Pops went for his 1st interview ysterday, we both really really hope he gets the job.
It'll mean ALOT to us :)
But we know full well dat we need to place all our faith in God as he guides us thru His plan.
Read some blogs and talked to some of my friends abt finding jobs.
I won't deny it's not dat easy for Arts students to find jobs, esp psych major.
Actually, u can see it both ways - u are open to most jobs or u are not specialized in most jobs.
A couple of my frens managed to get jobs in psych-related fields, dealing with Autistic children, teaching, therapists. Some of them are looking for jobs in psych areas as well. Not easy. Considering we are now reqd to have Masters to practice. But I salute them for their passion and desire to stay true to their field of study. Sth I wld love to do, but maybe not now. In fact, I applied for school counselling as well but they din get bk to me. What I've been told is that there are alrdy at least 1 counsellor in each sch. Not that it's enuf (in fact, I believe it's hardly the bare minimum), but because most schools are unable (or unwilling) to pay for one more.
B4 considering to apply for HR positions, I spoke to some of my ex-colleagues and working frens and relatives. Alot of diff suggestions and advices.
Some say study 1st b4 u lose the momentum, the more u work, the more u dun feel like studying. But I've alrdy lost the momentum to study. 4 years is a good time to tk a break and do sth else except study. Plus, I wld really like to save up for my own grad studies if i ever pursue it :)
Others say work, and find a job dat pays u decent, passion is a myth, money IS passion. I dunno... but I hope it's not true. At least not all true. I understand that s'times we have more commitments than passion can afford to sustain, but doing sth that u dislike, or have totally NO interest in? I'd hate to be pulling myself out of bed everyday, dreading and feeling not just Monday-blues, but WEEKDAYS-blues.
I told my internship supervisor that I wanna do sth related to counselling, she told me to stay open. She worked in a completely non-psych related field aft her undergrad studies for a couple of years b4 pursuing clin psych masters. Studying is one thing, working is another. You dun noe exactly wad u're cut out for, until u try.
Going into HR is gng to be an adventure. I've got no experience or technical knowledge of it per se, but it's sth I THINK I can see myself doing, sth I even considered studying when I'm choosing my course for uni. Furthermore, one of my colleagues is doing HR and he really gave me alot of help and insights as to wad the field is abt, helping me to be more certain of my decision. Now that I got to study sth I really really like and still manage to find a decent job that I am interested in, I guess in some ways, I'm fortunate too :)
If I find HR a field that I really want to build my career in, I'd definitely further my studies in it and get proper certification in HRM. If not, I'd be saving up for counselling or even organizational psych :)
As of now, I NEED to start studying for my 3 final papers in 2 weeks' time.
Extremely low low low motivation and high high high inertia because I realise that as long as I dun fail, the final exam wun affect my pay :P
BUT I promised myself to always give my best in all opportunities that God has provided me with.
I really sld study... STUDYYYY!
** I feel like going IKEA again...
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