Job Search…
When I use to think that it is hard, it wasn’t…
Now when I thought that it will not be difficult, it starts getting so…
Yes, I’m in the process of changing jobs again (3rd time in my 3rd year out of uni). And yes, this is my 2nd redundancy in this calendar year!
Funny how God ALWAYS use EVERY circumstance to test and refine. I’ve told many that I’m not worried at being made redundant from my current job because I firmly believe and rests on the fact that God is working out His plan for me. And the reason why I can rest in this is due to way God had led me from one job to another in the past 3 years. You know how in the bible, the Israelites were continuously called to remember the goodness of God. That lesson I learned, and applying that principle in my life has caused me not to be a "kan-cheong spider" (i.e. a panicky, worried person).
By God’s grace, I got my 1st job out of uni within 1 month of my graduation (just before the final amount of money my mum gave me ran out). I was quite worried about what to do and where to look to get a job. So, I basically sent my resume everywhere and anywhere! A recruitment specialist called me up for an interview, I went, and she said she’ll call me back in 2 or 3 days. That same afternoon, she called me to go for a 2nd interview. 3 days later, at the 2nd interview, I met the GM of the company which is recruiting, and he practically gave me the job then. Of course, formalities of recuitment were followed and, bang, my 1st job! Not that difficult… eh?
When I started looking around for a career move, I once again floated my resume to a few recruitment agencies. After 3 months of half-hearted searching, I was asked in for a genuine opportunity. The 1st interview was with a recruiter. A few days after that, I met up with the CFO and senior accountant of Tower Trust. 2 days after that, bang, I was offered the job which I promptly accepted. This job searching thing is easy… eh?
After about 10 months at Tower Trust, they decided to move the head office to Sydney, and offered me a package to move there, which I declined. So, I was made redundant. I called up the guy who gave me my 1st job (who is also my referee) to alert him that I’m looking for a new job and be prepared for reference checks. He asked me out for lunch to meet up, and offered me a job, working with him! That’s that, bang, my 3rd job. No need to job-hunt after a redundancy… yea!
Now, while looking for yet another job, I’ve probably been to 6 interviews, and some more to come. I’ve come really close to securing a job with one of the biggest privately-owned company in the world, but they went for someone more experienced (which is quite understandable). I always know that job-hunting is not easy, but I guess I will perhaps start really feeling it is the case soon… that’s if I don’t secure a job in 2 weeks… But, this time round, I really have to settle myself in full reliance on the faithfulness of God. Before, I can quite easily say so when things go quite well, but now, my heart must experience what my head knows… as what Ivy (Tan-Tan) would say - "double-click"!
So, here I go again…
Guess I can make a career out of changing jobs! hahahaa…
