Earlier this semester I applied for a job at a local gym. It was a simple front desk job, and after reviewing my application I was called in for an interview by the gym. It was my first job interview ever so needless to say I was nervous, and unsure of what to expect or how to prepare. Thus, when the interview began I stuttered my way through a few questions and found myself blanking on others. A few days later I got the call that I didn't get the job. I half-expected it as I walked out after the interview, but it still hurt. I had failed, and I had done it while applying for one of the simplest jobs out there, it should have been a cakewalk and I felt like if I could screw that up then what other hope could there be for me?
I basically handled it the same way I usually handle failure, I was angry about it for a few days until I was finally able to sit back and reflect on how I could use this as a learning experience. What should I do differently next time? I thought about it and soon went out and applied for another job, this time with UF RecSports. I'll save you the gory details, and just tell you that this interview went much better and I was offered the job. I think failure is frustrating at first, and often embarrassing, but without it there can be no success. Not only can we learn from our mistakes and get better, but finding success after failing just makes it that much sweeter.
It sounds like you definitely learned from the first experience. No one likes failure, but if we can learn something from it and reflect upon it, we can gain value from it. Maybe this new job is better and you will like it more. It sounds like the first failure might have been really valuable and worked out better for you in the end.
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