Thursday, April 9, 2009

The turtle is currently THINKING..

..and DOUBTING.

I have been constantly thinking on what to do and not to do in applying for work. I want to work, badly I guess. But I can still keep up. I just graduated so I have to relax and think and think and think,-on what company I would like to be in and if I could ever land in a job that I want for my first job.

Global Crisis. This is the main reason why a lot of graduate students have no job up until now. Also, I won't deny the fact that most of the graduate students are idealistic about their future job and careers, this is also a hindrance why graduate students are still on the search for the right job for them, another source for unemployment. And lastly, another reason is that some graduate students are not competitive enough for employment. I would like to choose reason number 2 why I am still not employed. Although, it has just been weeks since I started applying. Well, all I really want is a CALL from an employer. And as of now, I only got 1 call. I had my tests and interview, it was just that, I don't think it is (the company and the work offered) the work and job and the company that I have envisioned my first job would be. IDEALISTIC you may call it, but it is a choice. I KNOW WHAT I WANT. I accept entry level positions, I just want to have a company that is well known not only for its standing but also for its benefits. And yes, who would not want that? I am practical but I am not going to be defeated by this crisis. We still have a choice you know? We can still choose the better option. That is what I am holding on right now. I just really want to re-think things and go through facts all over again, just be sure I am happy and proud of my first job.

But then again, I want a job mainly because I want to earn my own. I want to help my parents, sort of a payment for them. I'll just have to be patient, really patient. I have a fall-back, and that's good. All I really want is the experience. And we, graduate students are actually buying the experience to the the real job and career for us.

We'll just have to fight hard and believe HARD in ourselves. HARD enough that we let our hopes still running inside our hearts. Believe in ourselves that we could be someone in the future, that what we are going through right now has an equivalent in the future. Something that is better. Something GOD believes is the BEST for us.

IN this crucial moment, we still have choices. We have options that are better than what we thought we originally have. So wait and think things through, review the facts, and if needed, list the pros and cons, then decide. It is all worth it in the end.

2 comments:

Red said...

Very well written, Joyce. I share the same thoughts and sentiments. I'm really glad that you know where you want to be, and that you just don't bite at the first thing you see. I'm wishing you all the best :)

Tsaka tama ka, take it easy. Kakagrad mo pa lang naman :)

Take time until you feel that you are really, really ready to take on a job :)

joyceturtle said...

Thanks Red :) I wish the same for you. haha npansin ko nga na nagpost ka din ng almost the same sentiment/s sa blog mo. haha :)

in time Red, in time :)