Friday, July 20, 2007

I am not ALONE in this predicament

I used to wonder if I am taking too long to get a job ( I am STILL unemployed)...especially since "instant mee" and "strawberry" have got theirs. But after what I saw/heard/felt yesterday, I think its the NORM to be STILL unemployed, hence no cause for worries ("instant mee" has been reasurring me that I confirm will be able to get a job I like soon..Thanx a lot!I appreciate it)
This is what I found out yesterday. I was short-listed for a briefing cum discussion by a Japanese Bank for their graduate training programme. The HR personnel told us that we are among the 60 selected out of near 900 applicants (I have serious doubts that the '900' figure is inflated)..I saw one guy who had a certificate stating he was on the dean's list. It seems that those shortlisted are from the 3 universities and are majoring in finance, accounting or economics. Chatted with some people, and realised that everyone is facing the same problem of not being able to get a job. Actually, I dont understand why the bank short-listed me, when everyone there obviously have better qualifications than me (Maybe i am the cut-off point)( I only have 5 certificates, others file theirs in clear-folders). Perhaps to some extent, my JLPT certificate helps.