This week I was notified that I was not selected for the job I applied for. It is pretty much what I expected, but I was still a little dejected. Especially because I was so well connected with a friend in the company. Not sure if it was something I neglected to put in my resume, or perhaps it was something I wrote to which they objected. But now that I’ve reflected, the resume is pretty much perfected (even the grammar has been corrected) and my experience in the field is well respected. And while my confidence has not been affected, I have detected certain barriers to my employment may have been erected. Perhaps it is my age as I’ve previously suspected. Or maybe that’s just what I’ve projected but I’ve elected not to be infected by self-doubt. Regardless, my pension checks will still be collected so my finances are pretty much protected.
Ah well.
Lots of “-ected”s, there. Was that deliberate, as I suspected?
In any event, I’m sorry to hear the news, but perhaps something better will come down the pipe. I seem to remember hearing such wisdom from someone somewhere, sometime before.
Rock on.
(And remember that KBS is always waiting for you.)
Yep, I’m pretty philosophical about it all. And of course those “-ected’s” infected the post by design, although the concept seemed more satisfying in my head than it turned out in writing.
When I get back to Korea next time I may well ask KBS if I’m the voice they’ve been looking for. Or listening for if you will.
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Duke, yeah that’s what I figured. Let me know if you hear of anything else.