My first job interview
Job interviews are hard because you really don’t know what questions to anticipate and in order to give the best impression ever, you have to reply quickly.
I’ve been called in for a face-to-face job interview in the United Nations. I arrived 1 hour before the interview. Sweaty palms and butterflies in my stomach.
The first question that was posed to me was to tell what I expect from the company.
Made a few mistakes along the way. I wish I could turn back the hands of time & fix it.
1. Being too modest.
2. Didn't talk enough- I felt like I was pulling teeth to answer.
3. I stuttered.
4. I said "uhmm" a little too much.
5. I didn't make any handwritten thank-you note or polite email to the interviewer and HR Head expressing gratitude for their time and consideration.
But overall, it went quite well. I walked away from the interview with a job.
I just felt like announcing to the world.
My first TBS as 4SCL
Held at Real Cove Resort-near Antipolo
Our team-building seminars are designed to foster a spirit of teamwork and to help individuals work more effectively as members of a group.
Tiring, nonetheless still Fun.
My first day at work
Congrats! I beat the competition and snagged my job.
So how did it go? For one, I'd say it was more productive than I have ever been. Haha! My office is located at RCBC PLaza, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Makati City. RCBC Plaza is the biggest and most modern office development in the Philippines today. Plus it's just a walking distance away from Glorietta and Greenbelt.
My work day begins when I leave the house. Waking up in the morning and having truly no idea what the day will bring, but sensing it will be new and exciting. As a shy and socially awkward girl. I showed up 30 minutes early to my very first day of work. Just in case.
Unlike some corporate jobs where you might be looking for something to do (or not), there was no shortage of work to be done with my first day. I started off by printing names.. After that, I moved on to working (and continue to) to help people from HR. The workplace is stressful; employees are often swamped with work, myself included.
Bottom line: I loved it. The day flew by and, from start to finish, my new colleagues were friendly, helpful and made me feel like I’d already worked at the United Nations for years.
I feel so grown up. I feel so mature. I feel that I'm where I need to be.
Oh and this might have had something to do with that productivity.
I’ve always been progressive in my thinking. I’m always in anticipation on what’s coming next. Sometimes, I might plan ahead too far.
Remain strong in your faith, no matter how many mistakes God's children make along the way of growing up, they are still destined for Grace and eternal Joy.
Anyway, Lent really flew past. It's Holy Week already, Maundy Thursday to be precise. Holy Week is probably the only time when Metro Manila comes closest to being a ghost town. Almost everybody is out there in the provinces in this long holiday to visit their hometowns and relatives, go swimming and island-hopping–basically personifying the very dynamics of a vacationer. The Lent is supposed to be the time for reflection, repentance and spiritual assessment. Us Filipinos call this ngilay-ngilay.
