Jobhunting

Just random thoughts and reflections as I journey through the jobhunting process.


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Character Trait: Decisive/ Able to make decisions with integrity
- Example of the changing of coaches
- Emotional attachments
- Practical considerations
- External opinions
- Recognition of my own role

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Personal Strength: Personal Network + Capacity to extract and meld the best of each person
- Example of jobhunting itself
- Friends, seniors, peers, juniors in various industries: Stat boards, chem engineering (SAP), digital media, government
- Recruitment agency: professional advice
- Various media: face-to-face, emails, social media, whatsapp/sms etc.
- Not just about usual questions like expected salary
- BUT personal motivations, considerations, past experiences, how they made their own decisions, and how they feel they have fared since that decision
- not the WHAT but the WHY --> to aid myself in better defining what I myself am looking to do and achieve through my jobhunting process


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Character Trait: Positive Realist: Able to see the best in the reality but also aware of the cynical side
- Last one standing... -->> did not let that build up as social pressure to conform and get a job asap
- Instead, took it as an opportunity to learn from everyone's experiences, regrets, should-have-knowns, did-rights, etc.
- And reconnect with friends.


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Personal Strength: Constantly humbled
- Note: not saying that I'm a humble person, because that depends on circumstances
- BUT that I constantly am awed and amazed by many things regardless of scale or perceived social significance
- and this feeling of being significant enough to notice it, and yet so insignificant in the face of it, constantly humbles me.
- Responsibilities like the captaincy, privileges like travelling opportunities, blessings like friends and family network around the world --> humbling.


~ st*rcr*ss*d ~