Have you ever felt this... uneasy?

It's not even halfway through the week but I already feel anxious. I have started passing applications again yesterday "with" my friend. I made around 3 applications and he had 2. We passed 2 applications in the same company and my other one is at a bank.

I don't know why I started feeling so uneasy after I applied. I guess maybe because I have been applying for most months of this year, I'm already feeling like I'm running out of time, with all

the stress and much pressure that I'm having right now, I don't think I can take it any longer if this year ends with me still being unemployed. NO. I won't let that happen. I can't. PLEASE.

Enough with the drama. Last weekend, I attended my friends' bar's 1st year anniversary and it was fun!

My 2 crazy friends. The one with the thumbs up is one of the owners.

Happy First Anniversary!

Anyhoo, don't forget to CHECK OUT MY GIVEAWAY that will run until the end of this year. I have edited it and also posted some details on my other blog.

Oh Happy Day!

I woke up a little later than I set my mind to last night. I was supposed to accompany a friend in his job hunt-slash-application earlier. We planned to drop by in all 4 5-star hotels in the area and we ended up going to coffee shops (i.e., Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Seattle's Best). Later on that though.

After I woke up, I immediately texted my friend and he said he'll text me after he's done with his workout and then we'll go. No specific time. So I thought of getting ready ahead of time just in case. As I was getting dressed already, my nanny knocked on my bedroom door and handed me something:

My price from Jerri's contest last month finally arrived!! I was just thinking about it yesterday, wondering when it would get here and today it did. :)

I love it! The price was originally just the pendant but Jerri was sweet enough to include the chain as a birthday gift to me. THANK YOU!!!

Oh, this one's a booboo I got from a stapler. I don't who would've stapled my pants and now my thumb has a long line of scratch from it. Dang. It seriously stings.

There. Oh happy happy day. After I received the package, I waited a couple more hours for my friend's go signal. We almost cancelled but I don't know...  I guess we just have to go out of the house. Went to Starbucks and then had tea and pasta at Coffee Bean, strolled around, took a couple photos, stayed at Seattle's Best, had coffee, moved to Oody's, had dinner, had massage, dropped by the drugstore cos my friend started to not feel well, and then he drove me home. This "day" with my friend started at 4PM and ended at 10:30PM. I don't know why but I feel exhausted

I was supposed to still go out with another friend but our schedule didn't jive. Next time, next time.

Tomorrow's going to be another busy day. I have a lunch and dinner schedule with different group of friends. Plus, I will be submitting another application in another company too. This week has been a little busy for me. I feel so tired. Not to mention I started the week with lack of sleep. Followed by another one because I stayed up until almost 4AM watching Michael Jackson's Memorial. And then I had a drink with a friend in her house yesterday. Crazy week. Please let me have a job.

I will be seeing you guys again tomorrow... when I still have the energy to go online (which I'll try to preserve). Thank you for all the comments on my previous posts! I will be responding to them in a bit.

Goodnight guys! I will be doing some serious dropping tonight while waiting for the guy's call. :)

Hugs!

Preparing for my Impact Interview...

... and for other future job interviews as well.

Monday is THE day for me. My Impact Interview. Maybe my "make or break" interview for that matter before the Final Interview on January 22-26. I don't know how it would go. I do know what an impact interview means, questions ask are about how you could handle yourself in a certain situation. It will show how responsible and professional you are and why the employer/s would want to hire someone like you in their company. I really did some research. So, sounds like a make or break for me. What's not clear to me is what would happen after the Impact Interview. I didn't even know we were going to have one. During my 2nd Interview, the interviewee said they'll inform me when the Final Interview would be when I get shortlisted and I did. There was no mention of an Impact Interview and now I'm thinking what if I didn't pass it, does it mean I won't get to have a Final Interview? How come one of my friends wasn't scheduled for it but he got a message informing him about the Final Interview? The message I got tells me to confirm my attendance for the Impact o be able to be lined up for the Final.

But no matter how anxious I am right now about Monday, I am still dragging my ass to prepare for it. I might still need it for the other interviews I might have in the future anyway. I'm doing some research about how not to screw it up. 

I have some questions that I know I should prepare for like:

1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

2. Why should we hire you? (and other similar questions)

3. Tell me something about yourself.

4. What would you do in *this* situation?

These sound easy but really, when it's about you getting the job or not, it gets hard. That's why I'm starting to browse around the web looking for tips and advices to at least not blank out during an interview. I have read some good stuffs and I'm really thankful to my friend, Anonymili, for e-mailing me a lot of helpful articles she wrote.

I'm going to share them in another entry so watch out for it. :)

Job Hunting update.

For the past 6 days I've been talking about job hunting, finding a job, and all the other terms that correspond to the same meaning: GETTING A JOB.

Today, I received an SMS from the agency my friends and I applied to June of last year for Dubai. We all passed the initial and the second interview that same month and we were scheduled for the final interview for September that year. It was then postponed to October and then November and then we never heard from them again. No SMS, no phone calls, no e-mails, no nothing. And now that I'm decided to try my luck here in my own country, I received a text message informing me about the Impact Interview this coming Monday.

Had it been like last year, I would feel so ecstatic about this but now I honestly feel torn. I don't know what to do and what to feel. My heart's beating so fast and I am so anxious. Really really anxious. Impact interview what to answer. I have to prepare hard for this if I want to make the cut for the final interview.

Argh!

Another Job Opportunity and some other things.

Hi guys!

I'm just gonna make a quick update about several things:

1. I got an e-mail from JobStreet about a certain company asking me to apply as a Sales Executive. They saw my CV that I uploaded in JobStreet and so I guess I  pre-qualify. I still have to confirm or reject. I think I'm gonna have to confirm. There's nothing wrong in trying right? This might be it for me.

2. A friend of mine suggested I applied as a Copy Editor in the company where she's working. I might also consider it.

3. My nape and eyes are still not in a very good condition. I still feel the throbbing and it makes me feel so uncomfortable.

4. I'm off to a very, very late dinner later. 10 PM at Uncle Moe's in Ortigas with my high school friends. Sort of like a little get together before our dear friend, Kat, leaves again for the US after spending the holidays here.

I will be posting pictures tomorrow!

See you!

Job Hunting.

In keeping true to my To-Do List for 2009, I have started seeking jobs online. I figured since I'm almost always online anyway that I would do myself a favor and use the internet as a means of finding myself a job.

A friend of mine suggested that I try looking at JobStreet and that's what I did. I started my 2009 browsing through the pages of the said job search engine and I have successfully applied for 5 jobs that one day. The other night, I have applied yet again to another 2 companies. That makes it 7 applied jobs for me in a span of 2 days. I'm not stopping there though, I'll apply so long as I see a position that interests me and I receive a phone call from one of the many companies that I've applied for which is hopefully not too long because holiday break is already done and everybody is off to work again tomorrow.

Most of what I've applied for are in line with my college degree and the training I have had during the course of my two practicums in which I have gained more than 1,000 hours of training.

I have applied as a Front Desk Officer/Receptionist, HR Admin Assistant, Guest Service Agent, Ground/Flight Cabin Crew, Sourcing Associate, Data Entry Clerk. I'm not seeking a high position since I'm just a fresh graduate. Entry level positions are okay as long as it interest me (no matter how far off it is from my college degree) and I get myself a job. If you know any job openings please let me know. I prefer somewhere in the vicinity of Mandaluyong, Pasig (Ortigas) and Makati.

Whew! Please please pray with me about this. :)