It's quite unfortunate that I've lost my job just recently because of cost-cutting measures of the company. But looking-on the bright side of things, maybe this is a wake-up call on my end to further break out of my comfort zone and explore other opportunities.
Trust me when I say that being out-of-job is hard even for just a few months. Officially as of this writing, I'm on my 4th month without work. Apart from being family-centered during this downtime, I've also dealt with some health issues and have undergone a surgery. I've done this all because for 12 years I've stuck with my previous company, it's about time I give my family some time as well as to look over my health which I couldn't do a lot during the time I was still employed.
Job hunting has been a friend of mine just maybe around two months after I got separated. I've been using two jobsites/platforms: jobstreet and linkedin. Between the two, I think I'm getting some feedbacks from the former compared to the latter. So far, I've gone to a couple of on-site interviews and some phone interviews received as well, but haven't had any luck yet on finding one that's a fit for me.
Here are some of the postings I've tried my luck with:
1. SAP development team lead (Makati-based company) - had an interview request but was given an online timed exams prior to getting an interview. I never made it past the first exam. Mathematical calculations and logic.
2. Technical Writer role (BGC-based company) - had a face-to-face with a recruiter, basically just re-validation of the things written in my resume. Afterwhich, there was a video recording interview as well - this is new to me and never experienced one way back. I was informed after that I did not made the cut.
So far, So good. I just psyched myself that maybe these are not for me and move forward. I never question what went wrong, I just see this as not a fit to what they want kind of thing. I just learn how to move forward and learn from above experiences. It's not that I wasn't prepared esp for the first one wherein they wouldn't really show how many correct answers versus the wrong answers I got.
For the second one, I think I did my best to answer based on my knowledge, experience and skills. However, decision will still be not up to me, but them. In all fairness, they sent me an email which is kind of appreciative and will call me up should something come up in the near future that best fits me - I guess this is just a polite way of turning me down but to be honest as well, I think bottomline, the asking price will be the axeing factor for the post.
Well, it's not the end of the road, but it's just the beginning. I don't know how long I will be sending anyway but just keep on sending. It's like the rule in a raffle draw: "the more entries you send, the more chances of you winning..."
Trust me when I say that being out-of-job is hard even for just a few months. Officially as of this writing, I'm on my 4th month without work. Apart from being family-centered during this downtime, I've also dealt with some health issues and have undergone a surgery. I've done this all because for 12 years I've stuck with my previous company, it's about time I give my family some time as well as to look over my health which I couldn't do a lot during the time I was still employed.
Job hunting has been a friend of mine just maybe around two months after I got separated. I've been using two jobsites/platforms: jobstreet and linkedin. Between the two, I think I'm getting some feedbacks from the former compared to the latter. So far, I've gone to a couple of on-site interviews and some phone interviews received as well, but haven't had any luck yet on finding one that's a fit for me.
Here are some of the postings I've tried my luck with:
1. SAP development team lead (Makati-based company) - had an interview request but was given an online timed exams prior to getting an interview. I never made it past the first exam. Mathematical calculations and logic.
2. Technical Writer role (BGC-based company) - had a face-to-face with a recruiter, basically just re-validation of the things written in my resume. Afterwhich, there was a video recording interview as well - this is new to me and never experienced one way back. I was informed after that I did not made the cut.
So far, So good. I just psyched myself that maybe these are not for me and move forward. I never question what went wrong, I just see this as not a fit to what they want kind of thing. I just learn how to move forward and learn from above experiences. It's not that I wasn't prepared esp for the first one wherein they wouldn't really show how many correct answers versus the wrong answers I got.
For the second one, I think I did my best to answer based on my knowledge, experience and skills. However, decision will still be not up to me, but them. In all fairness, they sent me an email which is kind of appreciative and will call me up should something come up in the near future that best fits me - I guess this is just a polite way of turning me down but to be honest as well, I think bottomline, the asking price will be the axeing factor for the post.
Well, it's not the end of the road, but it's just the beginning. I don't know how long I will be sending anyway but just keep on sending. It's like the rule in a raffle draw: "the more entries you send, the more chances of you winning..."
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