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Job interview: was it a nationality issue?!

by reynz on December 10, 2009

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I was on a job hunt. Anywhere. There are no jobs in America. Zero. Published unemployment numbers in the US, is about 16 million. That number is wrong. It’s actually, 16 million and one. So, I started sending resumes to Seoul, Tokyo, Hongkong, Singapore, Jakarta, the Middle East and Manila. Nah! I’m not [...]

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Dookee

by reynz on August 28, 2009

Photo naharbat: Dito
Nag-tatakbo si Celia. Hinahanap daw ako. Nag-titili.
“Reynz! Reynz!” Me kikwento raw sya.
Alam nyo naman sa pabrika. Sa dame namen, araw araw me cheezmaks.
And I know, na isa na namang cheezmaks to dahil abot tenga ang ngiti ni Celia.
“Did you know?”
“What?”
“About the dookie!”
“da dookie?! what dookie?”
sinara nya ang pinto nang opisina ko [...]

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Conspiracy of Fools

by reynz on July 20, 2009

Friday, me drama nga. Tulirong-tuliro si madam. Kalma lang ang lola. Dapat ganun ang drama. “Don’t worry about it, i’ll fix it in the morning. Before noon, you’ll have it.” Natulog ako sa pagod. I have never been so shit stressed at work in my life, ever. Not even sa accounting firm na pinag-trabahuan ko, [...]

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Why not IBM?!

by reynz on June 9, 2009

IBM. A strong company. Its like a symbol of job security, even though there’s none of that no more. But you know what I mean! If you talk about being employed by Microsoft, GE or IBM, that means more than la por hora kada otro dia that we the little ones get.
When I was looking [...]

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Job security

by reynz on June 8, 2009

Classes have started in Manila and all over the Philippines by now. Some schools are air-conditioned. Some are under the sun.

I know exactly how it feels to be back in school. For us Barrio Siete people, it’s the key to finding ways to improve Barrio Siete life. It could be done. Trust us Barrio [...]

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Pano ko i-justify sa boss ko and Aeronautical Engineering sa Accounting?

May 30, 2009

And so, I am reviewing a lot of application letters, pati na mga resume, at kung ano anong pahambalang na employment applications for the job opening we have. Puro Managerial, except sa isang kelangan na medyo staff level. Of course, nakasaad sa advertisement namen and sukat nang mga kelangan namen kung siete pulgadas ba or [...]

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Baratillo’s argument runs counter to the revered Filipino tradition of getting formal education

April 19, 2009

I showed you mine, you show me yours
As you might have known by now, I returned the credentials favor and turned the tables around to some of these Sintunado Voices bloggers and writers to show me their credentials. Since then, there has been a lot of iterations on the issue. Alibis after alibis after alibis, [...]

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Fake credentials, embellished education, zero experience: A response to Caffeine Sparks of Filipino Voices

April 7, 2009

My sweetness Caffeine Sparks,
Blog all you want under the pretext of free speech, sama-sama kumbaya tayo, together forever, one another, ever ever. And sweetheart, I’ll be with you all the way. Pramis, as far as free speech is concerned, we’d be very close. One karatula. One nation.
For me Sparks, if you want to gain respect, [...]

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How to write an application letter, part 2

January 24, 2009

How to write an application letter
Did you noticed this one? (see pic) Yes, that’s my original entry I wrote back in February 2007: How to write an application letter. Since then, it has been the most searched and most read article of all times now. From as far as Argentina to Estonia, from South Africa [...]

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Ay! Leche!

January 21, 2009

Calm down!
Alright peeps! Calm down! Trust me, you don’t want me to give you some pagkahigpit-higpit na hugs and kisses! This blog is not owned by azucarera leche flan de filipinas. I don’t have any chocolates for you kundi blunt asphalt cookies. But these are the news that I am reading aujourd’hui. Karon. Right now. [...]

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Managing people according to Reyna Elena

December 12, 2008

Job losses
See this? It’s unbelievable the number of jobs lost in the United States. Milions. And it is going to even increase further with the bad news in the auto industry. Lucky you if you still have a job. And these headlines brought me back to when I was still working. Managing people.

My Italian boss
Besides [...]

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Bidets in the Aeta community

December 9, 2008

Oh to be one conio!
I know what you did last weekend!
Wait! Didn’t I just blogged about the fact that THE WORLD IS NOT SHORT OF DUMB PEOPLE?

(Photo credits: Flipped Out on Flickr)
She’s an Aeta girl but you could see she’s cute little girl. Only if those people in power would stop stealing our monies and [...]

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The world is never short of dumb people

December 9, 2008

The world is never short of dumb people. I’m sorry for my rants. But, am fine. I maybe out of work, but the only stress I get is from blogging! I know, I know, kanya-kanya tayong dumbassness Hahaha!

(Photo Credits: Robert LZ)
As you all know, my full-time job right now, is to look for a job. [...]

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How often uncivil behavior occurs at work? (A request to take the survey)

October 31, 2008

I’m trying to assist my Professor at Fox School of Business of Temple University in Philadelphia, Mr. Howard J. Weiss (Professor of Management Science/Operations Management and Executive MBA and Professional MBA Academic Director). One of our friend, Gary Giumetti, a PhD student at Clemson University has asked for help on his PhD dissertation.
Gary, a [...]

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I’m thinking of taking some legal action

October 28, 2008

When I started looking for a job, I knew that I will be rejected by many. And yes, I was. Some of them sent me the standard rejection letters that they?ll be keeping my resume for 100 years in their loser?s database. There were those who just remained silent. And there were those with the [...]

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Piolo Paskal

October 17, 2008

Sobra sobrang too much yata ang nasinghot kong tambutso na high ako. Kaya sumama ang pakiramdam nang lola. Leche! Cancelled ang Vigan tour! Grr! So I slept the whole day. Pag gizing ko, it was 10:00pm. Wa kanin, wa ulam, wa kape. Nothing. Kahit gasul wala. Gora me sa Eastwood. Mahirap maging popular bomba star. [...]

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The formula of success is inside you

October 13, 2008

My entry today is still dedicated to pobreng_obrero and to the rest of Pinoys who look at OFW’s in a very negative way. Ako, is one of the so many Overseas Pinoy’s na gusto nang umuwi sa Pinas. Kaya nga ako buy nang bahay kubo there to get started. Kaso, di pa panahon. Kelangan [...]

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In defense of OFW’s: “Walang ganyan sa States”

October 12, 2008

My entry today is in response to a comment left by a certain ?pobreng_obrero? which irked me, over at Salve?s Money Smarts Blog, incidentally on the very feature of my blog article. Here?s what ?pobreng_obrero? has to say: (please click the thumbnail)

Now, I will highlight the comments to OFW?s which I will clear up [...]

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Oo, inaamin ko, cum laude nga ako… pero

October 10, 2008

Me kaya ang lola ko nun. Boung bundok VentiDoz pag-aari nila. Dahil walong dosena, hinati-hati, isang paso ang napunta sa madir. Kinarir namen ang kakarampot na lupang yon. Picture this: talahib, nyog, saging, kamote, kamoteng kahoy, kalabaw, walang baka, mahal eh. Ako yung unggoy. Nag-aararo ako, nakapayong. Me ambisyon na kasi akong maging Mutya nang [...]

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What made you decide to work abroad and where?

October 8, 2008

Considering that I am now swamped as ever with new Overseas Pinoys, I thought I would bring to top an entry I made last year which will hit you if you are an OFW. Especially now that things seems to be not looking good on the horizon. Sana naman wag sumama nang todo ang ekonomiya [...]

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My final job debate lamierda in Washington DC

October 7, 2008

One of the biggest changes na nangyari saken mga kunichiwa eversince I became a notorious famous bomba star was indi na magkasya ang t-shirt ko pag sinusuot ko sa ulo ko and then, my taste went ballistic.
I went to Washington DC this morning for a job debate with an investment company, and I went?

Yeap, first [...]

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ROA versus EVA

October 5, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to these group of students, headed by a blogfriend, taking MBA at the University of the [ fill in the blank ] in Quezon City. I was asked by the group to help them understand ROA (return on assets) and EVA (economic value added) so they could apply the theory [...]

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The search is over! World Peace!

September 30, 2008

You?ve seen my car, right? Kapit nang todo. Mahangin dito. Here it is again.

Wanna see it close? Here.

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4th & final job interview in Chicago and the Presidential debate

September 29, 2008

“Message to blogfriend who’s doing MBA at a univ in QC, I finished the EVA/ROA, but your email kept bouncing. I hope you read this. Please email me at ofwcenter@gmail.com! Reynz”

9/26, Friday at 4:30 pm, I was stucked at Chicago?s Midway Airport. This was my last leg of several job interviews that started in Boston, [...]

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Where to start on stock investing

September 23, 2008

My entry today is dedicated to reyna readers from Hongkong, Singapore, the Middle East and a number of stock trading wannabes in Manila pati na tong mga blogfriends kong handa na ata akong umbagin because I have not posted nothing about this in a year. Yeah, I lurked in all of your forums and read [...]

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Palin’s fire is goner while Obama sizzles back and on fire!

September 21, 2008

World globalization ekek world power chorva, kaya kahit wala kang kinalaman sa mga kalechehan sa Wall Street bigla na lang nayanig ang tangke nang gasul mo sa Pasig. Wa tau choice, whoever wins this election will decide pretty much kung hanggang kelan merong WORLD PEACE. Kaya, punyeta ever, gusto kong maglakwatsa nakatutok ako sa lecheng [...]

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Subprime Summary: Liquidity, bridge loan and bail-out, anoto?!

September 19, 2008

Earlier, I said, “At sa bawat hatsing nang America, magkakasipon ang mundo. Pati kayong mga Filipino kasali sa hindi magandang santacruzan na to.” Kaya naman, nung bineyl-out ni Tito Sam ang mga impakto sa Wall Street, nag-santacruzan ang mga stock exchanges around the world. Look at them! Pati sa Russia, an sasaya nila! WORLD PEACE [...]

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The Housing Tax Credits at ang boylet ni Reyna

September 18, 2008

Isa po na pwedeng gamiting solusyon para pakinangin, pakintabin, maging classy at swanky ang mga squatters na yan is? Knock! knock! knock! Affordable housing tax credits!!! Let me explain and I hope, yong mga andyan sa kwan na mga mapagkunwaring ekonomista at mga walang alam sa economics eh makabasa nang blog nang reyna [...]

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How home equity and home equity loan works

September 17, 2008

Pano daw ba nag-wo-work ang tinatawag na ?home equity?? Eto pa, and dahil na-mention ko dun sa last paragraph na nag-qualify ako nang statement ko dahil bawal nga ang nag-bibigay nang financial advice pag wa ka license, ano daw ang tax credits? So, as follow up entry and by this time, you guys are [...]

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Job Interviewers: trying hard to be magaling, lukring ang dating

September 11, 2008

Ano ba talaga? Kahit binabangungut ako, kaya kong sagutin ang mga interview na to! “Tell me about you…”; “What did you do…”; “Why did you leave your job?…”; “What kind of orgazmic level proportions attracted you to us?…”; “Can you do the job?…”; “Are you qualified for the job?…”; “Why did you resign again?…”; “What’s [...]

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My 3rd job interview. This time, in Philadelphia.

September 9, 2008

UPDATED: 09/09/08
It’s tough to find a job mga kunichiwa noh? Just look at this picture.

I don’t even have to write anything about this piktyuraka kasi nakaukit ever sa fez nang mga boylets na to the stress and what seemed to be life’s uncertainties. Luckily, kahit tag-hirap sa US, at least andito pa rin ako and [...]

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Hate me but Imelda Marcos deserves the honor!

September 8, 2008

I swear, my entry today will earn me some shit condemnation and I will forever be banned in Yellowstone! Keri! But the Department of Education’s Annual National Leadership Training for Student Government Officers at the Teachers Camp in Baguio City’s decision to award and honor Imelda Marcos for her “contribution to Philippine culture and [...]

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Potential match

August 31, 2008

“Your background is excellent and I see that you got a great public accounting background. You have great academic blah blah blah! I think we have a potential match…” Birada nung nasa kabilang linya.

I think we have a potential match… I think we have a potential match… I think we have a potential match… [...]

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My Washington DC Interview

August 27, 2008

I set my alarm at 4:30am ang linsyak at nakalimutan ko! Buti kamo bigla akong nagizing at around 5:00am! Nag-mukha akong patong naligo and I was on the road driving to the city 15 minutes later kasi my train leaves at 6:09am, eh pucha ang trapik sa I-95 noh! Grrr! I was headed to Washington [...]

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Successful examinees of the August 2008 Physician Licensure Examination

August 21, 2008

Congratulations to the successful examinees of the August 2008 Physician Licensure Examination who garnered the 10 highest places:

1. Marlon Diaz Garcia, FEU-NRMF — 88.75%
2. Dave Anthony Pasetes Diomampo, SLU-Baguio City — 88.17%
3. Gentry George Teng King, UST — 87.42%
Janice Jill Keng Lao, UP-Manila — 87.42%
4. Nemencio Jr Reyes Ronquillo, UP-Manila — 87.17% and Paolo Potato [...]

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Chicago, Oh Chicago: The Interview

August 19, 2008

I flew to Chicago kahapon mga kunichiwa for a one-day flight. Philadelphia is an hour ahead of Chicago. Travel time? 3 hours – tipong a little less time than flying from Manila to Tokyo. Ganun kalayo.

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Are you qualified for the job? (Part 1)

August 15, 2008

Nag-ring ang royal fone.

Hinulugan ko nang venchingko sentimos.

Head Hunter –“I found your resume on we’re a monster dot com and we would like to talk to you for a chorvalais position in Washington DC. Are you free to talk right now?”

Reynz – *kilig* “Sure!”

So, ayun, nag-chikahan kami. I sent my bombastic resume. My walastic references [...]

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The dark secret of employment agencies

August 14, 2008

Wanna know some secrets?

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What advice can you give these students?

August 12, 2008

Heavily searched ang mga SONA entries ko mga kunichiwa. Dito ako binira ni Miss Alpay at dito na rin ako pinangaralan ni Miss Grammar at binanatang hindi magandang role model nang mga babae sa Pinas. Can you imagine?! Heheheh
Now, given the so many SONA entries I made, and given the so many students who used [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper?, Part 2

August 3, 2008

At this point, you should have already read: Part 1.
It’s really very easy to write a reaction paper, makinig kayo sa lola. As discussed dun sa Part 1, nag-kaka-iba lang sya sa BODY of your reaction paper. Now, if you are familiar doing a Book Review Report, then walang pinag-kaiba to sa Book Report.
So, [...]

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How do you write a SONA 2008 Reaction Paper?, Part 1

July 30, 2008

Ako na nga ang nag-provide nang commentaries, ako na nga ang nag-research, ako na nga ang nag-hubo’t hubad and everything, ako pa rin ang pagsusulatin nag SONA 2008 Reaction Paper! Halllerrr!!! I$ thi$ really nece$$ary??? $ay $umthing guy$$$!
Instead of responding to each and every email that I am getting, I think it’s better that I [...]

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2008 Nursing Board Exam Results

July 25, 2008

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 27,765 out of 64,459 passed the Nurse (First Timers, Repeaters, Removals) Licensure Examination given by theBoard of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo,Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last June 2008.
The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee [...]

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Is adding 2 more years in high school improve Philippine public education?

July 16, 2008

Big question these days mga kunichiwa: If you add another two (2) years of basic education sa public schools, will this improve the education in the Philippines? Isang malaking kestyon mark at disgustion, I mean, diskusyon karon because there is now a mandatory implementation of a 12-year basic education program for public schools na gina-revive [...]

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Why don’t you teach?

July 5, 2008

Logan Circle, isang romantikong lugar sa Philadelphia. Me mga gripong bumubuhos nang pataas. Mahilig ang mga mag-syotang mamasyal here. Parang Luneta. Especially in the spring and summer. Maganda sya pagka-gabi. Maraming guapong nag-lilipana dito.
Like this one guy…

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Why would you lie where you went to college?

June 27, 2008

As some of you know by now, I finished my undergrad sa Barrio City in Bikol, where I made very good friends with sa mga kasamahan ko sa school achaka almost everyone sa school at group namen eh kebigan ko talaga. Pokpok na talaga ako kahit na nong panahon pa. And i’ve maintained that relationship [...]

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