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)