Spoke too soon

I guess my celebration was premature. It turns out I did not get offered to the Actel position after all. After talking to the manager and his team twice on the phone, an interview, and an informal breakfast later, along with the verbal confirmation, in person, that I would be offered the job, it still wasn't official...

I called the manager immediately after the rankings were released and his explanation was that after much debate amongst the team, they decided to switch their decision last minute to someone else. Of course, I was totally devastated. What hurts most is, he told me so early on that I was guaranteed the position, that I practically failed the other interviews I had lined up on purpose. And I totally stopped looking for other jobs altogether. I mean, if he wasn't so positive about it, then I would have been more cautious and gave a damn about the remaining interviews. It would have definitely turned out differently. I suppose it's my fault also for letting my guards down.

Another disappointment is the fact that the rankings were due by the company a full week ahead of time before they were released to the students. So the manager changed my status on the position and didn't even inform me about it. Hence, I was lead to believe a lie for an entire week between the time he submitted the decision to the time it was released. I guess California really is the home of shattered dreams.

Now that I've had a week to digest this, I'm over it and holding a more positive attitude. The next round of job postings and interviews is starting and I hear there are a LOT more coming out this round, around 300 - 400. With that big of a number, there's gotta be some high quality positions I can set sights on.