A few months ago I applied for a summer internship. I sent in my resume, my application, and my cover letter. Then I waited in anticipation for almost a month until the application deadline. I refreshed my email each and every day after that. Then finally I heard back. I had an interview! To be completely honest I don’t know whether these were scarce, or if almost every applicant got one. Either way I was thrilled. I had an opportunity to intern for this amazing organization for the summer.
My interview came and I thought it went pretty well. I would hear back in the next couples days. So I went back to refreshing my email daily. I knew there was only one spot left but I had hope. I was well qualified and had an overall great resume for the kind of work I would be doing. Three days after my interview I got the email. “Thank you for applying for our internship. Unfortunately we have decided to go with another candidate.” My heart dropped. It was pure disappointment. After all that time and work I put into applying and interviewing, there was nothing at the end for me.
For every accomplishment
there were twenty
rejections….. In the end,
though, only one attitude
enabled me to move ahead
That attitude said,
“Rejection
can simply mean redirection.”
-Maya Angelou
This was when I remembered something that I’ve always heard. Rejection is just redirection. If I were meant to be at that internship this summer I would have been. But I’m meant to be somewhere else. So for now I’m figuring it out. Looking at other internships, signing up for different classes, and just seeing where I need to be redirected.