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One day at a job interview

by reynz on March 4, 2010

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Mainit ang ulo ko!
Eh kasi, I went nga for a job interview today.
It was going well until I started talking about “due diligence”.
Na-excite and interviewer biglang bumirit talking about his cia-style daw of due diligence for an investment company in New York, made offer, close deal, made monies, moved to San Francisco, [...]

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Why would we hire you?

by reynz on February 5, 2010

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Excited ako sa email na natanggap ko.

“Why would we hire you?“, tanong nung nag-interview saken kahapon.
Sabi ko… “I have 100 years of financial experience, excellent credentials, hardworking, organized and very efficient.”
Natapos interview. Pero, duda ko di ako tanggap.
Eh kasi naman…
… bumaba pa yong dalwang managers para buksan ang kotse ko.
Naiwan ko [...]

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Job interview: was it a nationality issue?!

by reynz on December 10, 2009

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Photo Credits: Here
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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I’m headed to Paris. For a weekend.

by reynz on March 28, 2009

Stress level: Off the roof
This is truly one very, very difficult work assignment I have ever had in my life. My stress level is off the roof right now. Pag ako inabot nang six months dito, kalbo ang itsura ko. Waaaa!!!

(Taken from one of my manager’s offices)

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I’m not afraid to take risks, yet, I get nervous and scared like shit!

by reynz on February 17, 2009

Washington DC is nice. Yeah, it’s a very political town but that’s where most of the exciting activities happen. That is, political or otherwise. Haller! Remember Monica? It would have been nice if I got a job there. I could go home to Philly on a weekend. One of my most memorable experience here was [...]

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Conversation with Billy

February 5, 2009

Busy bird
I have been quite busy these days. I had a number of phone interviews from Portland, Las Vegas, New Orleans and Boston. This Monday, I was out on the road as early as 3:00am, catching a very early flight to Atlanta, Georgia, for a scheduled interview in the morning. From there, I had an [...]

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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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2008: reyna elena dot com: year in review

December 29, 2008

(L-R [Jing, Pusa, Reynz, Malen, Mitchie])

What can I say, it’s been one crazy year of blogging. Yet, no doubt, despite all the flames that burned on the internet, this was were I met the best bloggers around through some never ending social climbing! Yes, this is a virtual world, but make no mistake, the feelings [...]

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Si Gio at ang resume nya

December 22, 2008

Mass-produced foods
Matagal ko nang kebigan si Gio Beersatse. One time he treated me for a candle light sit-down dinner. Parati na lang kasi kaming nakatayo sa kanto nang Broad Street sa Philadelphia kumakain. Yon bang kariton?! Uhuh! Meron din kami nyan! Mass-produced foods!
Candle light dinner
So, eto nga, pumunta kami nang restaurant. Indi naman nani-nigarilyo ang [...]

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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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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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Unemployed America

November 8, 2008

Gano katindi ang unemployment problem sa Amerika? Titigan nyo ang lola. Di pa ako nag-sisimula sa punyetang trabaho ko sa Chicago, na-fire kaagad ako! Puta naman! Grrr! 10 million jobless people. I can’t believe kasali ako! The most in a quarter-century. Pasko pa naman. Ang masakit nito: It’s only going to get worse. At ang [...]

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Rejection confirmed my right decision

October 9, 2008

I did not get the job in Washington, DC. What I got instead was a confirmation that I made the right decision to leave my former work.

DC asked for three (3) references and I have some super people to back me up. A Senior Vice-President of CBS Radio in Atlanta, a Vice-President of MMA Financial [...]

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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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Bailout: Kaya kong maging Presidentress nang Amerika!

October 5, 2008

The Bailout
An sama-sama nang tama nang lecheng bailout chorva na to saken mga kunichiwa! Napa-praning ang Reyna. Leche sila! Mga tiga Wall Street ang minumura hindi mga blogista! Walang ba silang alam sa problema? Ano baaa??? Binasa ko ang Bailout, from page 1 to page 451. Hehehe! Charing lang! Haller!!! Porno lang ang binabasa ko [...]

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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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My 4th job interview, by phone from Chicago

September 16, 2008

My 4th job interview took my phone lines to a company based in Chicago. This was last Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (Actually, this was my 2nd with them. The 1st was HR.) This is a different company from my previous Chicago interview. It?s interesting going through a lot of interviews because this time [...]

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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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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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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 2)

August 17, 2008

Ang nakaraan:
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 [...]

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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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How come they always hire the other person?!

June 13, 2008

Dear Reynz:
We are pleased to have had the opportunity to screen your resume and to assess your background and qualifications for our opening/s.
In evaluating a fine group of strong candidates, we have made the difficult decision to move ahead with another person whose particular combination of skills and experiences more closely fit our [...]

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Finding employment for Wan

March 13, 2008

As you know, lahat nang pumapasok dito sa palasyo, may I give ko nang 100% attention. Mas lalo na pag Electronics Engineering student nang Adamson University hehehe! At lalaki! hahaha!!! At wafuu! (hehee! May I send nya kasi piktyuraka nya!!!! Wwwweeee!!! ) Attention na attention ang lola nyo. So, eto nga, nag-iwan nang message si [...]

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