Friday, May 23, 2008
It comes in a package...
just some blabbering on getting jobs...
Package A (majority falls into this catergory)
OK, so you go thru interviews and pray tt you can get a job.
Perhaps, you just go for interviews to impress whoever is/are interviewing you.
Or perhaps, you just want to go there to lie tactfully because they say this is part of interviewing skills. And at least it works for most cases. And you are getting better at it.
so what happens when you got that job that you thought you wanted, but realized some day tt this is not hw you want to lead your life till retirement?
You feel like a zombie just following the motion of so-called a decent and normal life?
You started wondering if this is what you are looking for in life?
"Is my life meaningful? Am I really happy in life?"
So, if you really feel that this is not what you want ultimately, you start to hunt for jobs again...
or pray that some other companies will come head-hunting for you.
If not, well, once again, you start browsing thru' websites and newspapers for job opportunities... send out your resume.. waiting for calls and interviews..
Oh.. interviews...
And the cycle goes on again.
But it gets more stressed up everytime you think of sending ya resume out again.
A brand new start, but it also entails a brand new mindset and attitude: you are a newbie, baby! Welcome to your new company :)
so.. learn.. re-learn.. re-adjust.. re-immense into a new office (and office politics of cos.. hw can we leave tt out..) and reassess your life again.. "is this what i really want then?"
You know the thing abt looking for jobs..
ppl expect you to hve an idea wat you plan to do aft you graduated esp. when you get into uni. And, of cos, this sounds v reasonable n fair. I've asked so many uni frens wat they intend to do aft graduation. And so many just replied, "frankly speaking.. i really dunno". Having said tt, most of them do have an idea what kinda jobs they hve absolutely no interest in or do have a few vague broad catergories on what their future work can fall under.
Whatever it is, they just want to find a job asap after grad altou they r not v sure wat they rlly want. Just get a job fast... get thru e interviews fast.
And HoORAY.. at least.. i hve found myself a job.
Their peers, on the other hand, start to feel flustered and decide to send out more and more applications for jobs to many many companies.
And there is a price to pay.. you need to .. well.. at least know which job you are applying for the different interviews you go for rite.. dun go there and say "oh.. rite.. i feel tt i'm the best candidate for the job of a HR manager bcos i find clerical job damn boring.. and its so not my forte.. you noe.. i'm a people person.. i love interaction and engaging in conversations." ( but you realized tt you hve mixed it up with another job application.. this one is supposed to be more paper work kind.. ahem.. ya.. nt.. tt HR manager position tt you tot you are applying for..)
!!!
xxxx
Package B
i) ppl who knows what kind of jobs they want to do aft grad, and the job's pay is pretty decent or rlly awesome. And they like their job.
ii) ppl who know what kind of jobs they want to do aft grad. but the job's pay is not alot and/ or the type of job you want is not v much recognised in our society. So, this means tt you need stronger support and stronger frame of mind to persue what you want to do for the next 30 yrs of your lives or so..
And if you rlly decide to do it.. be prepared to face lots of obstacles fr the society.
And if these obstacles tt you face make you realize hw much you want to get e job or continue working on it, then i congratulate you..
If u decide to pull out halfway, its also fine. i mean if these obstacles make you start to rlly qn yaself and felt tt this is nt wat i rlly want ultimately (no matter wat e reasons are), at least.. it sets you thinking abt ya life. and who are the others to judge u? we are all tryin to understand or make sense of wat we r persuing in life or wat is meaningful? And we are often engaging in switching career paths and all tt.. so nothing's wrong w u.
xxxx
No matter which package you belong to, essentially.. we just hve to make decisions in life. And the amt of decisions you make becomes overwhelming and its consequences becomes heavier when you enter the workforce. More importantly, you began to qn yaself with these qns more frequently than before.. "is this the job tt i rlly want? Is this life i'm leading, meaningful? Am i .. happy?"
To end off this entry, just want to say (to anyone who knows wat i've said so far.. and to myself..).. jus go and try it out.. u nv know until you try it out.. most of the time we dun know wat exactly we want in life and we start to understand ourselves better from the different experiences we gained at different parts of our lives. Thats the beauty of growing up, i guess. And graduation is just the beginning to it. Its the time to rlly go out and get a taste of wat life is lke w/o the sheltered school environment tt we hve grown so accustomed to. So much so tt.. sometimes we feel at a loss when we graduate.
its a beginning...
at least.. its a beginning
;)
just some blabbering on getting jobs...
Package A (majority falls into this catergory)
OK, so you go thru interviews and pray tt you can get a job.
Perhaps, you just go for interviews to impress whoever is/are interviewing you.
Or perhaps, you just want to go there to lie tactfully because they say this is part of interviewing skills. And at least it works for most cases. And you are getting better at it.
so what happens when you got that job that you thought you wanted, but realized some day tt this is not hw you want to lead your life till retirement?
You feel like a zombie just following the motion of so-called a decent and normal life?
You started wondering if this is what you are looking for in life?
"Is my life meaningful? Am I really happy in life?"
So, if you really feel that this is not what you want ultimately, you start to hunt for jobs again...
or pray that some other companies will come head-hunting for you.
If not, well, once again, you start browsing thru' websites and newspapers for job opportunities... send out your resume.. waiting for calls and interviews..
Oh.. interviews...
And the cycle goes on again.
But it gets more stressed up everytime you think of sending ya resume out again.
A brand new start, but it also entails a brand new mindset and attitude: you are a newbie, baby! Welcome to your new company :)
so.. learn.. re-learn.. re-adjust.. re-immense into a new office (and office politics of cos.. hw can we leave tt out..) and reassess your life again.. "is this what i really want then?"
You know the thing abt looking for jobs..
ppl expect you to hve an idea wat you plan to do aft you graduated esp. when you get into uni. And, of cos, this sounds v reasonable n fair. I've asked so many uni frens wat they intend to do aft graduation. And so many just replied, "frankly speaking.. i really dunno". Having said tt, most of them do have an idea what kinda jobs they hve absolutely no interest in or do have a few vague broad catergories on what their future work can fall under.
Whatever it is, they just want to find a job asap after grad altou they r not v sure wat they rlly want. Just get a job fast... get thru e interviews fast.
And HoORAY.. at least.. i hve found myself a job.
Their peers, on the other hand, start to feel flustered and decide to send out more and more applications for jobs to many many companies.
And there is a price to pay.. you need to .. well.. at least know which job you are applying for the different interviews you go for rite.. dun go there and say "oh.. rite.. i feel tt i'm the best candidate for the job of a HR manager bcos i find clerical job damn boring.. and its so not my forte.. you noe.. i'm a people person.. i love interaction and engaging in conversations." ( but you realized tt you hve mixed it up with another job application.. this one is supposed to be more paper work kind.. ahem.. ya.. nt.. tt HR manager position tt you tot you are applying for..)
!!!
xxxx
Package B
i) ppl who knows what kind of jobs they want to do aft grad, and the job's pay is pretty decent or rlly awesome. And they like their job.
ii) ppl who know what kind of jobs they want to do aft grad. but the job's pay is not alot and/ or the type of job you want is not v much recognised in our society. So, this means tt you need stronger support and stronger frame of mind to persue what you want to do for the next 30 yrs of your lives or so..
And if you rlly decide to do it.. be prepared to face lots of obstacles fr the society.
And if these obstacles tt you face make you realize hw much you want to get e job or continue working on it, then i congratulate you..
If u decide to pull out halfway, its also fine. i mean if these obstacles make you start to rlly qn yaself and felt tt this is nt wat i rlly want ultimately (no matter wat e reasons are), at least.. it sets you thinking abt ya life. and who are the others to judge u? we are all tryin to understand or make sense of wat we r persuing in life or wat is meaningful? And we are often engaging in switching career paths and all tt.. so nothing's wrong w u.
xxxx
No matter which package you belong to, essentially.. we just hve to make decisions in life. And the amt of decisions you make becomes overwhelming and its consequences becomes heavier when you enter the workforce. More importantly, you began to qn yaself with these qns more frequently than before.. "is this the job tt i rlly want? Is this life i'm leading, meaningful? Am i .. happy?"
To end off this entry, just want to say (to anyone who knows wat i've said so far.. and to myself..).. jus go and try it out.. u nv know until you try it out.. most of the time we dun know wat exactly we want in life and we start to understand ourselves better from the different experiences we gained at different parts of our lives. Thats the beauty of growing up, i guess. And graduation is just the beginning to it. Its the time to rlly go out and get a taste of wat life is lke w/o the sheltered school environment tt we hve grown so accustomed to. So much so tt.. sometimes we feel at a loss when we graduate.
its a beginning...
at least.. its a beginning
;)