Friday, 25 April 2008,16:10
How everything changed
It's been too long since my last update. And like what I always say in most of my entries many things have happened. Certainly most of them are good. No, wait. . .they were great.
I still feel like I'm floating right now. Seems like this feeling will take awhile before it wears off. Or maybe it never will. Okay so you want me to spill the beans now, right?
The past 2 weeks were very blessed weeks. I got accepted in to an apprenticeship programme of a very and I quote VERY prestigious and well-known company, PricewaterhouseCoopers. This coming autumn I will be one of their Trainee Associates.
I saw the job vacancy advertisement right about the 1st week of March. It was Wednesday afternoon and while browsing the vle (our college website), I saw the post of the said vacancy. It immediately caught my interest. I decided to try their simulation exercise but wasn't able to finish it because I got classes afterwards. That's why I tried it when I went home and I felt like, okay I am going to give this a try. So before that day ends, I completed the online application form . After a week or two, I received an email asking me to confirm the details I provided for my educational qualification. Then the waiting mode started. I didn't really expect anything from them because I thought it was a long shot. I applied so that I can tell myself that at least I tried and for me at that time it was definitely good enough.
Fast forward to the 1st week of April. I received a text message from the Student Recruitment saying that they would like to invite me to the next stage of the selection process. I immediately checked my email and there I saw their official invitation for the first-stage interview.
April 3rd. The interview. I honestly think it went better than I thought it would. I managed to answer most of the questions. And there was only one area where I am not sure about. Mind you I was an hour early because I thought I didn't know the place. But actually I've been there before in one of my English class trips. So yeah. But like I said it went well.
April 9th. The outcome. I received a voicemail from the recruitment officer asking me to call him so we can discuss the interview and the outcome. I excitedly tried to call him and he gave me the greatest news ever. He said the feedback was really positive, that I came across really well and that my communication skills was very strong. It really boosted my confidence. Told my parents about the news and we were all happy. I also told my accounting tutor and he was really proud of me as well.
April 17th. The assessment day. The day involved 2 psychometric tests (verbal and numerical), individual presentation, and a second interview. After that, we were taken to lunch by someone who recently joined PwC. She was really nice and we had the chance ask her informal questions like how was the pay like. HAHA That day was not so good. The presentation was hard and nerve wracking. One question in the 2nd interview, I didn't answer well. The question was "Describe a situation where you have demonstrated innovation." I am not going to tell you my answer coz it was CR*P. Lol. That night I was really scared so I prayed and asked for strength that whatever the outcome is I'd be able to accept it. Though I know that not getting it will really hurt me.
April 18th. The DAY. Mixed emotions. I was scared. I can't even describe the feeling. After the assessment the day before the recruitment officer told us that we will receive a call at about 5pm (Friday) whether they would make us an offer or not. It was only 10AM when my phone rang while I was playing Quadrapop. I nervously answered it, knowing that whatever he would say would definitely change my life. Unsure about whether it would be a good or bad change, I managed to utter a decent hello. I heard a familiar voice and he said, "I've got good news for you. We would like to make you an offer." I felt the kind of happiness I never felt before. It was a good change, no it was GREAT. He talked about the tentative start date and stuff. I couldn't even focus because I just couldn't believe they offered me the job. It was surreal, dream-like. Was it even real? That time I am not sure. But I could not stop myself from shouting like a crazy person and jumping up and down. Woke up my dad told him the greatest news ever. Then called my mom in her work, bugged her just to tell her that I got accepted. Then I called my nana and she was very happy too. It was really one of the greatest days of my life. Coz it marked the turning point of my future. Just to be clear the craziness started after our phone conversation. LOL
To cut the story short, I almost told every one I knew and I felt like I won the lottery because all of them congratulated me and were really proud of me. Words could not capture how I felt that day, how happy I was, how grateful I was and still is. Thanks to HIM up there coz after all the bad and the not-so-good things I've been through, despite my shortcomings HE blessed me with some thing as great as this. HE gave the big break I was waiting for, the break that would take me closer and closer to my dreams.
In my next entry, I will talk about how my life changed from that day on. I think this is too long now and to be honest I still am not finished. LOL. So till my next post.
Labels: career, faith, success
