Submitting 100 applications and hearing back from 2.
SUBMITTING 100 APPLICATIONS AND HEARING BACK FROM 2.
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Remember those intense campus days? The endless study groups, the fiercely competitive internships, the belief that our hard-earned degree was a golden ticket to whatever future we envisioned. We aced challenging courses, led prestigious clubs, and navigated the complex social landscape of a top-tier institution. We were primed for success, right?
Then came the real world, and with it, the job hunt nobody truly prepares you for. You painstakingly craft cover letters, tailor resumes, network relentlessly, and hit ‘submit’ on application after application. One hundred applications later, you’re staring at an inbox largely devoid of good news, perhaps two elusive interview requests standing out against a sea of automated rejections or, more often, deafening silence.
That gut punch of disbelief is real. The whispers of self-doubt questioning everything you thought you knew, wondering if your stellar academic record and elite pedigree somehow missed the mark. It's a humbling, almost universal experience for us, despite our background. We expected a fast-track, not a black hole of unanswered emails.
This isn’t a reflection of your worth or your potential. It’s the strange, unspoken reality of the transition from campus to career, a curveball thrown by a market that doesn't always play by the rules we mastered. You are not alone in this frustrating, bewildering phase. We’ve all been there, or are there now, navigating this weird journey together.