Ang Journey ko as Employee

Part 1

After graduation, me and my friends decided to find a job around the city. We go walk-in, and all of the walk-ins are BPO. We failed to pass an interview because all the applicants have experienced in a call center, honestly speaking, I am happy and felt relieved. Why? Because it is not the job I want and I told to myself that I will not enter the call center world. Why? Because for me I can't handle the stress then lack of sleep. Some will say "sanayan lang yan." but for me, nope, health is wealth. So, for the third company that I wasn't able to pass the interview, we decided to walk again. Until we saw a building that has a name XYZ Inc.

"Girl, sabi nila IT company yan. Parang yung Zephyr Company lang."sabi ni Belle.

"Ah, oo. Narinig ko nga. Tara akyat tayo, pass lang tayo ng resume."sabi ni Jane.

Pumayag na din ako kasi wala naman mawawala kung mag papass lang kami. Malay namin may maganda palang work dun at kami yung unang tatawagin dahil nag walk-in kami. (Set of mind ng isang freshgrad. hahaha)

Pagdating namin dun, nag door bell kami. Then someone opened the door and ask.

"Wala pa kaming opening."bungad sa amin nung babae. HR siguro nila. Naka formal attire kasi kami at nagiikot sa city ng ganito kainit ang suot namin.

"Hmm, ok lang po. In case lang po na meron bigla."sabi ni Jane at iniabot ang mga resume namin.

"Osige, tawagan ko nalang kayo pag meron."sabi nung babae at kinuha ang mga resume namin.

Naisipan na din namin umuwi dahil pagod na kami at tama na yung mga pinuntahan namin sa araw na ito.

Nakauwi na ako, nagbihis, nagpahinga, tapos kumain. Habang kuamakain ay nagkakwentuhan kami ng mama ko kung ano na ang nangyari sa lakad namin. 

"Wala man pong nangyari. Di man kami natanggap"sabi ko.

"Ok lang yan, marami pa naman dyang iba."sabi ni mama.

"Oo, tsaka ayoko po pumasok as call center agent."

"Ay, oo. Wag ka papasok dun, puyat at pagod ang kalaban mo dun."

Konting kwentuhan pa ang ginawa namin at pinag pahinga na ako ni mama.

Guys, explain ko lang po kung bakit ayaw ko pumasok ng call center. Gaya ng nabanggit ko kanina, hindi iyon ang gusto ko. Graduate akong IT kaya sana gusto ko naka ayon sa natapos ko, kasi naniniwala ako na kapag nakapasok ka na sa ganung klasing work mahirap na bumalik sa gusto mong career path. At isa sa pinaka rason ay dahil nagustuhan ko yung mga ginawa namin nung nag OJT ako. IT Staff po kami sa isang company, we support users for their technical issue. I learned a lot there that is why I want to apply what I have learned from that company.

Ay! Hindi pa pala ako nag papakilala, ako nga pala si Ashley. Sorry first name basis lang tayo. hahaha. Only child lang. Simple lang. NBSB. Mahiyain.

(Fastforward)

Month of June may nag text sa akin, inviting me for a interview and to my surprise it was the last company we went before we decided to go home. After I respond to their text, I sent a message to friends asking if they received any text message and luckily they also received one. 

The day of the interview came, I was very nervous at that time. Thinking that I won't make it because my friends are smarter than me.

We are at the couch, sitting there, waiting for the HR instruction. 

"So, mag exam muna kayo tapos initial interview."sabi niya sa amin.

Typical entrance exam, then konting mga technical questions like "What is OSI layer?" "Explain TCP/IP." "What will you do if the PC don't have inernet." etc., tapos ng written exam, interview na.

Basic HR interview, "Tell me about yourself." "What you do these past few days?" "How did you know this company?" "What you expect to the company?" "Are you open to shifting sched?" etc. Syempre, oo lang ng oo para matanggap na.

Hindi ka kasi pwedi mag demand pag freshgrad ka. Then ito ang tanong na bawal mag bigay ng figure pag fresh grad ka "What is your expected salary?" Never give a range nor amount of your expected salary, yan yung nabasa ko sa internet kaya ang sagot ko "I don't expect anything. What I want is a job wherein I can apply what I learned from school and during my OJT. I won't mind how much my salary is, I just want to have a job."

After that, pinauwi na kami at mag ttext nalang daw sila kung kailan kami babalik. Habang naglalakad kami, pinag usapan namin yung exam namin. Kung nasagot ba namin, kung ano ang naging sagot, at kung ano tingin namin sa nangyari sa interview namin.

As for me, I set my mind that I didn't pass the exam and the interview. What was my chance if my friends are DL (Dean's Lister) ako kasi Di na Lista. So ayun, niready ko na yung sarili ko, at tinanggap na hindi ako makukuha.

After few days, may nagtext, same number nung HR sa XYZ Inc at sinabi na balik daw kami para sa Client Interview. Wow, Client interview na. Umabot ako dun sa ganung level.

So, the day has come, at kinakabahan ulit ako dahil foreigner daw yung boss namin. Doubt again na makapasok ako dahil poor ang communication skills ko, hanggang sulat lang ako. By the way, dalawa nalang kaming pinatawag.

Unang tinawag yung kaibigan ko, pagkatapos niya ay ako. All through the interview puro ako "Come again." "I'm sorry. I didn't get it." ang nasasabi ko, kasi naman hindi ko siya marinig tapos parang hindi pa siya sanay mag English. -_- kamusta naman yun tapos wala akong nasagot na maayos sa mga tanong niya, interms of technical side.

Pagkatapos ng interview, sinabihan kami na update nalang nila kami kung sino ang matatanggap. As always, tanungan kaming dalawa kung kamusta ang interview.

Nalaman ko na sinabi pala niya kung magkano ang expected salary niya, ako sabi ko hindi ko sinabi.

After ng ilan araw, tinawagan ako at sinabi na ako ang nakuha. At kailangan ko daw pumunta dun para sa job offer.

Matapos yung job offer, inasikaso ko lahat ng requirements. NBI, Police Clearance, Birth cert, medical, etc., dami kong inasikaso nun dahil wala pa ako ID. Kumuha ng PhilHealth, TIN, at SSS.

Pagkatapos ng mga requirements, syempre excited pumasok. First job e.

Akalain mo yun? Nakahanap ng trabaho one month after graduation. Blessing dba? So thankful ako at hindi naman ako ganun katagal nakahanap ng work after graduation.

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I said to myself that whenever I enter or accept a job I would spend at least 2 years to the company. Since this will be my first job I would definitely give my 101%.