I was turned down by Segway!

[Jessica Boucher]

Dear Jessica,

Thank you for your interest in a career opportunity with Segway. At this time, we do not have any internships available.

If this should change it would be posted on our “careers” site. Please check the “Careers” section of our website regularly for any current career opportunities. It is located at: www.segway.com.

We wish you much success in your future endeavors and thanks again for your interest in our Company.

Sincerely,
Human Resources

Segway

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Good job, Segway, maybe if you hired a business student, you would be able to answer your emails faster than SIXTEEN DAYS LATER

::ahem:: That is all.

PS - This is not to say that I don't have interviews lined up - I do - and it's not to say that I don't like Segway - I just thought it would be funny to see what Segway would say to me if I sent in my resume

[Jay H 237]

That's a shame. Maybe if sales of Segways really start taking off they would reconsider. That would really have been neat though, someone I know working for Segway.

Oh, and Jess, if you do get a job there in the future maybe you could get me a good deal on one.

[dlavery]

Applying to Segway is a cool idea!

One of the more fun and interesting hobbies is compiling a collection of rejection letters for all sorts of interesting jobs. One of my favorite letters (I have it framed, hanging on my wall) is my rejection letter from the NASA astronaut corps, declining my application to be an astronaut. I knew that I would never be accepted (really crappy vision), but I just wanted to go through the process to see what it was like, and to at least say that I tried.

But that got me thinking, what would it be like to apply for a job as the head of a movie studio, or race car driver, or Golden Gate Bridge painter, or philanthropist, or lion tamer, or Krispy Kreme donut taste tester, or king of a small country? Well, lets just say that some of the rejection letters for such applications would be priceless!

-dave

[David the bomb]

Dude, that is brilliant. I have to try that. Actually, all the things you said you applied for were all the things I would want to do. lol

[Scooter]

Yeah...I applied to them last October and got the same letter Oh well...Guess I'll be watching the job postings.

-Bill

[Rich Kressly]

I used to keep a drawer of rejection letters in my old desk. I must admit the thing was darn near full at one point (there must have been over 150 letters). In their own way they provided motivation and inspiration for me at a time when I really needed it.