Rejected for an Internship

Because of my previous post, people are asking if it’s true that I was rejected for an internship while holding a PhD.

Yes. It’s true.

That happened in 2017.

And, honestly, it made sense.

I was applying for a business development role, but I came from a scientific background and had no commercial experience. That’s exactly why I chose to apply for an internship.

At the time, I already understood:

If you want to build anything, you need to learn how to sell and market it.

I wish I had been taught that at school.

The sooner you learn it, the better.
Just like investing.

I’m still working on it now.

But one thing I know for sure is this:

you have to show up first.

That takes confidence.
It takes courage.
And it takes dropping the idea that marketing is “bad” or selling is “low-level”. (Probably the most difficult one)

It isn’t.

The real rule is simple:
Be honest and willing to help.

That’s how trust gets built.

Do you agree?