CAREER SHIFT

This month can be considered as most hectic and chaos. I went to three interviews and had to turn down 2 more appointments. I just couldn’t come up with new innovative excuses for not coming to work. All excuses invented in this world have been used. But, with the help of my HR Manager, I managed to sneak out for few hours and rush back to work before the big boss notices.

I am a person who gets bored very easily when I feel I am doing something which is not challenging or something which I feel I have done before. Especially on things that makes me bored to death, like coming up with business proposals and reading those damn financial feasibility. As much as I enjoyed the experience, I cannot deny that at times I hated it. It was tough. Moreover, I really want to practice PR. Something that I learned while in uni and utterly fixated with the nature of its work.

According to the grapevine, we nag about our career a lot. It would always be about which one of us had the most terrifying boss, or which one of us had the most heartbreaking application rejection, or which one of us was the most underpaid, or which one of us was the most overworked. So, I guess it is about time for me to change my career.

One thing that I notice is how confident I am during the interview, compare to my experienced when I was a freshies. Fresh from uni. I don’t have any feelings of vomiting or try to run away from the board room or keep fixing my tudung in the toilet.

The questions posed also differ. There is no such thing as “How do you look at yourself after 5 years?” or “Do you think you have the leadership skill?” or “Why should we hire you?”

I personally think those questions are waste of time. You can’t truly evaluate candidates by this kind of standard question. Heck, they can even prepare the answer beforehand, where we can easily pick from the internet. At last, the interviewer will only receive standard answers too.

My last two interviews are rather interesting; they hardly looked upon my certificates. We talked and talked about everything that far from my real intention being there. We talked about the weather, the KL worst jam, great food in the nearby mamak stall and politics. Not even an iota of my ‘great’ CGPA. (kindly take note on the bracket). They genuinely listened to me and show great interest in my opinion.

I’ve already sent my resignation letter and going to start my new work this Feb. And yet, I’m facing a great dilemma. I’m in a dilemma in choosing Company A and Company B (the details will be posted later). What a great way to start my year.