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Graduation day is always a day full of joy and happiness. It is the time when one is considered well prepared to dwelf into the working world. Ready to turn the page of a new chapter in life. Ready to face the real world, a world of new challenges and opportunites. Ready to tell the world that I'm here and here to stay and I won't break but instead would break you. Ready to be remembered as someone who made a difference.
Yea right. I was never ready and am still not ready. I've yet to find a job that I like. Actually I've not found what direction I should be heading towards. Although I graduated with a Business Information System degree (non programming background), I ended up being a programmer cause it was the first job offer I received. I jumped in immediately without even thinking whether it is what I really wanted to do. I said to myself that why not give it a try and if things dun work out quit. So I gave myself 6 mths to figure things out.
That was 4 years ago, with a blink of an eye it I've been doing this for all these years albeit with 2 different companies and 2 takeovers. Everyday I've trouble waking myself up. As much as I try to find a reason to raise my enthusiasm of work, I can't. I've hated every moment that I've been as a programmer.
I have decided to find a new job. Its not going to be easy as there is such a large influx of IT graduates every single year. Everytime I apply for a job in jobstreet I see that there would be at least 100 other applicants. I'm have like 1 out of 100 or 0.01% chance of getting the job. Sometimes I think that I chosed the wrong field of studies. Maybe I should have stuck to my innitial dream of going to chef school but I guess it is never to late to do it that is if I have the cash to attend classes. Too much responsibilities. I have till mid april to pay off my car loan and once that is done I can use that money to attend classes but then when I am done with paying of my car loan I'm suppose to start thinking of purchasing a property. I dunwan to start too late but then....I'm young I wanna enjoy.
Anyway if anyone out there is hiring or looking for a business IS grad. I'm available for interviews. Preferbly a non technical job ie no programming. Relocation overseas would be considered. Email me anytime to arrange something or if you want a copy of my cv please leave a comment with your email.
posted by alvint @ 2:35 PM
3 Comments:
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hang in there, alvin. u're alright. programming might be boring, i agree but i'm a geek so most of the times, i love the challenge :(
Have you thought of IT sales or analyst? Not sure how the job market is in that arena.
The same thing happened to me as well ... at the time the offer I received seemed very good, although I had nearly no experience in programming. I mean, what does a telecommunications engineer have to do with programming??
Somewhere midway in my career, I developed a passion for finance. On the other hand, it's probably a blessing in disguise that I'm not in the field now as IT is a much brighter path.
-- Eu Gene Lim
Just wanted to comment on 1 of your sentences in Nov:
Everytime I apply for a job in jobstreet I see that there would be at least 100 other applicants. I'm have like 1 out of 100 or 0.01% chance of getting the job.
Actually is that not 1% chance? :)
And you should come up to Penang and I can show you that married life is not necessarily better than single life - ha ha!
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