Hi, FGBs,

Hi, FGBs,

Just thought I’d seek opinions on this situation. I’ve been job hunting and had three interviews this week, all of which went well. This is likely me overthinking things, but if I were to get more than one of these positions, I feel a little bad about all of the time and energy that’s been invested by the companies (organizing both in-person and Zoom interviews, tours, etc). Having been a manager, I know that’s part of the recruitment process, but I struggle to let go of the part of myself that worries about letting people (even strangers!) down.

While I’m on the topic, one interview was canceled today. I’m fine with that as I worried the recruiter sounded a bit desperate, stressing ways they’d make the position work (they were considering me for a different position than I’d applied for based on my resume, an area in which I’m competent but not nearly as experienced). The email said “something came up” without further explanation. I’m certainly not owed that, but while 90% of me knows it’s a them-issue, there’s that rejection-sensitive 10%….

I swear I’m not usually this insecure, but the stress of job searching plus imposter syndrome rearing up more than usual lately has me doing a lot of navel-gazing.