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Maybe every year she received several rejection letters telling her just how close she came to making it. I remember getting a few "you were one of X finalists
by giaour 11y ago
Maybe every year she received several rejection letters telling her just how close she came to making it. I remember getting a few "you were one of X finalists so please try again next year" letters; they made it really difficult to move to industry and really easy to think that all would work out in my favor if I just stuck around for another year.
- dnautics 11y agoI have gotten that letter for startup accelerators, but never for an academic professor slot position.
- giaour 11y agoI was in the humanities, and maybe the process is different in the sciences, but 3-5 finalists for each position would always be invited for an on-site interview. Your rejection letter might not spell out that you were a finalist, but it was clear from the interview process.