job application stories.

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I was sorting through some old papers that I need to keep and papers that I need to let go when I came across two of my application letters for different employers. It instantly took me back to the days when I hurriedly prepare those in the hopes that I would be hired.

It was in May 2019 when I graduated college. My original plan was to go to Cebu and work for a costumer service job there because I wanted to explore. But waves took me to another shore, my parents wanted me to review and take the board first before exploring another journey. I was obedient enough that I tooke the review religiously and passed the board.

Of course, jobs won't be knocking in your doors especially when you are not a topnotcher. So, I needed to find a job. I didn't look for job opportunities immediately because I just stayed at home looking after my niece and enjoying my me time. Now, I kind of regretted the days wherein I should've spend working and earning experiences. But the days with my family weren't days that are wasted.

Days went on and I felt the urgency of getting a job. That was when my mother met my classmate's mother. They had a chitchat and my classmate's mother told my mom that her daughter is working somewhere. I don't know but everytime my mom would tell this kinds of updates to me, I feel pressured. Everytime she tells me that someone's kid is working somewhere, I'm pressured. Maybe it wasn't her intention but to me it is a different kind of feeling.

At first, I applied for a teaching job in a private school. After I had a demo, the principal told me that I teach like my students are already in college. I was eliciting student's answers by asking them questions that would lead them to the right answer. But the principal didn't like that style and she prefers the students to be spoonfeed. She told me she would call me but I alreay know in my heart that it is just a polite way of telling me that I wasn't hired.

Months passed and my cousin from Bohol persuade me to visit her so we can look for a job together. When I get there, I learned that she is already working at their municipality. When I told my aunt I want to work in a BPO company, she didn't give me permission. Her husband, my uncle, accompanied me to the municipality to apply for a job there instead. I wasn't hired immediately. I got bored and homesick after a week so I went home immediately.

The nearby university was hiring for a part-time teacher. It was so close and comfortable for me if ever I would be hired because my aunt lives near the university. I immediately wrote an application letter but I never submitted it because I was hesitant. 

Until pandemic happended and I saw that 51 talk was still hiring. I immediately applied and underwent some trainings and interviews until I was hired. It is my first job and the pay wasn't that bad. Plus work is not like work at all because the kids are so cute that you are just like playing with them. In the middle of my 51 teaching journey, my cousin called me again to inform me that I was hired as the mayor's secretary. She told me that I would be preparing the mayor's speeches. That sounds exciting and fun but I never went back to there.

Those were my job application and employment journey so far. I went through a lot of challenges before I was able to get what is meant for me. I can't picture myself being in 51 Talk forever but I love that I was hired here. I'm grateful for the opporutnity and forever I will treasure my experiences and memories.

Thanks for reading. Until then!

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