02/09/2025
Hello everyone! I know this page of mine is not active and also not a famous one. But I want to share something that happened to me on the first day of September.
I woke up early in the morning, around 2 o'clock, to get ready for a job interview. I arrived at the venue at around 4:00AM and sobrang haba ng pila, as in sobrang daming applicants and it's raining. All of us waited for about half an hour until we finally got inside. Pagkapasok sa loob, pila pa din for the registration which is the first step that we need to do. After that, we had the chance to sit down. Fast forward to 8:30AM, the first exam happened for only 7 mins (because it is a speed test) then right after that, the second exam (technical questions) was taken for an hour. Then the facilitator
told us that after we take our lunch, the results of the exam will be announced. So we ate lunch at around 10:30AM (I'm with my friend) and went back inside after.
Numbers were called, and my number is not included. I was about to lose hope until the facilitator said that all the numbers she called will be transferred to Operator (because she called the applicants under White Collar Engineer and she asked them if they are still willing to continue). And from there, I immediately pray and thank God that I am qualified for the final interview for White Collar Engineer (in Taiwan). Around 1:00PM, my number was called together with other WC Applicants and we are expecting that we will proceed for the final interview with the employer (especially that we are not called for the Operator position). When we got there, another facilitator told us na pumila na kami for WC to OP. After hearing that, I feel like my heart is racing like crazy. Confused and disappointed, I talked with her in a very calm and polite way. Pinaglalaban ko na hindi kasama ang number namin sa mga tinawag sa WC na magiging OP. I swear, sobrang halo halo yung nararamdaman ko that time and sobrang lakas ng pakiramdam ko na may mali. I am with others, maybe around 8 applicants, na confused pero dahil hindi sila makapagsalita, ako yung paulit-ulit na kumausap sa facilitator and ilang beses akong nag attempt to fight for our White Collar Engineer position. Nung na-feel ko na parang wala na talagang pag-asa na mabago at mahabol namin yun, I decided to call my mom and my boyfriend, asking them if I am still going to proceed with the interview.
Since nandun naman na ako and sayang yung oras ko, pagod ko and yung puyat ko. I decided to still face the interviewer and what I need to do is to show him/her that I am an Engineer, that my knowledge and skills are fit to be an Engineer. I was praying, paulit ulit akong nakipag usap kay God and still hoping na may pagbabago na maganap. Not until around 3:00PM after the Taiwanese finished eating their lunch, the facilitator announced that there are some changes with the White Collar Applicants. Lahat daw ng tatawagin nya is for White Collar interview talaga. So I pray harder, na sana kasama yung number ko sa tatawagin. Then the facilitator finally called my number. Yung puso ko nun, sobrang bilis ng tibok, as in parang kakawala na sa sobrang saya. Agad akong pumila sa Room 1 for White Collar interview.
The main reason why I am sharing this to you guys is because during that time, sobrang ramdam na ramdam ko yung pagkilos ni God. I am considering it as a miracle that happened to me (although I am still waiting for the final result if hired ba ako). Pinaalala sakin ni God na I need to trust him, na huwag akong mawalan ng pag-asa kasi he has plans for me. Nung nakapila kasi ako sa Operator interview, sobrang paiyak na ko and sobrang disappointed ako. Nawawalan na din ng pag-asa. But then again, God moves. Sobrang pasasalamat ko kay God kasi hindi ako umuwi, mas pinili kong mag stay.
