Not Getting The Job

Life can truly be unfair at times. We all have things that we want, but hey...that doesn't mean we will get it. I for example, just a couple of weeks ago had an interview for this great job. It was working in the human service field which is something I went to school for and always wanted to do. Well folks I made it past my first interview and got a call back for a second interview. Which really wasn't an interview at all, just me chating with the employee who was to be leaving the position I was trying to get. Everything went great, they said that they really liked me, and I'd hear back from them as they would have their decision in a couple of days. Well a couple of days later I got an email stating how I didn't get the position, and it was a tough choice between me and someone else, but that the other person was a better fit. Well you can imagine my devastation. I mean if there was ever a job I wanted it was this one. I usually don't let failure or getting turned down get to me. But on this particular occassion I felt like crying. You know those reality shows where people compete to win and when they are booted off they breakdown...yeah I definetely see how they now feel. I thought I had everything in the bag. I was fustrated, because I had been looking for a job for a couple of months and it seemed like nothing was going right for me. I submitted my resume to so many places and nothing. I thought this job was mine, and all that hard work of looking for a job would now pay off...but boy was I wrong. I had to pick my head up and just keep going. There are so many things in life I want achieve, that letting some employer who didn't hire me kill those dreams is just plain crazy. I've learned that you have to turn rejection into motivation. Not everyone, will see how great of an asset you are and how much you can bring to the table. I happen to look young for my age so alot times I have to go that extra mile to prove myself. Let's face it interviewers are judgmental. I had an interviewer once, ask me if I would have a problem telling people what to do, because I looked so young. It can be fustrating knowing if you looked a certain way you might have a better chance at getting a position. But, knowing that it's always the employer loss when they turn you down, and you know deep down in side you're the best, is a reason to celebrate. Who wants to work for anyone who can't see talent when it's staring them right in their face? Not me. I want to work for a company or organization that has a team of talent, and not just a team of people who physically fit in to their company's criteria.