I Got The Job!

I got the job! Take note: “the” not “a”, meaning it’s not yet official.

My day started out bad. I woke up a couple, okay more than a couple of minutes late for my 10 am interview in Makati for Ayala Land Sales. What can I do? I couldn’t sleep last night. No, it’s not excitement nor anxiety. It’s simply a condition called INSOMNIA.

Anyway, we were right on schedule when we reached Makati but we got lost along the way. The person I talked to didn’t give me the exact address of the company. She just told me to go straight from Buendia and turn when I see Ninoy’s statue. Turned out that Ninoy’s statue wasn’t even in Buendia but in Ayala Avenue! Worse, we were stopped by a corrupt police. Goodbye P100! Good thing he didn’t keep us long. He was one of those who hide behind posts waiting for motorists to commit one simple violation, pretending to confiscate their license; hence, insinuating a bribe. So yep, I was late.

I got to the place a little before 10:30 am. There were three other applicants waiting to be interviewed so I guess I was off the hook! I waited for around thirty minutes for my turn. The Sales Director was pretty nice. Not as friendly as the Sales Manager who interviewed me first, but she was okay. She asked me a couple of questions like what I did in my previous OJTs, why sales, and what my motivation to work was.

Well, I want to be in sales because after my three OJTs, I realized I didn’t want to be stuck in the office doing paperwork!  As with my motivation to work right now, I answered “Big money.” Hahaha! I didn’t want to be a hypocrite. That’s the only thing I could think of at that moment. That or career growth. At this point in time, I’m not even bothered by climbing up the corporate ladder! I just want to have enough money to be able retire early! Hahaha!
 
And so, after around 5 minutes, she already asked me if I have decided to join the company already. I said I was still thinking about it. She told me to just inform the Binondo Branch whatever my decision will be.

So just like that, I got the job. It was weird actually. I guess I expected more. More questions. More discussion on the position. Whatever! That doesn’t matter now. I still have to figure out if I’m really apt for this.

My thoughts right now is to take the job, try it out for 3 months, and just see it from there. May God just guide me on what I should do.