Sometimes Things Might Not Work Out How You’d Think They Would, But That’s Okay

Last summer when I was applying for fall internships I applied to a company that I would love to work for. Unfortunately, I was told that while they would love to hire me as an intern, my availability wouldn’t work for the rest of the office. While I was disappointed, it is better that the reason why you aren’t chosen is because of (un)availability rather than lack of experience or enthusiasm. It means that there’s hope to work with the company in the future because they still like you as a future employee.

Fast forward to this fall, when I was applying for spring internships. I applied to be an intern at this company again, and things were looking promising until it turned out that again, my availability was incompatible with everyone else’s in the office. It might be discouraging that a second opportunity to work at the company didn’t work out because of the same reason as the first opportunity, but I chose to look at the silver lining: they still wanted to hire me. They kept me updated throughout the entire application process and made it clear that they chose another candidate because of scheduling reasons, not because of my credentials. I’m hopeful that I will have the opportunity to work for this company in the future; this experience has simply shown me that now is just not the time.

However, just because it doesn’t work out with one company doesn’t mean that it won’t work out with them in the future, nor does it mean that it isn’t going to work out with every single company out there. There are always amazing opportunities out there; you just need to know where to find them. I was lucky that I had several amazing internship opportunities to apply for and chose from when it came to selecting an internship in the spring (I’m currently in process of confirming my spring internship position). Have a little faith, and things will always work out in the end!