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When Academic Career Doubts Hit After Multiple Rejections

I keep getting rejected from postdoc positions and I'm starting to think maybe I'm not cut out for academic research after spending eight years getting here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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After years of work, the rejections have you wondering if you're cut out for this at all.

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