How do you deal with rejections?

The word rejection arises only negative sentiments, but one who learns to embrace it is surely a long-term winner.

There was a time when rejections for me were heartbreaking, as if all my efforts to make that perfect resume, that customized cover letter, and time spent in making up for that interview were all in vain.

But were they?

Fast forward to last week, True, I got ready thrice for the same interview just cause the timing kept on changing. From 12 to 3 to 6 and then finally at 6, it happened. The Interview.

To be extremely candid, I didn’t have many hopes, should my entrance exams not be near, my hopes would have been sore.

Well, my manifestation worked wonders this time and I received a rejection email and it felt just okay.

No regrets.

No hard feelings.

And definitely no complaints.

The role was very suitable for a person from a technical background. And I have no relations from that genre. So somewhere in the corner of my heart, I already knew the answer.

But, what really changed me? Why don’t I care about:

1. Entering the best of companies which were once my prime thoughts and

2. Cracking all the interviews (which happens rarely coz I believe freelancing is best for me) I give now?

Much has changed from last year. I have realized the importance of giving interviews, meeting new recruiters, being confident enough to address people by their name and not Sir/Ma’am, and most importantly being very clear about payments (took me a lot of time).

With the rush of time, I am now best at freelancing. I do have an ample amount of clients and I love my work.

But just because I am equipped with clients now doesn’t mean I will be equipped in the future as well.

Freelancers need to be constantly pitching new clients to never run out of business. And this is where most people rest.

Anyways, the biggest advantage as a freelancer is that you work independently on your own terms, set your own deadlines, get paid quite a good amount, and lastly be fearless of any interviews as there aren’t any.

It’s just a meeting. You pitch, you understand the business, company, or individual, and start working. There is literally no interview. Freaking great concept, right?

But this doesn’t mean that you will work for every client, you pitch. And that’s okay.

Sometimes, the criteria don’t match from your side or maybe the other end. But there’s never rejection. So I guess, one prime reason for me, loving freelancing to the core is because there’s no rejection. Hahahaha… Maybe. Not sure.