ocdsince2020
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AnthonyL81AnthonyL81
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Keep that Head up! It just wasn’t meant to be, and that’s okay! We have so many things set in our minds, and we have this idealogy that if it doesn’t go as we planned, then everything was for nothing and it’s all ruined. The truth is, it is far from that. I have been in your shoes, only with trying to find a place to live, and being turned down due to the other applicants being chosen over me many times. I felt stuck, hopeless, like nothing is going my way and I will never be able to find a place to call my own. Until one day I fianlly did, and after the long wait, I now have a place to lay my head at night. This will also happen for you, this job wasn’t meant for you because there is another one out there that is. And with patience, it’ll find you and you will be so happy you never stopped searching! Keep going you’re almost there!
titaniumonetwotitaniumonetwo
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 3y
When I finished uni I applied for loads of jobs, dozens in fact. I got a lot of straight rejections, some first interview rejections and a couple where I got to the final stage and didn't get it. Was very disappointing not to get them and for all of them I was applying to be an actuary. Somewhat as a punt I applied to IBM for an IT role (I did maths at uni and had a fair amount of IT passion from home). Got the job and have now been in IT for 13 years, 3 with IBM, 10 with my current employer and about to move on to a really exciting new role in a couple of weeks. Really glad I didn't get those actuarial roles now! Moral of the story? Sometimes disappointments turn out for good.
ocdsince2020ocdsince2020
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I’ve been job searching for so long and this is the first time I’ve been this close
titaniumonetwotitaniumonetwo
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 3y
@dudebro Did you get any feedback from the interview? Take it as progress, you got closer than ever before!
NicaNica
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It’s not just about how the interview went, it’s also about experience vs. someone else they interviewed for.
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