JOB SHOPPING
Going on an extended holiday has been fun but I really have to get employed ASAP. My dad just lost his job this January due to the major slack in the construction industry and although my parents aren't saying anything yet, I can catch the insinuations pointed at me everytime they talk about bills, bills and more bills. The bad news is that it's not easy to get hired. I have had to take a lot of exams, undergo a lot of interviews these past few weeks and I haven't had one offer yet.
It's funny how there are some sets of exams that are also being administered in other companies-- like the Flanagan Industrial Test, G-Z Temperament Exam, Logic Reasoning Test.. I have gotten used to these tests that sometimes, I don't even read the questions anymore. I just recall the answers that I gave the last time I accomplished the test & I'm done. I don't even know if I'm answering it all wrong every time! I should've perfected everything because the tests seem familiar but there's actually no way of knowing the right answer. There isn't even any reviewer for those kind of tests. The part I hate best is the essay portion. Some even give me two pages of questions to answer, others give me sentences to complete. Tell me, what would you answer if you have to complete a sentence like this one: The men over me ______. My first thought was "What the?!?!" How in the world am I supposed to answer that question? Is it a trick question? Are they testing me if I'm green-minded? I can't imagine what they want to find out about me by analyzing my answer which went: The men over me know that I can beat them at their own game. It really doesn't make any sense but I guess that 's what you can expect from a question that is equally senseless.. ^_^
Usual essay questions ask your weakness, strengths, greatest achievement (as if I have done anything significant all this time..), why should we hire you, long-term/short-term plan, situation when you worked under pressure & how you handled it, your significant leadership experience, what makes you different from all the other applicants, and the list goes on..all broad questions which require a lot of handiwork & imagination. I hate having to write when my future depends upon my answers.
My problem is that I'm probably too idealistic. I quit my job (aside from proddings by my father to resign) because I want to use the meager knowledge I have acquired during college. I want to plan, strategize, implement my plans & have a project I can call my own. I want a career path in marketing - brand management or events, doesn't matter as long as I get to use my creativity & resourcefulness. Well I know that things don't usually turn out the way you plan them to be-- you take up an engineering course but end up being a writer instead, study well and find yourself pregnant a year after graduation.. You don't actually use what you've learned in college. Work isn't really as glamorous as you thought it would be when you were seven years old. But I dream of having a fulfilling career. To work but have fun at the same time. To be exhausted but feel that you've accomplished something significant at the end of a day's work. I know what I want and right now I'm trying to pursue my dream. That leaves me with a lot of limitations. I don't want to work in banks, call centers, real estate companies, insurance firms, pharmaceutical companies as well as networking companies. Maarte. Picky. Choosy. I'm acting like a snob but there are just two industries that I want to be in-- manufacturing or advertising. I don't want to be miserable working for a company where I can't find enjoyment or satisfaction. Good luck talaga saken paghanap ng trabaho..hehehe
When you're unemployed, there is plenty of time to think and get disillusioned. I used to think I had a lot of worth in the market-- UP graduate, semi-skilled conversationalist and semi-intellectual. I was wrong. Or maybe I was right but I'm just not what the other companies are looking for. I don't know. Things get all messy-- I don't know if I'm just unlucky or just stupid enough not to pass the aptitude or personality tests. Already, I can hear the reader comforting and encouraging me, saying that I am worth a lot, just wait and see, a job is waiting for you somewhere.. Well, I'm tired of waiting. I can wait for love to come by unexpected but I need the job NOW. Patience may be a virtue but it can't be encashed to pay your bills.
I have already set my sights on one company and I'm not letting go of my dream.
I WILL get employed by February and I'm taking all my chances on this one big opportunity. CARPE DIEM!!
posted by lovefool @ 8:15 PM
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