Dear John Letter

My fastest rejection on record. I am moving past it with record speed as well. Life is too short for whining.

Dear John,

Thank you for your interest in Brand X. We enjoyed having the opportunity to meet you and discuss your credentials.

Although you have an impressive background, we have decided to not move forward at this point. We felt that our current needs do not align with your experience. However, as I mentioned in our interview, we are growing. There may be a more closely matched position in the future. I would like to keep your information on file for future opportunities.

Again, we appreciate your interest in Brand X. We wish you the best of luck in your job search.

In retrospect, I knew they were not the team for me before my seat was warm. It was the vibe of it, baby. I am not sure whether this means I was over-qualified, or they did not like me, or some combination of the above. Word on the street is, the VP Eng of Brand X was literally fired from MegaFuelCell Company Brand U for being such a major difficulty that no one could work with him anymore. Not surprising.

On to the next opportunity, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA. I am hoping the team there will be more respectful and accepting of bigger personalities. I will probably hide my fire a bit more too. So hard to figure out who to be sometimes. First instinct is me. But like George Costanza, sometimes you need to go opposite to get what you want, or need, or something in between.

The stakes are getting higher, as Connie reminded me (it was already in my mind, we are scary in synch lately). This is my last remaining solid opportunity, barring serendipity striking.