Jan 20, 2009
Nuts.
I know it’s not unique–especially nowadays–to be rejected from a job, but it still hurts.
I decided to look at AAAS’ site to see how my application was going for an AAAS Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship, namely a Diplomacy Fellowship. Sure, I knew I didn’t exactly have a shot at it. I have no real experience with diplomacy, and my political experience is that of an interested hobbyist. But, stranger things have happened.
So I go to the site, and I see:
| Diplomacy (2009-10 Fellows Program) | Not Selected |
Didn’t even make it past the first round of reviews…
It was at this point I experienced that special blend of “pissed off” and “crushing sadness” that a job search can so easily produce.
I worked hard on that application…maybe not hard enough? Sigh.
Well, now it’s time to send off thank you letters to those people who were kind enough to write letters of reference for me. Sorry I wasted their time and tested their patience with this.
*commiserates*