Rejection---it's a Good Thing

I have to admit it...I'm a closet Martha Stewart fan. Not that I would EVER want to make my own Pomegranate seed Christmas balls from my own garden harvest....even if I did have the multi-million dollar garden, attached to the multi-million dollar house and, of course, the gardeners, assistants and toadies that make it possible for me to find the time to make these ornaments.

That said, "It's a good thing" remains one of my favorite expressions.

So, what does this have to do with job rejections and a blog about finding work (other than a momentary brain fever about knitting my way to fame and fortune)? Well, a lot, actually.

I got two rejections this week for two different positions. I was very overqualified for one and geographically undesirable for the other, so no surprise really. Yet, the part of me that insists that I can squeeze my square peg of qualifications into any reasonably round hole of a position, no matter what the drawbacks or challenges, was shocked and dismayed that anyone would not want to hire me. In other words, I have no filtering system for jobs that are right for me. Therefore, it's "a good thing" that employers sometimes do know best.

When the dust settles, I will chalk this up to another lesson learned.

Thanks, Martha.