I recently had a bit of a job-based heartbreak through a position I thought I was a shoe-in for. My recruiter was constantly telling me how perfect I was for the position, how he was the only recruiter for the company and there was only one other candidate who wasn’t as experienced as me and was asking for more money, etc. etc. etc. and that I should hear asap that the job is mine.

Well…it wasn’t. I ended up being turned down for the position as “an excellent silver medalist.” I have my theories as to why I was turned down, but the entire experience really helped me realize something:

I enjoy my work. I like working. And I’m ready to get back into it.

I was excited to potentially report to a new onsite position, work with new people and new technology, helping set up a rockstar documentation system for a company that has never had one. I was looking forward to the challenges, easy wins to be conquered that I saw already and an inkling of a long-term plan. I was even looking forward to supporting five different product stacks when nobody could really explain the differences between them.

I’m disappointed that I wasn’t given that position, yes. But I’m not going to thumb my nose at anyone, because that’s just business. That’s how this happens.

TL;DR: I’m ready to pounce back into the job market, and I have the skills. I just need the opportunity to show them.