I believe that every fresh grad has the same issue, which is the employment.
So, same as me. I’ve facing the employment issue for a couple of weeks, 6
weeks. I went thru a few interviews but it doesn’t seems fit me. Finally I’ve
received an interview invitation from the company that I’m longing for. That’s definitely
a great chance for me. I’ve went thru the interview. The
interview went smooth and that’s nothing too bad for the interview.
However, they’ve missed the deadline or the time frame they’ve given. I
truly understand that the feeling doesn’t well at all. I’m so fed up and worry
for their call and I’ve been waiting for so longggggg. Well, I know I have to
call back or ideally drop them an email to say that I didn’t receive any feedback
from them and I’m still waiting for their feedback. Well, I hope that’s good
news. Or maybe I'm not the one they wanting. Well, this is one of the example of negative assumption.
Saying these entire things seems not very motivated to my readers. It’s ok.
I’ve found some articles online, and I found some of it to motivate myself. So I
would like to share here so that my reader would have an idea that what should
they do. I hope it helps if you’re having the same issues as me.
Practice Post-Interview
Patience, Positive Thinking, and Practically.
Job interviews have been likened to a dating. However, the problem is most
of us arent good at employment courtship-like process because we haven’t done
it awhile. Perhaps we’ve been in a “relationship”, or otherwise not
participating. Consequently, we’ve forgotten some of the basics – like being
patient, being positive and also being practical about the whole process. Well, I know it’s like dating, but the
feeling doesn’t well at all. The feeling would be sending you to the chopping
board and awaiting ppl either to chop you or survive.
Bad
Assumptions about Job Interviews
Unfortunately, there’s no quick or simple solution to this conundrum. The
best way you can do is just try your best to manage your feeling, your
thoughts, your expectations and the responses, and not making assumptions. Ya, not making assumptions. It sounds so
well. But how to not making assumptions, here are some points.
First of all, DON’T ASUME DEADLINE
ACCURACY. INSTEAD, BE PATIENT. I know the interviewers would give you a
specified date, or a time frame when they would have their decision made. And I guess most of the interviewee would
ask about this. And that deadline is today or was yesterday or last week.
But you haven’t heard from them by their own deadlines!!! Well, everybody knows that feeling very well, and we all knowing that the
feeling is torturing especially you really want that job!!! In a job search,
a missed deadline is often – although it’s not always – means nothing more than
that something or someone caused a delay. Depending on the size of the
organization and the number of ppl involved, literally hundreds or thousands of
variables may impact the schedule. Yaya!
I know I shouldn’t make any assumptions
on that, but dear expert, do you know that extremely difficult? When don’t know we have to keep calm whatever
we are doing. Ok! We shouldn’t make assumptions that might be depressing. Got
it!! No Negative ASSUMPTIONS!!!
Second, DON’T ASSUME THAT NO NEWS
MEANS BAD NEWS FOR YOU. INSTEAD, PRACTICE POSITIVE THINKING. Expert said, when you don’t hear from an
employer within the specified time frame or on the expected day, don’t assume
that all is lost. At least, NOT YET! Well,
this sound motivates, but why they aren’t giving me a call!!! Feeling so
frustrated. If you really want the job or feel its good fit for you, practice
patience, and do NOT give up! Stay in touch, but don’t be an angry pest! Hahahahaha!!!
I’m becoming the angry pest because I didn’t receive any call form them!!! Common courtesy should mean that they’re in touch with you in advance when they
discover they are going to miss the deadline, but reality is that such
communication seldom happens. Then don’t want to take the time, deal with the
questions you may have about what happened. So, we should expect perfect
communications from the employer’s side of the process while doing your best to
manage yourself and your expectations. Ok! I agreed with this, perfect
communications rarely happening. I know this well, because communication students.
Hahahahaha!!!
Third, DONT WAIT FOR AN ANSWER.
INSTEAD, BE PRACTICAL ABOUT YOUR JOB SEARCH. While you’re waiting for the
call, or even a job offer from that favourite employer, DON’T STOP JOB HUNTING.
Please be understand that your job search is not over until you’re holding a
written job offer in your hand – that’s an offer with right salary, job title,
and starting date. Until then, you’re still officially job hunting, so don’t hit
that “pause” button on your job search while you’re waiting for the feedback
from that employer. Well, I keeping job hunting, but expert, there’s a
question from me. What if you’re having
the offer from others company, not right paid but right job title and
starting date. Well, give it up? Or work for it? Well, work or it I guess,
while waiting for the feedback, but don’t you think that irresponsible? If reject,
why I keep going for interview and reject the offer? It sounds wasting time and
money!
After I’ve read so much of articles, so much of expert’s opinions, anyway, I
still didn’t get the right answer. Well, I know there’s a win-win result, which
is received the offer from the favourite company. Hahahahahahaha!!!
Comment above is just based on my thought; please don’t take it very
serious. Otherwise, you’ll become an insane, so as me!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!
