When I finished college, I was so sure that I would immediately have a job. I pictured that being a cum laude will ensure that companies will call my phone and race to hire me. But when I stepped on the real world, my life nearly fell apart. I totally trusted the promise of a good education that I even depended on it as a career provider. What I went through was totally the opposite of my expectation. No company has called me -- save for this one company that sends a letter to all fresh graduates. I expected that my ideal job would automatically come to me because of my education background. Apparently, I had the wrong perception about getting a job.
However, that kind of perception has been my drive to study hard and finish school with flying colors. As I started my painstaking
job hunting, I realized that my award was really meant for my parents. It was my consolation to them for supporting me. I thought, at least, I made my parents happy and satisfied for having a son like me. Excuse my arrogant tone please.
My first personal jobhunt sucked. Even though I applied online, I had to walk and look for the building where the office was located and I had to do it everyday. It was such a money-wasting activity, and if I was unlucky enough I would get rejected during the interview. Every day I waited for a call from the companies I had applied to and I checked my e-mail everyday, too. That was how depressing my life was. My only refuge during that jobhunt was my
totally cool iPod. Thanks to my mom's prayers I got a job after two months of jobhunting.
