The Review: August 2023

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Handling Job Interview Rejections

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Job rejections are extremely upsetting for applicants, but one must accept it as a fact of life. Numerous factors could be to blame for the rejection. People are frequently flatly rejected because the job description does not fit their qualifications. The interviewers are shopping and cannot afford to give a novice or newcomer a chance. They are not doing charity. In that situation, you have no chance.

Then, you are then turned down because you are not up to the mark. You need to improve yourself in this situation. You must expand your knowledge by doing more studies if it is lacking. If your skills are lacking, you must put in more practice. If your interpersonal skills are lacking, you must improve them by taking coaching or by any other methods.

Before getting the last job, I personally went to ten interviews. There will always be rejection. We must put up with it. You may feel awful about it for a while, but you must get over it so you may resume working. Following the grieving process, one must accept reality and extract as much knowledge as possible from the failure. One must reflect and identify the mistakes that were made.

In my case, my communication abilities and familiarity with current events were severely lacking in prior interviews. I had to put in a lot of effort for a while on those. The only strategy is to be persistent. Although I still have problems, I have come up with a solution. After fortifying that front, I worked on the technical knowledge. Learning was the only available option. I believe that unless a certain threshold is met, one cannot begin to succeed in interviews.

Another crucial component is luck. Even though you have all the qualifications and are the best candidate, there are occasions in which you may get rejection. It is unnecessary to feel discouraged. One must persevere and never give up. When I initially applied for the current post, my application was turned down, and I immediately felt extremely negatively. Then, a few months later, they ran another advertisement. I applied reluctantly. To my surprise, I was then called for an interview. In the interview, I appeared as if I had no interest in the position. When I was about to forget about the interview, the organization called me that I was hired.

Sometimes, when you work extremely hard to accomplish something, you may occasionally become aware of it. Then, you mess it up. One should pause for a bit and find peace with it. The law of reverse effort then enters the picture. It does not imply that you should give up. You try to work in a different direction. Without your knowledge, you will miraculously have what you desire.

The most important lessons might be to keep learning from our mistakes and to incorporate them to our future endeavours. One will undoubtedly be able to reach the target by making the necessary course corrections.

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Monday, August 14, 2023

Concept of Acceptance for Newly Admitted College Students

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It is the admission season for undergraduate colleges. Students are attending counselling sessions in various institutes for admission as per ranks in entrance exams or percentage of marks in 12^th. Some have scored very high marks and they are confidant of getting a seat in any of a premier institute. Some are still figuring out.

At the end, everyone will get a seat as per their merit. Many students become increasingly disheartened for not getting admission in their desired college. They keep on overthinking as if it is the end and carry their anger & regret throughout their lives. This is the story of many of my colleagues. Those things are still fresh in their minds even after fifteen years.

In many cases, students go to such extent that they cannot cope with the present situation. They reject present and dive deep into depression. Marcus Aurelius, a stoic philosopher and an emperor of Rome who reigned between 121-161 AD had written his reflections in the book “Mediations” for such situations. We humans experience external distress all the time due to situations which are not in our control. We react to such situation emotionally and feel pain but it is in our power to cancel the thought and accept the reality. By accepting the reality, we make peace with it.

Coming to students, in many situations, one many not get a desired college due to many reasons such as cut off may go up drastically that year due to large number of students appearing for entrance exams. It is not end of the world. You have to accept the reality and think objectively for the next move. Either you can start preparing afresh or get admitted to a college in the which you have got chance. You have to accept that the college you are getting into is your reality and accept it as it is. One can always start over and focus on the things at hand. Thinking about past will only give you regrets.

Many a time, it is not bad as it seems. After all, one’s mindset determines the final outcome. If you have zeal to move up, you will go up. Later in life, you will find that it was just a small hurdle and you have done well.