Rejections.

It's a trend here in UK where penultimate students or 2nd year students of a 3 years course apply for an internship at the end of their 2nd year during summer. Typically, students will apply to companies in the financial sector. We know what these companies are - banks, accounting firms etc. Big names such as Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Ernst & Young (the list is endless) have  summer internship programmes for people like me - 2nd year students.

Despite the bad economic times here, companies are sustaining their intake, at least. I have worked hard to land myself a job in the City of London. If I do get a summer internship, my chances of obtaining a graduate job will be MUCH higher..especially in times like these. I was really close to getting an internship that I really wanted..but I failed BIG TIME in one of the test in the final stage..

Despite my effort, I failed to get any internships.  Applied to quite a handful of companies. It was official on Thursday when I received a reply from my final application- that they 'could not proceed with my application further' (a very nice way to put it). All the effort and persistence did not payoff. 

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Schroders PLC

Baillie Gifford Investment Management

SEO-London

Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management

Applied for all the above, and got kicked in the ass! haha! 

Ouch. 100% rejection record. It hurts to think about it. Such a disappointment. Failure- especially when you worked so hard for it!That's bad! Can't blame bad economic times for my rejection. One simple reason- I am not up to their standards.

Well, got to move on and do what I do best, improve where I lack. Got to kill the pessimism and bring back the bright, blue sky and  sunny thoughts to my mind. Failures- Handle with care. Otherwise, it will make someone crash. It's a normal cycle. If there are successes, why not failures? Like the market, if there is a boom market, why not bust? And if it's busting, or busted, now, why not go against the herd and start making money? ..ok ok..screw those points.. I will leave it for my investment discussions..

I thought of a way to turn these rejections into my fuel of motivation. All those rejection letters, I have printed it and paste it right on the wall of my room, right in front of me. 

Your time will come. Work hard.

Remember, what don't kill you make you more strong.

' You rise, you fall, you're down then you rise again. What don't kill you make you more strong'

- Metallica -