Another frustration that goes hand-in-hand with not finding a job, is finding the perfect job, spending an hour on a cover letter or application, and hearing back a week later that your writing samples were "not satisfactory for our needs." The emails always seem to end with "but don't let this discourage you..." Thanks. I was about to give up on writing and throw myself off my roof until I read that last sentence.
Sarcasm aside, it is discouraging to have someone, especially someone you did your best to sell on your talents, tell you no. And it happens constantly. I was even rejected from a sentence project that was a no-brainer and extremely low-paying. At least I'm not alone - check out this blog devoted to rejections, called Literary Rejections on Display. When I get one of these emails, I want to write back, typing feverishly "But I'm really good. I'll meet all your deadlines and work hard. Really!" Instead, I have to suck it up and begin the search again.
Even though rejections are bad, I can't decide which is worse: getting a letter from an employer telling you "thanks but no thanks" or not hearing anything at all. The former hurts the ego, but the latter is probably more frustrating. What business doesn't have the time to send out some dumb form letter?! As you can tell, it really gets my goat. If I'm ever in the position where I'm asking people to take time out of their day to apply for a job, then writing back is the first thing I'm going to do. Instead of saying "don't let this discourage you" maybe I'll just say (because then I'll be a famous writer) "I promise it will get better. Keep trying."
Cheers.
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keep hobbling and keep trying, mollotov. i'd probably be taking my frustrations out very negatively. you appear to have a level head upon your shoulders.
Thank you very much. While frustrating, these trials are helping me along the learning curve.
I am a wanna-be writer, but certainly not ready to quit my day job. I appreciated your insight.
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