impressive Meghan? The fact that you went for it, even if it was a reach. And even though you didn't get it, the next time it won't be such a reach...you know? I think that each time we reach for something a little beyond us, it becomes that much closer...

Of course I totally echo what everyone said (especially Corrado re:how running rejected me! :) Never know what life has in store for us... :) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Here is to hoping the miles on the road will get rid of any residual feelings of angst!!! Take care.

To offer yet another possible silver lining: at least you're developing a good idea of what your "dream job" might be like. When I began my latest round of job-searching (which just ended) eight months ago, I really wasn't sure what I was looking for, which meant I wound up applying for everything I _might_ want, which necessitated large sacrifices of time, energy, and trees.