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Sunday, July 25, 2010

On Job Hunting day 2



I still have the hang over about mu job application yesterday when I woke up the next morning. I still laugh at my mistakes observed by my interviewer but what’s done is done all I have to do now is to concentrate and focus on my next job interview.

The HR officer isn’t on her office when I arrived thus I have to wait for a couple of minutes for my job interview and then after a while she arrived.

“Thank you for waiting, we are currently having a power problem here” she apologizes.

“No problem, Ma’am” I said politely

“So can I now have your resume?”

Then I gave it.

“Okay, please fill out this application paper first before we start”
Then I did.

“So what makes you apply in our company?” she asked

“Actually Ma’am I was being referred by my sister, who worked here before and as a matter of fact I don’t know what position I will be applying here, I’m a nursing graduate and you already had your company nurse here and aside from that I don’t have any idea of what work is related to that course, so I was hoping that if you hired me you’ll destined me to a work that will fits me”

“If that’s the case I think you are perfect for our representative in BFAD (bureau of food and drug), I was impressed with the way you talk so I presumed you can do that besides you’ll be guided by your supervisor” she said

“No problem ma’am as long as I’ll be trained then why not?”

“All you have to do is to pass the exam”

Then I took the exam and OMG I don’t know where in earth they got those questions. It is an IQ test but still it’s harder than my exam yesterday. But luckily she said I passed and so we go on with the interview

“So when is your plan to start?” she asked me

I feel so enlightened. ‘Does it mean I am hired?’

“It’s all up to you Ma’am. Maybe on first week of august?”

“I thought you want to start next week or even tomorrow” she said “There’s a lot of works waiting for you actually”

“No problem, I can start by Monday ma’am… I just need tomorrow to prepare myself”

“Okay, it’s now 2 o’clock... Do you have your birth certificate with you?”

“for what purposes ma’am?”

“I will request you sana to go at SSS to get an SSS number so you will receive benefits”

“Do you mean I was hired as a regular employee?”

“I think you really can make it, so no need to put you as on call employee”

“Okay, thank you very much ma’am. Expect my hard works and loyalty for your company” I am so happy

This interview is the exact reciprocal of what happened a day ago. I never expected that it would be that easy. Maybe because I am so test by yesterday’s very tough interview that I could be prepared for every question might bestowed on me.

I went home hastily to get my birth certificate and go to SSS office to a number required by the company who hired me. But then, It’s been a weird feelings that after getting that number, I suddenly felt a bit sentimental.

Sentiments, that I am now facing a new world: the world of being employed; of earning for myself and helping my families as well, that I now have burdens and I’m not their burden anymore… that I can’t ask for money now because I’m earning one… total adjustment… for success.

I may be considered lucky because among my batch, I’m one of those who have jobs now… while others are there competing for that very bloodthirsty type of job hunting. Yes, I am maybe lucky. But I should’nt always considered lucky just because I have this capabilities of making it through… I should take care of these so called capabilities thus it can contribute to my wanted success.

For still unemployed and searching: Patience and for those who are hired: Humilty and perseverance

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Showtime Grand Finals


I’ve been a fan of this show since it was aired on TV 9 months ago and with it’s very competitive contestants, very nice comments of judges plus the fantastic humor of Vice Ganda then you’ll surely be entertained.

Yesterday was considered to be the grandest day of the said program and as people do support them, they filled every seats of Ynares Stadium in antipolo city. The show lasts for almost 4 hours and I waited and see each performance of the contenders and I must say: it’s a very tough fight.

My bet was first got by the number 3 contestant: Mortal Combat and the show gays as they really did a life threatening performance and so as the judges and audiences was impressed but my bet changes when I was amazed by the last contestant: XB Gen San as they really did a tough-like-mad-soldier-dance that really builds their synchronization… though they lack props and other effects that others really have and to consider that they’ve been beaten by the another finalist Philippine Islands Assassin before they’ve made a nice come back and sweet revenge and it’s now a victory as they got the grand prize and taken home P1,000,000 (One Millione Pesos)

It’s really nice to be back boldier and better after being beaten. It doesn’t mean that when you got beat then you should shut up in the corner and stop dreaming. This group serves as an inspiration to others that whenever you have a dream, all you have to do is to try and try until you succeed.

Anyway here’s the final tally and results:
1st – Group # 11 - XB GenSan (General Santos City) [wildcard] 9.875

2nd – Group # 7 - Philippine Islands Assassin (Marikina City) 9.7

3rd - Group 10 - Boyz Unlimited (Pangasinan) [wildcard] 9.625

4th - Group 8 - Enlighten Black Theatre Group (San Juan, Metro Manila) 9.425

5th - Group 3 - Mortal Combat and the Showgays (Brgy. Holy Spirit, Quezon City) 9.3

6th - Group 6 - Savannah Kids Ballroom Dancers (Antipolo City) 8.775

7th - Group 2 - Perlas ng Silangan (Olongapo City) and
Group 9 - E-Crew (Paete, Laguna) 8.575

8th - Group 5 - Sensei (Roxas City, Capiz) 8.1

9th - Group 1 - Kasibulan (Muntinlupa City) 7.375

10th - Group 4 - Beatguys (Fairview, Quezon City) 7.325

http://mykiru.blogspot.com/2010/07/xb-gensan-showtime-season-1-grand.html#ixzz0uepvxqIl

Congratulations! To all the winners

On Job Hunt: day 1

I never even think of applying for a job this week, I think I need to have a relaxing vacation first somewhere before I went in that serious path and I supposed this surpassed week to have that dream vacation of mine.

But I was being called (on the phone) by the first company I am prospecting to apply at and they are requesting me for an interview the next day which is Thursday and so I answered ‘Yes’ I don’t have any choices anyway. But one of my classmates invited me to accompany him for his Job application the same day too and he also invited why not to try applying anyway, I never got interested at first but when he informed me all about the company then I concluded why shouldn’t I give a try anyway? So I asked my first employer if we can reschedule my interview… then she moved it the next day (Friday). So I rashly printed out my resume and prepare my clothes.




It’s my first time for a Job interview and I can’t help it but certain things really goes on my mind hoping to pass that interview for that will enhance my self esteem realizing that I can go on with life’s challenges.

We arrived at the site at almost 10 in the morning and there are plenty of applicants applying also for that job hence it must be a competition of who will make it and who will not.

I inquire at the reception area and she asked for my resume and so I gave it. I logged in and I sit down to wait for my turn. I never thought it would take too long to wait for my initial interview and as the time goes by I am getting more tensed and I saw several applicants receiving a ‘sorry letter’ for failing the interview and most of them caught my attention earlier for talking (when they are being asked by some staffs) very nicely and fluently… “Come what may” I just told myself

It’s been 3 hours of waiting when we are called by this very-fluent-nice-accent-kind’a-slang-talking staff of the said agency for our initial interview, I got more tensed and keep on asking “will I understand what she’ll ask me if she talks that way??” I just crossed my fingers for good luck.

We are four in our batch and that initial interview is like ‘Panel-type’ interview where in we (the four applicants) will sit in front of her waiting our turn to be asked with her questions.

“Let us start from Andrew” she said after introducing herself and oriented us from such guidelines and flow of the application. “Do you have a nickname?”

“Drew” I just said but I suddenly think ‘I have to make her impressed, I should add up something with that’ so “Just call me Drew, My friend’s usually call me that way Ma’am” with nice dictions.

“Are you a walk-in applicant?” she asked next

“Yes Ma’am but actually I was being referred by my friend who just got hired here few days ago and she’s _________” I said, without even knowing if my grammar is correct.

“So do you have any experience of working?” she asked me again

“None ma’am. It’s my first time to apply for a job” I said

“Okay, Thank you Drew…” and then she proceed to the next applicant: My classmate who invited me.

I’m very much impressed with the way he speaks and answer the questions bestowed on him and so as the third one and much more than the fourth one who really had a nice diction of words. My heart keeps on pumping then ‘What’s my advantage among these three? My classmate already had his previous interview therefore he is familiar of how to face such situation and so as the questions while the other two are previous call center agents from other company??’ I keep on telling. I started to think of what to say next so the girl (interviewer) wouldn’t rank me last.

The interviewer next asked us to describe ourselves and I was asked last.

“I am Andrew, twenty-one,from Guiguinto Bulacan. I am a fresh Nursing graduate from Bulacan State University. Actually we are classmates before (I point out on my seatmate) and I could attest on what he just said that State University really promotes independence and it’s very comfortable learning without any pressure from your dear alma matter right? Well, what can I add up? Well I call myself an amateur poet because I really love to write some literary works. Actually I was awarded with literary awards both high school and College… I presumed that writing is my passion so I decided to work on a company related to it and that’s in call centers so I decided that if it’s my passion then why not try to pursue it and work here?.. That’s it.”

My next question… “What do you think is your advantage as a nursing graduate among the other applicants?”

“Well as a nursing graduate, we already handled different clients with different issues as well. As we are learning, we are also being trained how to handle such issues without producing any harm physically or emotionally through these clients and that is from what we called therapeutic communication and I think that therapeutic communication is my advantage”

“So you are talking about this therapeutic communication, how can you apply this with your customers?”

OMG I never anticipated that question but I must answered it with flying good notions… “I could apply it especially on people who’s not in the right mood just be reminded that patience will be the virtue and also offer respect” my short but very tensed answer.

“Thank you drew…”

Then we proceed on the next activity… Story telling: we are given a picture and we are given 30 seconds each to describe it after. And then the paragraph reading, some tongue twister paragraph.

“Okay, that’s all for our activities. Just wait for me at the reception area for the results”

So we headed at the reception area.

“Di ako papasa” (I wouldn’t be qualified) I told my classmate

“Bakit mo naman naisip yan?Okay naman nung interview a?” (What makes you think that? Your okay during the interview) he said

“ang gagaling niyo kayang tatlo? Halos kainin niyo na nga ako dun ng buhay!” (You three are all good! You almost eat me alive there!” I reasoned out.

I went to the wash room to relieve some tension and when I came back my classmate is giving me a letter of the results and he is smiling at me and tells me “Pasado ka!” (You’ve passed!)

“Weh? Di nga??” (Really?) I asked and suddenly read that letter and I almost shout when I read the first words of the paragraph stated:

‘We are happy to inform you that you have successfully passed the initial interview stage of selection process of _(name of the company)_ ‘
And then we waited for long again for the exam proper… and it went well.

After the exam is the final interview which will determine if we’ll be hired, and most of the applicants were given a sorry letter after that interview including one of my batch-mate during the initial interview. My heart beat fast again ‘OMG? What happened? Why she didn’t qualify? She’s good! What will happen to me now??”
I am very hungry when called for final interview and that hungriness was followed by a butterfly in my stomach because of the tension I am feeling.
And the final interview goes like this:

“I’m Andrew, twenty one, from bulacan and I’m a nursing… I mean a fresh nursing graduate from bulacan state university” I said when asked to introduce myself.

“Is it okay for you to work during night shift hours?”

“Sure sir. Actually its more favorable to me as I’m a night person. But It doesn’t mean that I’m closing doors for morning shifts”

“here in __________ we promote punctuality and less absenteeism. How would you deal with that if you just said that you are a night person? For example is when you are tasked for a morning shift”

“Yes sir, I’m a night person but it doesn’t mean that I can’t adjust to any shifting hours. I’m once a nursing student and we have a lot of time shifting during hospital duties. I can adjust easily with that and don’t worry sir, I practiced punctuality”

“It stated here that you have any complains working in holidays and overtimes, what is that or what are those?

“For emergency cases only sir, especially medical emergencies”

“Oh, that is very much understood. We wouldn’t torture our employees if that’s the case”

“I’m sorry sir. I just answered that form in a very specific manner.”

“How about the other requirements: NBI Clearance? Files… can you submit these to us before you start?”

“Yes sir, just give me enough time to process the needed papers”

“Okay… let’s move on, can you tell me more about yourself? I mean what’s your hobby?”

“I love to write sir, I’m actually a hopeless poet. I love to write poems, short story and anything under literature”

“So how would you relate that hobby from working here in our company?”

OMG that’s a tough question. I never anticipated that? What shall I say?? What will be good sentiments that will relate writing from verbal communication? This is the point where I got lost…

“Well, an artist/poet always put their emotions through their writings and that writings could be good source of communication”

“What do you mean??”

“That I can put my written words into verbal one” I really don’t know what to say

“Well if you love to write, how would it contribute on talking with your customers? You only communicate through your pen and papers right? Do you have any other activities that enhance your interpersonal skills?”

“Yes sir, I am the president of our class before for two semesters and aside from that I also headed some organizations and be its representative for such conference”

“What do you mean? How it can help with your communication skills and interpersonal relationship?”

“As the leader of that group and the class I representS it through other meetings with…. FOR (I got lost) FOR other subgroups that have the other concerns and I think that Public relation practice my communication skills and so as interpersonal relationship because I deal with different people”

“When you are representing your group? What do you say through this meeting?”

“Of course the objective and goals of the group.”

“Like???”

“What _ (I forgot the linking verb) we want, what are our advocacy and what are being asked by my members”

“Okay, let’s move further… aside from that, what are your other interests or hobby when you are not writing”

“I love to travel, I’m a nature lover person and I always find peace through the natural beauty of such place whenever I travel. I also love SURFING THE NET (it should be to surf the net) and do social networking and research for new trends and general information.

“Can you discuss to me the BP Crisis?”

OMG! I don’t know that issue..

“I’m sorry sir?” I said as if I didn’t hear it.

“The BP Crisis”

“Do you mean the water crisis?” that’s the only thing that comes to me
He laughed. I got distracted, really distracted with that laugh

“No that is in the United States and it’s an oil spill. You said you love searching for general info. So I think you know that”

“I’m sorry sir but I haven’t heard that news yet” I pleaded guilty

“So can you tell me something about oil spill?”

“I only heard of oil spill in cavite, pangasinan and in china sir”

“Okay what happened there?”

“it has been said that it is the largest oil spill and china and as I saw in pictures there’s a man drowned (he said I pronounced it wrong  ) and drunk some water contaminated by oil while fixing the tube where the oil leaks. Same issue with cavite, it shows that fishes died because of that spill but it’s safer in pangasinan. The oil leaks due to broken tube but it is saved by a fence.."

“Fence??”

“I don’t know what to call that wall sir”

“you mean sea wall??”

“yes sir, that sea wall prevents the oil from the larger part of the sea”

“okay, let me just remind you that tube is called a pipe and not a tube” he point out my mistakes “That’s it?”

I just nod.

And then conclusion comes he point out my mistakes during my interview and of course some of my P-F difficuilties, my ahmm--- ahmmm and those I enlightened above.

“I know you are aware that you are having grammatical errors and that pronunciation error right?”

“Yes sir…”

“If I’ll give you a time for you to improve your speech, how long would it be? Just give me the surest time”

“Less than a month sir”

“If I’ll hire you now and you’ll be improving in a month then you are wasting your training, you didn’t fail, you really had interesting ideas. I want you to come back after a month and never repeat the application processes just tell this matter and we will accommodate you then. Don’t take this too negative. It’s just I want to give you time to improve what I said”

“Okay sir, thank you sir”

Then we shook hands.

My mood fades out after… ‘Does it mean I failed??’ that’s the entire thing that revolves on my mind when I was waiting for my classmate. And yes he is right and I know it, I have to improve what he just said, I’m aware of that mistakes. But I know one thing will determine if I fail or not  the ‘Sorry letter’ those who are waiting at the reception area for the results are being given a sorry letter except for me, it’s almost me who’s left there and my interviewer saw me too but no sorry letter was given to me. My classmate arrived with his contract. He passed and I congratulate him. We walked to get home and I informed him “I failed”

He stopped “weh?” (are you sure?) “You were given a regret letter?”

“No he said to me to just come back after 30 days”

“Then you are not failed, it’s just he might want to improve something to you” he is right, how’d he knew? “It happened to me before. You actually passed. Because if you fail you’ll be given a sorry letter, you’ll be advised to return after 6 months to reapply and they will say thank you for applying now, do you have those?”

“Nope. He just said never take that thing negatively and we shook hands he never said thank you after”

“Then that’s it! You passed” he said “You are really lucky that you passed in your first job interview. You see _____ (one of our batch mate during initial interview) she failed though she had a lot of experience in this field.”

“So through it all I did a great job?” then I prayed and thanked God at St. Peter’s Parish for that wonderful experience.

And now, all I want to do now is to go home, eat (it’s passed 9, fast foods are already closed) and sleep. I’m very tired.

It really increases my self esteem that through my first job application: I passed though not the passed-type I am expecting of and it makes me conclude that I’m now ready to face the world after graduation to be settled.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Never talk as if you’ll never repent…

Being judge-mental isn’t good for every specie of this human society. Most of the time this lead us to some peculiarity that will hit our ego because we utter things that we didn’t know that after a while will serve as repentance: a reflection that what we just said cannot be justified.


Let us take it side by side with my situation. When I was in second year high school I am a consistent part of the topnotcher of the class (well, don’t take it that serious as I never gets into the pilot section and this is just an example; but a true to life example. Okay?) People always brag that I’ll hit the spot though I know to myself that I couldn’t because the rank 1 in the class is really totally gifted and so I am happy with my spot ranging 3-5. I was devastated when I was in third year, I’m under peer influences and I admit that sometimes it came to a point that I cut classes to enjoy and I was remained on the rank 11 consistently. One of the topnotcher of the class (who’s happened not included when we are second year) suddenly asked me “What’s happening to you Drew? I thought that you’ll be a contender for the top spot” my ego hurts, he seems bragging that why am I only way behind? Thus I let him assure of one thing as I said “Let us see next year who will be left behind” he just laugh because I said it in a mockery way although I’m a bit serious with that. We became classmates when we are in fourth year (second section) and gladly I made it to the top spot again ranking 7 and ranking 2 the next quarter and the boy that I spoke up upon is our rank 1. The next quarter is full of speculation as everybody amuse that I will hit the top spot, and that boy is also tense that he might got defeated assured by my words before but unfortunately I didn’t make it and remain second throughout the school year.

It feels so bad that you can’t justify what you’ve said. It seems like though you are almost on the spot, still you considered yourself a loser.

The moral lesson of the story? Never say a word if you can’t justify what that word is. W shouldn’t underestimate our opponent. We can never tell if our opponent has more thing to be brag off, more things who’s better than what you’ve had and being defeated hurts, it hits the ego of credibility of justifying words we once said and the later part, what your opponent would say to you?

Sunday, July 11, 2010

MIDWIVES over NURSES


In community, in hospitals particularly in the delivery room and also across the street as I saw lying-in clinic which was possessed by them: They’re diffusing, they’ve been given more privileges, their number swell and they were dubbed midwives.

I presumed many of us cogitate why does it seems like midwifes has more panorama than of nurses. Registered Midwives (R.M) are the focal point in the delivery room next to the OB-Gynecologist. They’re more in demand and overriding in the community scene, they can deliver independently and autonomously and they can establish their own lying-in clinic; it divulge like they’ve more privileges than us (in the nearby future); we can only pursue doctors orders if then, we can do other things but with consequent trainings parse, unlike them in just 2 years of training they’re dominantly incurred.

The difference is on us nurses. We mostly lay to set our minds to work in our untamed imaginations and that was in the hospital, mostly abroad. We often want to do things in easier way, we never notice that opportunity supposed to be for us gradually fading and disregarded until we’ll came up in a corner executing only with orders.

It is very vital to be flexible and be ardent for this streak of our job. Nurses are made to aid people and execute care thus we shouldn’t overlook those concerns till the end of time

We are good, but they’re also good. We should breed to something better. Good are for good and let us not let it just slip to be owned by others whose also good. All we ever need is just to commit in our virtue: we are better and we are always capable of everything.

Friday, July 9, 2010

MizUNdazTood!!!



Mutuality seems to be very adjourning essentiality of going on with peers day by day; insights are meant to meet and reciprocated but what if that mutuality started to be adjunct? Will it be understood? Or will it be not as it adjuncts as pace couldn’t see veracity?

The common mistake of every man is being blind. Blinded by the fact they wanted to be and not the fact of what should be. I as an entity already has countless experiences of having critical decision making, and through every decision making I always bear that I shouldn’t regret what the outcome of my decision would be. Making false decision is like pain in the ass, consequences sucks and lament takes in burning your ego trying to turn back time to correct mistaken perceptions.

My Best friend in high school is one of my best examples, I always put up on fight with him with his lousy decision and yes Arguments always accompany when I tried to straighten her arched decisions simply because I want her to be on right track most of the time. It is not healthy for a friend seeing his/her friend regrets while he/she can do a thing to prevent it at first. And she chatted me a while ago… thanking me through that (though she thanked me before) because true friendship lies in me, and I never left her though she almost do because of misunderstanding my point.


The Moral Lesson of the story??? Mistakes really helps us know what is wrong from right but it isn’t good always having mistakes when you can see clearly what is wrong and right without actually doing it.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

WE DESERVE A BREAK…



After 4 years of continuous schooling for nursing (including the summer, as we have our classes) comes my review classes fulfill my summer vacation after grad comes the subject of this preparation… last Saturday and Sunday, the matter of all this long awaited preparation was done, I did my best so I was hoping for a positive outcome.

I just woke up from my longest sleep since then when I checked my phone for messages, one of my friends is inviting me for a job hunt in ortigas… and without a doubt I refuse then I tried to surf at the net (one of the things I never done for the sake of my preparation as I need to focus) and checked my facebook when one of the acquaintances chatted asking what are my plans after taking the boards then I just said “none so far…” then a laugh… and he said “You must move faster, I’ve so many friends who are still jobless, better search for one now” and then, I was mesmerized he is absolutely right but I have my point out of the cover.

I gave my life for almost five years just to fulfill my dreams and it wouldn’t hurt if I’ll take a break right? I want my body to relax and experience independence even for a short period of time. I do believe that we must set our minds first and let it urge for success once again. NLE is a big issue that was given very much effort and with every effort comes a rest, a break, a peace of mind. Then I elucidate to my batch mate and to that friend of mind. That I deserve a break, we deserve a break. Work can wait, though there’s a recession with that, but still we should love ourselves and not intoxicating it just because we want to succeed in a minute.

If Success is really yours, then it can wait… but in the right time and right way… this doesn’t mean that we should take a rest as long as we could, but rest until our body has the urge of fighting again… Time will come to show what you will be…

Monday, July 5, 2010

Blog Time Again!!

It's been a long time since I am very active blogging due to my preparation for the recent NLE... and what can i say with the examination??? I'm asking for my luck after I took it haha... Well I did my best to prepare for it, that's all i can offer... We just need to wait for the results and hope to see my name on the list.

Anyway, due to my long time of being silent I really gain so much insights and i'm starting to craft it all.. so expect more of it guys and I Just hope that you are still there to support..

I Love you all! and thank you very much I'm now...

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