I went to my 4th interview today *sigh*. hindi ako napapagod sa pag-attend ng mga interviews but what pisses me off (a bit) is the fact that i am beginning to get tired with the 'finale'...ganito kasi ang eksena na laging nangyayari sa interviews ko..
interviewer: ok, ariza tell me something about yourself
me: oh well, i am one of the unfortunate casualties of this F^&!*ing recession. i am now unemployed and begging all the headhunters to shortlist my CV and currently bugging my friends to pass my CV to their bosses and insist that they need additional staff even though they don't really need one! my phone is always beside me, hoping against hope that somebody would call me for an interview. in fact, i am not missing any calls nowadays. isn't that great? if some people do collect stamps, i collect Gulf News - Appointment Section. But you know, I would rather call that section a DISAPPOINTMENT SECTION cause I am not getting anything from that page..nothing at all! Alright, I think I have said too much about myself now. Is there anything else that you would want to know about me? (you see, this is the part where i am selling myself..at binebenta ko ang sarili ko ng bonggang-bongga!)
at matapos ang mahaba pang tanungan....
interviewer: ok, how much is your previous salary, if I may ask?
me: i used to get $100,000 US all inclusive every month (haha in my dreams!)
interviewer: great...now tell me how much is your expected salary
me: uhmm, i am expecting to receive at least $100,000 US monthly plus medical for me and my family, air ticket every 6 months, for me and my family as well, car allowance, free housing and a hefty bonus every year! i do understand the current market situation hence I am not asking for more (eksena! haha)
interviewer: alright. you know i am very much impressed with you and your CV but as you know we are still in process of interviewing some candidates and we still have like thousands of people like you who were F$%#ed by this recession and looking for a job. once we are done with our interviews, we will give you a call, say in 2 YEARS or so, to inform you of the outcome. (memoryado ko na yun linya ng mga nagiinterview sakin!)
me: oh great!
tas bababa na ang puting tabing para sa pagtatapos ng eksena. ganyan lagi ang nangyayari sa interview ko. pakiramdam ko nanonood ako ng isang palabas na paulit-ulit ang nangyayari. yun tipo bang hindi pa man natatapos ehh alam mo na agad ang ending. pero kada attend ko sa interview syempre ako yun tipong nanood din ng replay na pelikula na alam ng mamamatay yun bida ehhh still umaasa na iiwas yun bida sa bala for the 2nd time around..heller, alam ng babarilin sya di pa rin umiwas? hak hak corny!
di ko nga alam kung may mali ba sa pagsagot ko? hahahah..syempre di naman ganyan talaga ang usapan but more or less ganyan ang nangyayari. after magtanungan ng expected salary, to think na mashado ko na ngang binababa ang talent fee ko. kinakailangan pa rin pag-aralan ng mga HR na yan kung ako ba ay swak na maging tambay ng opisina nila or may mas malala pa sakin at yun ang papaboran nila. can't they just say, I AM SORRY YOU ARE ASKING WAY TOO MUCH THAN YOU DESERVE SO GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE! ? hahahahah.
meron pang eksena na nareciv ko sa email asking if i am still looking for a career opportunity and is willing to relocate. sinagot ko naman ng maayos ang email at kung bakit until now e di naman ako tinatawagan. pinacheck ko kung kani-kanino ang reply ko and OK naman daw. hindi ko alam kung engot talaga ko o sadyang di lang nila ko gusto waaaaaaaaaaaa
anyways, magpapaka-positive na lang ako at baka sakali maka-attract ako ng positive energy sa kasalukuyang situation ko. i know naman na nangyayari to sakin kasi kaya ko daw toh lampasan sabi ni Bro! i trust Bro kaya Thy Will Be Done na lang...kakanta na lang ako ng Que Sera, Sera hanggang makatagpo ako ng trabaho hehe..
AT SANA MALAPIT NA YUN!!!
