Word: rejectionism
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After completing her six first-round interviews, only Morgan Stanley invited her to a second round interview. At that interview, Horan competed against 19 other Harvard students for three positions at the firm. One of her interviewers was an “obnoxious” graduate of Harvard College who...
For most of our interview, Horan is poised. Her eye contact is dead-on, her sentences follow a measured rhythm and her hands are crossed in her lap—she acts like she is at a job interview rather than sitting on an old futon. It is not until...
At the end of our interview, Horan confesses the obvious: rejection hasn’t been easy. “I know this sounds cocky,” she says, “but whenever I had poured myself into something before I had good results. I thought I had...
Peter identifies with Horan: after applying to 20 companies during fall recruiting, he didn’t receive a single job offer. What makes Peter’s situation different (and arguably worse) is that he transferred to Harvard during his junior year from another Ivy League school to stave...
Jennifer, a senior in Eliot House, admits that her successful application to a New York City internship was made sweeter by her friend’s rejection. The friend—who FM was unable to contact—agreed to look over Jennifer’s application. The friend...