Quite confused which one to pursue..
Conservatory of Music, to be a
Certified Professional Accountant, MBA
for business,
MAster for Information
Technology, or just be a government employee and be an active member of our
Parish Church. Lahat sila will become
my fulfillment, fulfillment of joy, and a fulfillment as a human being… so I took
one step at a time… wala kasi akong maitulak kabigin… so I let go and Let God.
Accounting side I applied for Finance related position in a
prominent call center company in makati, as a Financial Analyst i was
considered to fill in the post… for medical na… it was the month of Feb-Mar
then… but still I need to be practical, salarywise it is not advisable to live
in Makati with a 13k monthly salary. So in other words I bid for 15k. And yun
nga it is either hindi ako sapat para sa rate na yon, or hindi ako
karapat-dapat.*meaning di pumayag 13k lang talaga* Instead of being excited to accept the offer, I would prefer
enjoying every Friday’s prayer meetings and attending regular Sunday Mass if
the offer would be the same. It is not worth sacrificing for. Anyway marami pa
naman ibang chance.
IT industry side Here comes IBM, I made it up to the last
interview, wapakels kung paroot parito for their scheduled commitments. From interview
to Technical Exams and Oral Assessment ek-ek, siyempre bibo ako kaya sisiw lang …kaya lang once na narinig nila ang asking
mo, bigla silang napapalingon sa ibang resume… As expected, I was not able to
get the job, for Technical Account. They’re always asking me why I prefer to
change my carreer into an IT related industry. Lagi ko namang sagot is “why not?”…
it is not losing a career in Commerce but gaining more in other aspect, being enhanced
to a technology dependent growing industry is an advantage, personaly and professionaly.
Haaaaay.. ako’y bigo… I’m a little bit of everything, I’ve
never been a master…
Here comes another post Technical Support Engineer for Financial
Account… sabi ko saktong sakto
para sa akin… This would be my target job… for my last 500 bucks, I’ll venture it
out to travel all the way from Laguna to SYKES
as it is located in Ortigas. Lahat
ng powers ko nilabas ko na… it would be a great opportunity if I’ll be able to
hit this target… salary is morethan I expected and the position is Accounting
related and IT associated as well… it is
a Microsoft Business Solution, supporting a Company SAP users… meaning malaking
oportunidad for database maintenance… Super sa screening… 1st interview,
halos walang natira… They were asking me about my previous job with Ford, what
is our database system.. so ang sabi ko QAD… sabi ng interviewer.. ha????...
instead na tanggapin ko ang “ha” niya at posibleng umuwing talunan… sinabi ko
nalang it’s quite similar to ERP(kahit hindi)… medyo naging positive yung
reaction niya… and I need to explain how it works… may goodness.. ngayon ko
lang naramdaman na napaka-importante pala ng database either your just a user
or the developer… todo explain kahit hindi yun ang function ng QAD namin habang
nagdadasal, coz I’m dying to get the job kailangan magmukhang bihasa din ako sa
larangan ng supply chain. Ngayon ko lang napagtanto mahina pala ang database
system namin dati sa Ford… bakit kaya hindi sila gumamit ng SAP, ERP or
Oracle.. Anyway… Luckily I was scheduled for an exam the next morning (yey)…
Examination Day:
4 sets of exam for English proficiency… after an hour my
tinawag na name, pag labas niya ng pinto din a siya bumalik… meaning, she
failed… then suddenly for the next set of exam, Pychometrician is looking for
Melanie Saban… Lumunok ako ng laway… *ayoko pa pong umuwi* I humbly raised my
hand, then she just gave me 4 types of exam… I was surprised while looking to
my seatmate.. isa lang exam nila… wawa ako… after 45 minutes ako nalang magisa
naiwan sa Exam Room nila… while I was
scanning the shit* este sheet.. feeling ko gusto ko ng umuwi… it is not a typical
multiple choice exam.. there are only 3 types, enumeration, definition of terms
and essay.. *wink* kumusta naman… the hardest exam I ever take in my history of
job hunting.. more of Networking question.. OSI standards… cabling… at maraming
ka ek-ekan sa computer… 2 hours akong lango sa exam… halos maubos ang tinta ng
ballpen ko.. afterwards they call me up for the next interview… meaning I passed.. then i undergo second
and third interview… kinikilig na ako sa kagalakan that I’m almost one step on
the finish line almost 2 weeks siyang processing infairness.
My last interview… my last card… my last day to stand out…
tinanong ako tungkol sa accounting.. difference between ganito and ganiyan… I was
able to answer them.. pero hindi sapat bilang isang Management Accounting
graduate.. Emphasized pa niya, I was surprised with your exam and you are a
commerce grad… pero hindi stunning and accounting knowledge ko yata… why naman
yun pa… so sabi niya we’ll give you a call blablabla… ayun siyempre malungkot
na ako sa mga linyang iyon… meaning semplang ang accounting knowledge ko * malas * but up to now, I’m still waiting for
their call… *sigh*
Then another Technical Support Engineer position
sent by lina of jobstreet.. hehe.. so I tried last Thursday kaya lang ang layo
EASTWOOD, Libis, i still try… after 2 hours… of interviews, exams, and interview ng
interview… I was endorsed for medical exam and job offer for month of May
training… am I really for information Technology what happen to my accounting
knowledge… Mulan… Mulan.. siMulan munang magbilang ulet… ah basta broken
hearted ako sa TSE-Financial… so my final resort is… I’ll take up MAster for IT… (to
be continued)
