A job! My second, technically.

I had my taste of rejection with one company I’ve applied to. I’ve always wanted a company with a three-day application processing, but after receiving THE rejection email, I thought the process was too fast and left my head spinning. I’ve really worked hard on scribbling Java codes on the whiteboard to impress the interviewer, but I guess it’s not enough. I’ve been irate the whole day after knowing the news. I didn’t even get a reply after asking in which interview I failed (HR or the technical interview). I don’t deal with rejections too well.

But a harsh reality is much better than waiting and guessing if the result is harsh at all. I’ve been in the hardest technical interview (ever!) and I never heard anything from them after that. I felt that I’ve been too desperate for the result after realizing that I’ve been texting the recruiter several times asking what the result is. That was everyday for almost two weeks. No answer. I guess it’s a sign.

So now, this company. They’ve been patient with me from the very beginning. My application was processed after two weeks. I’m excited to work. I was hesitant to accept it at first, but I was attracted to several things:

1. The office location. It’s in a street in Ortigas with lotsa establishments! And most importantly, Starbucks!
2. The workplace. Modern motifs never fail to be attracting.
3. The receptionist. From day one, the company’s receptionist was friendly not only to me, but to all other applicants, I think. She has a very contagious jolly mood.
4. The general manager. In my final interview, the GM was so down to earth and very interested with my career development. He’s thrilled with me working for them. He’s open and honest with everything about the company.
5. The dress code. The company doesn’t require employees to be in business attire. Woot! I’m gonna miss my old wardrobe though.
6. The work itself. I’m still aligned with Java development work, so yay for me.

Naive as it may seem, I’m liking the company mostly because they’ve been nothing but friendly and patient with me. Work environment and co-workers are big chunks of my work motivation formula.

I’m onto processing pre-employment requirements which I think is the most stressing part of being employed by a new company. I still have 18 more days to enjoy what’s left of my unemployed life.

I have an interview tomorrow which will require me to go online and place myself in front of a webcam. I don’t really understand why, but I’m still going through with it. Even in casual online conversations, I always decline with webcam chats because I find it really, really awkward.

But maybe the webcam thingie can allow the HR person to check if I’m cheating on the online exam that I will be taking. Hmm.

Still weird.

Another LJ account. Again. But but but here: that blog is more discrete than the previous. The previous account has my name all over the place. Though people would somehow know that that’s me (when their lurking comes to worst), at least they wouldn’t know at first glance. What the hell am I talking about.

The past months of this year has been both harsh and kind to me. Harsh because I’ve been kicked off by the company where I was for two years and six months. I had this surreal and ecstatic feeling at first, but things changed as days passed (because my separation pay is getting consumed little by little). I feel useless most of the time. So a month after being unemployed, I finally boarded the job hunting bandwagon. I’m still in search for a perfect job (is there such thing?).

Fate has been kind to me though. I have supportive people around me which really made feel at ease at tough times like these. Thank you.

More on my adventures in the next few weeks.

Finally, I’m up for the job hunting challenge. I’ve been to several exams and interviews but I’m not expecting to be hired very soon. Just enjoying the overwhelming experience of answering interview questions in English while thinking in Filipino. Not a very good combination.

On other news, I paid the whole balance of one of my cards.. finally! One more card to go and I’m debt-free!

Some of the plans that are STILL not put into action: jog around UPLB campus, open a new savings account. Damn, that’s it? No long-term plans? Tsk.

Summer’s here. And I’m enduring the daily lethargy from the job hunt instead of enjoying the summer sun at this time. It’s like not having the chance to enjoy gifts on my birthday or Christmas because I’m all grown-up for those stuff. No beaches or pools? That’s too much deprivation.

I suddenly thought of not rushing into getting a job.