Job hunting and rejection letters
April 19th, 2007 by 
Jason
As you can imagine I have been looking for jobs lately. With only 23 days until I graduate I have been putting my name out there, sending resumes and of course, getting rejection letters. I have gotten a few in the past few months but today I got one that really stung. It was from McKendree College in the midwest. This was for a Resident Director position, something I really wanted and at a school I really really wanted to be at. I really don’t have much else to say about it, I’m just really bummed about not getting it. I have a few more interviews lined up, I have plenty of resumes out there, but now I start to worry, will I get a job, and why don’t people want to hire me? I have a high GPA, I’m well rounded, I have experience, I am in an honor society. What don’t they like??
Oh well, I guess I won’t ever know. I’m off to another interview, this time with Ameriprise Financial, maybe they will like me…..
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April 20th, 2007 at 5:56 am
Something you might want to do is follow up with the people who rejected you and kindly ask why they said no and/or what you could do better next time. It would be interesting the get some feedback from interviewers and if they already said no, what do you have to lose by bugging them with one more e-mail? There’s no reason I know of why you shouldn’t be hired.
April 20th, 2007 at 5:57 am
Hey! This thing isn’t publishing my comments!
April 20th, 2007 at 6:59 am
Sorry about the comments Adrian. With the large amounts of spam I get I have them set to have me approve each person that posts, and seeing as how this is your first post in a while, it marked you for moderation.
I might look to call the people at McKendree and see why they rejected me, I did really want that position.
I applied and interviewed today in Portsmouth like I told you, I think that went very very well and I am going back for a few more interviews.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.