This past month, I have been interviewing for summer legal clerkships. What a taxing process that is! Not only do you have to wear suits that are mildly uncomfortable and heels that leave blisters on your feet (maybe just mine from the lack of exposure), you have to smile and look overjoyed for a solid hour as if you were high on the gas from the dentist's office. Needless to say, interviewing has not been the highlight of my legal career.
Although I do feel that I have a solid resume and good experience, I always feel guilty in an interview as if I am trying to deceive the interviewers by selling them something that won't live up to the hype. I feel that cover letters, resumes, and interviews come very close to crossing that thin line between proud and pride. I find myself after every interview feeling defeated and there is a 100% chance that I will not get the job.
Thankfully, my identity is not found in my ability to wow interviewers or in my GPA or class rank. If I placed the whole value of my life in things I have achieved, I will always fall short. There will always be people with better grades. There will always be those with better speaking and interviewing skills. Law school has been both a humbling and rewarding experience. Humbling in that, it is always putting me back in my place. Rewarding in that through my humility, I have been able to put my reliance on God. Praise be to God that I can place my identity and worth in him
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