Dahil nga sa katangahan nang lola, nag-quit sa trabaho kahit wala pang nakitang bago. Ayan, nilayasan nang mga boylets. Wala na ring nag-teks. Nawalan na rin ako nang mga dinner invitation. Biglang naging busy ang linya nang mga kebigan. Yong iba nag-palit nang number. Napilitan tuloy mag-hanap nang work. Tiga-salansan nang barko, tiga-unat nang bakal kahit na tiga-polish nang eroplano. Kahit ano.
So yun nga: Nag-tanong:
- Head Hunter –“But, are you qualified for the job?”
Napatanga ako. Di ako naka-reak agad. Pero nag-mistulang missile ang dugo ko sa galit. Why?
In charge ako sa hiring dun sa division namen sa former employer ko. Sinasala ko resume, I interview and I hire people. Kaya knowing ko kung ano ang mga tricks and magics sa mga resume. And more importantly, na sana alam nitong nag-interview saken, general rule: nevah evah evah ask the applicant kung qualified sya sa job. Por que? Eh sya tong me responsibilidad to decide kung indi qualified and applicant. Period. It’s not the applicant whose supposed to say kung qualified or indi sya qualified. Of course, napaka-oxymoron naman nang question na yun, eh dahil applicant ka, siempre isasagot mo “Of course, I am qualified”, so why bother to ask? Yun ang katangahan nung nag-interview saken.
Perfect actually ang qualifications ko dun sa hinihingi nila. Same industry nang previous job. Only thing, medyo kumikinang nang konti ang profile nito. The other thing, of course naisip ko, dahil recruiter sila, they wanted a perfect candidate para siempre continued ang business dealings sa client nila. Otherwise, understood na yong pag pumalpak ang candidate nila, umusok din ang kontrata nila with their client. Simple enough to understand.
- Reynz –“I don’t see why not. You have my resume, my ECQ and the Candidate Assessment that essentially answers all of your questions.”
- Head Hunter –“But, is your job interchangeable?”
“For profit or non-profit, government or non-government, accounting is accounting is accounting. No matter what type of industry the basics, pronouncements and standards are almost the same. Financial reporting and presentation may differ but those are aesthetics. You’re guided by the basics and they’re all the same. That’s why audited financial statements, be it private or government always have this phrase… “generally accepted accounting (or auditing) standards”.”
Ang ganda ano? Intelligent na intelligent. Superlative ever. Talagang feel na feel ang MBA.
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Hindi yan ang sagot ko!
Hmpt!
Nagalit nga kasi ako eh.
Grrr!
Ang sagot ko: “I don’t see why not.” pa rin. Kung andun ako sa harap nya, baka pumilantik pa pati kamay ko! Grrr!
“We’ll let you know”. Yun ang sabi.
I didn’t hear anything anymore. Normally naman pag narinig mo ang mga words na yun, au revoir ka na. Find another again ka naman. Which I did. Kaya, if you noticed, medyo pumapalya ako sa entries ko. Busy ang lola.
I have prospects in Manila. Kaso wez ko knowing kung alin ang totoo. Yong isa ko kasing kebigan, puro hangin. Kasin lakas nang tornado na dumaan sa Los Banos. Kesyo she knows this, she knows that, at mai-papasok nya ako here and there. Grrrr! I hate name-dropping mga kunichiwa unless na pangalan ko ang ini-name drop mo. Ganun.
And so, I told my cousin nga sa isang university in Manila na medyo malabong tanggapin ko ang work dun. Feel ko ang mga university boys, don’t get me wrong. Hehehe! Talagang gusto ko silang ma-feel. Lahat nang gurls pasado. Lahat nang boys, bagsak. Para parati sa piling ko ang boys. Pero, mukhang di ko feel ang sweldo! Hallerr! Mataas na ang boylet expenses ngayon ano?!! Grrr!
Pero, while writing my entry today mga kunichiwa, bigla ba namang tumawag din ang ex-boylet ko who’s now working in Dubai. Shoccckkkksss!!! Was he reading my mind?! Ano yun?! He wanted me to fly to Dubai. May I pay daw nya ang fare. Stay daw ako there for two (2) weeks then look for a job. Dadakmain daw agad ako dahil $ ang passport ko. Trulala ba to, Nina?! Hmmm…. ~isip~ ~isip~
Depress and lola. I know, an tanga-tanga ko. Kaya, I drove to Jersey today. Binisita ko si Chuva (read: makikikain at makiki-tungga). Wala akong dinatnan. Pero me karatulang iniwan: “We’ve relocated.” Walang forwarding address.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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DI ba Generally Accepted Acounting Principles (GAAP) yun? Hindi standards.
Wala lang!
Vavoosh!
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HAHAHAHA! kontador publiko (CPA) ka anoh?! hehehe! ME TAMA KA ATENG! GAAP nga hehehehe, pero merong ding GAAS hehehe
reynz’s last blog post..Are you qualified for the job? (Part 2)
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” i don’t care how you get here, get here if you can” wala lang, kumakanta lang ako. mura dito ang GAAS ateng!
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yeah, you have a great chance having a US experience. With your US passport, di ka madedehado sa offer kasi considered westerner ka na. I didn’t know you would be interested to work in Dubai or Middle East kaya di ako nag-ooffer ng options.
But if you are really interested I can give you websites of the companies where you can apply. I suggest na ipamudmod mo muna CV mo bago ka mag-fly or pag may interview dun ka na lang mag-fly. Lam mo kasi minsan they will fly you here and check in ka pa nila sa 5-star hotel pag interview na.
Meron din mga head hunter dito and I should say, mas better naman sila kesa dyan sa nasa blog mo. Write me an e-mail, we can discuss. You can also send me your CV and I will pass it around here.
nina’s last blog post..31st Birthday Dinner at Sharq Village and Spa
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me binigay na sya saken, yong isa byte something. walang nag-rerespond dun! hahha o baka ayaw saken? send mo nga at masubukan hehehe
reynz’s last blog post..Are you qualified for the job? (Part 2)
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hindi naman instant yan noh…depende pa rin kung may opening…but i can send the websites to you…
nina’s last blog post..31st Birthday Dinner at Sharq Village and Spa
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eeekkk!!! mudra wala na pala ang isplukan box mo, kahiya-hiya man mag-iwan ng mensaheng off topic dito sa entry mo e kakapalan ko na ang oily fez ko.
may tag ako sayo! [haba ng pasakalye]
http://www.jojitah.com/?p=522
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na-spam ata mensahe ko. huhuhuhu…
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tinanggal ko, nagpapabagal sa super bagal na site ko hahah but finish ko na sya thanks for the tag
reynz’s last blog post..4 scores and seven years ago
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duda ko housewife ang dating ko nit dun hehehe
reynz’s last blog post..4 scores and seven years ago
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nko… off to dubai ka na reyna? wala lang…heheheh GOOD LUCK and GOD bless sa iyo… hintayin ko ang susunod na kabanata nito….
adz’s last blog post..i’m ok now…
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Susss, I’m getting worried na Reynz. No more dinner invites and friends? Kailangang ipag novena, pa misa and ipag canao (Igorot Ritual) kita for good luck hehehe….
Seriously, I hope the job finds you na! Kawawa naman mga boylets, baka mangayayat
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Is it possible to have a list of the reliable websites/headhunters that you know? I hope it’s not too much to ask. Maraming Salamat po.
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well, let’s see what happens to me in the US before I fly to Dubai hehehe, baka mamaya, hada lang ang abutin ko dun hehehe
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day! sinabi mo! once na puro na busy bigla ang friends mo! kelangan nang maghanap nang work! yong mga invite invite to dinner? nakows! ilang araw lang yan! hahahaha!
boylets? magbabalikan ang mga yan pag me work na ako hehehe ganun lang naman un di ba? hehehe
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honestly, i don’t have any. i rarely deal with them, except this one headhunter in chicago where i saw their name on the company’s website.
i’m wary and doubtful of headhunters because they are annoying like this one girl whom i met on a network. she was very nice to me until she asked for my resume that i call back if i don’t hear from her. i left 2 messages and sent her emails and the bitch would not even respond. that’s how unprofessional these people are. if they think they won’t be able to market you, you get treated like a piece of shit.
post your resume on monster and careerbuilder and they will contact you. but follow your gut feelings. they will talk ice cream and chocolates just to get a copy of your resume then you end up an “inventory”.
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Thanks for the reply. Appreciated
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Can you email me the headhunter in Chicago? Thanks
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I’m sorry BusinessMinded, but I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you would be interested with my headhunter. Are you looking for a job because I already told you what you need to do. There’s a very obvious reason why I can’t share you my headhunter. Getz? Sorry but I can’t give you your request. Too blatant for an unknown person.
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