In perspective

Its been tough settling in the new job. I have to admit that the thought of giving up did cross my mind but when i saw my past entries on my job search i realised that i have to put things into perspective. I should be glad that i had a job and not be miserable that i got a job.

No one say its gonna be easy and it is probably the same everywhere else so i just had to stick through it and sooner or later i would probably get the hang of it.

But i would probably failed if i have a negative attitude towards my job. Need to be positive.

Things are gonna get better soon. I know it will.

the search has ended

It was a thursday.

Earlier, i had scanned through the various job portals for opportunities but there was none.

Job pickings has been slim this past 2 weeks and things would probably get worst.

Compound with the fact that a fresh batch of graduates will enter the job market next week competition will be fierce.

A sense of dread fill me. What are the odds of me getting a job then if i could not get a job when my odds were much better at the beginning of the year.

At that point, i had rejected an interview from lonza because i am just tired of all this job hunting process. I had 1 application pending for approval (MOE) while i had another one waiting for an interview meeting (SPS). By this time i had already rejected 2 job offers. Strangely enough, considering my situation, i do not regret my decision to reject those 2 offers.

I do not want to think about what would happen if both of my pending application were rejected.

I was at a point of giving up but i still had hope.

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Later that afternoon.

I got a job :)

teach?

I had just applied for the MOE GEO position. GEO is a fancy term for teacher. I am not quite sure if i am going to get called up for an interview or if i did get an interview i am not sure if i will be accepted then. I am keeping my fingers cross that everything goes smoothly.

Ironically, i decided to apply when i had received one firm job offer and one tentative job offer. Thus, i am not driven to desperation to apply for the GEO position. In fact, i am taking a huge risk here. Considering how difficult it was for me to get a job in the first place my decision to decline either offers for something which i might not even be selected for might be seen as foolish for some. However, i believe that this is a risk worth making.

Hopefully, the next update i will have some good news regarding my application.