Is kindna in a transition from my student life to a realist working life.
(though i have yet to find a job yet and my papers officially end on June 9)
One of my NS comrades told me, the first job is always crucial as it will dictate how the rest of your working life will be like.
This statement rings truth till a certain extent, since the first job would teach the individual plenty of stuff that a temporary job would not offer.
But in this crisis where jobs are limited, can one be picky? And especially now that i realized that my degree might not offer ALL the opportunities that i was hoping for, what choices do i have remaining when i can't get a suitable job?
What is the suitable job? I could describe myself as part of the Gen-Y workforce that would really prefer jobs that are challenging rather than being highly paid. I don't see myself being in a position where i am paid highly but have no ability to make my stand and exert my full potential. This sounds like an idealistic position, so it would be much better for me to translate this into something more realistic.
Having studied through my poly and uni years as someone in the IT sector, it makes perfect sense to be in this current field. But in what field?
I had done before, data analyst during my University Internship, and got a terrible review. The supervisor had such a bad impression on my competency that she forgo the evaluation letter at the end of my internship.
The other position, was as an IT trainer, which was really fruitful in the intrinsic satisfaction, but I felt badly betrayed by the company that milked the life out of me. It made me felt that there is no prospect in this career and that the future is bleak.
I had made up my mind to forgo these two positions and seek a totally different field that would make much sense.
In the midst of job hunting (after my exams), i plan to spend more time building up my physical strength for my upcoming IPPT, spend times with my loved one(s) (like my GF who has been supportive by not complaining much about our less dating times), meet up with my friends , catch up with my reading of fiction books and of course, playing my cello.
Its an exciting new frontier.