Rejections are a Learning Experience

Are you the type of person who doesn't like to be rejected or turned down? How do you feel whenever you receive "No" for an answer?

When we get rejected, whether when we are confessing our feelings to a special person, when we are proposing a research topic, or when we are applying for a job, we often feel down and demotivated as if it's already the end of the world for us.

A wise speaker once said, "Everything is a learning experience." That means, we also get to learn a thing or two from countless rejections and failures that we have encountered and will face in the future. There is always something to learn from our mistakes so we don't have to regret anything about them.

As I have written before in my "Pressured to Look for Work" article, I have shared that I am currently looking and applying for online jobs related to Freelance Writing as this is the field where I feel like I have already gained enough experience and knowledge from blogging and through my previous freelance writing job.

But since I am aware that I only have a few backgrounds that may lead me to get a full-time writing job, I already prepared myself that I will definitely encounter many rejections, and my applications would not even be considered. Plus, the fact that there are a lot of promising and talented writers out there who are also always on the lookout for available writing positions made me lose my confidence in my writing skills and abilities.

However, this did not become a hindrance for me to try my luck in applying for a writing job. Instead, I was motivated to send my applications to those posted job ads on a Facebook group as I believe that rejections are a learning experience that may become a stepping stone for me to find work in the future.

And after sending about a dozen of applications, I was delighted that there were a few who responded. This gave me hope that these employers somehow see potential in my writing abilities. But just like a usual job hiring process, the employer still has to test the abilities of the applicants and they have to prove if they are capable of the job they're applying to. So I did all the tests required.

However, not being equipped with enough knowledge of the writing positions I applied to, I failed the required writing tests, which led me to not get hired for the job.

But just like what Ms. Lyqa of Team Lyqa said in one of her videos,

"Everything is a learning experience."

Although my applications were turned down and I failed in those writing tests, it's still a learning experience for me as I gained additional knowledge that I can take advantage of whenever I will be applying for the same position again when another opportunity comes. It also serves as a way for me to enhance my writing capabilities.

I know there will be more rejections to come as I keep on looking for a full-time writing job but I won't be bothered and I will just keep on searching until I could find a job where I can use my skills.

Rejections are a part of life and it doesn't mean that you are not good enough. Perhaps, you are just redirected for something better. So it doesn't matter how many times you get rejected and turned down. What matters is you keep on trying and getting back up.