Contrary to what I have posted yesterday, I was not able to show up in my interview in Ortigas because last night, I received another call while I was in the mall. The caller asked me if I was available for an interview today at 10am in Makati. I said yes even though I already set an appointment with another company in Ortigas because I thought I could attend both.

Fastforward this morning.

I’m not really a Makati girl and I barely go there, so yeah, I got lost. Haha. It’s as if I toured around Ayala just to look for RCBC because “Kuya FX Driver” dropped me off near Makati Medical Center and he jus taught me how to go to RCBC. So after 20 minutes of walking and asking so many security guards in every intersections and corners of the streets, I finally reached the building.

Anyways, I underwent the usual application procedures: filling up the application form, and answering the essays like, what are your strengths and weaknesses, what can you contribute to the company and etc. I was the third one who came in their office but the first one to finish the forms (Prolly because I’ve answered lots of application forms and Ialready know what to answer. Haha). I went back to the reception area and waited for the HR lady to call me.

After a few minutes, I was called for the initial interview. I didn’t expect that it was that cold in the interviewer’s office. I had second thoughts if I’ll wear my sweater. Haha. And seriously, I hated myself when I got nervous. I dunno. Maybe because it’s my first interview for the last 6 months? I hate hate hate myself. I knew that she could hear my heart pumping so loud and my stuttering voice. Argh. I think I also got pressured with my interview because I really wanted to get hired. The thought of “hey, you have to grab this” thing pressured me, I guess. Well, what’s done is done. All I have to do is to hope but not to expect. 

She told me that she’ll endorse me to the supervisor but since the supervisor wasn’t around, I would have to wait for her call. I was wondering if she said the same thing to the other applicants. Were there any applicants that she did not endorse? That’s what I do not know. I am hoping that the supervisor would get interested in me. I really did my best in answering the questions despite the stutter. Haha.

By the way, in case I get hired (let’s cross our fingers, please!), my work as a nurse would be doing the facial and slimming treatment procedures which of course wayyyy out of what I have learned in school. I’m okay with that actually since it’s really hard to look for a job in the hospitals right now. You know, I heard from a friend that even the nursing professors and clinical instructors advised the nursing students now to rest from the nursing world for a while after passing the board because of the tough competition. I think that’s true and helpful in way. I mean, if you’ll just wait for a hospital to call you, you would really have to be patient. If you want to take the NCLEX, then so be it BUT you also have to wait for the retrogression thing to be resolved. If you want in another country, you have to have at least one or two years of work experience in hospitals which, like what I said, is sort of impossible as of the moment because most of the hospitals now are not hiring. You can volunteer and undergo training but there is no assurance of getting hired immediately unless you know someone from that hospital. You know what I mean.

Now you know the reason why I tried out in a different field but still sort of related to my course. Practicality really matters today. I don’t want to turn 24 next year without a job. 

About my 2nd interview, I didn’t make it. My feet really hurt from the shoes that I wore and I can barely walk while wearing it so I had to buy new flipflops to be able to go home without “AP” walking¹

So anyways, I am hoping that they would call asap. Wish me luck. I know and I feel that God will lead me to the right work. If and when this is not for me, maybe God has another plan for me. :)

1. AP walk is one of the signals for appendicitis where in the right lower quadrant of your abdomen hurts when you take a step. [↩]