Monday, 13 March 2023

Still looking for a new job

I think this has been the 3rd year that I've been floating my resumes and applying for jobs.

Only last year that I began getting invitations to interviews:

1. Senior Executive, PMO (internal, KIV)
2. Executive, Airport Ops (internal, successful but offer was blocked by my HOD because he wants me for no. 4)
3. Lead Document Control (external, unsuccessful) - didn't like it anyway, strong Malay-dominated culture
4. Senior Executive, Ops Support (internal, successful which is the position I've been covering since September 2020)
5. Material Support Service Representative (external, MNC, unsuccessful*)

* Attended the virtual video interview, the f2f session with the MNC's head for Malaysia, and the online session with the team manager in Spain between November and January. Nil update on the jobs portal, it's still showing "Under Review" as of today. Sent an email for status request to the HR Manager, e-mail bounced. I later learnt via Linkedin that she had left the org in December 2022.
Spoke with some people with experience there, they said they'd always let you know if you had been accepted/rejected, but in my case, since the status is still not updated after 2 months, I take it upon myself that I've been rejected. No problem. Just wish I'd known sooner so that I could quickly move on to the next job applications.

I'm really at my wit's end here since all my efforts seem fruitless so far. I've re-done my CV so maybe I should also start attending career coaching sessions too? Not that I can't afford it. It's just that I feel a little bit of shame that I don't even know how to sell myself to prospective employers.

Not that I'm giving up, though. I'll do whatever it takes.

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