To All The Jobs I Applied Before

So I started looking for a new job last Feb 29. Ang hirap maghanap ng work if & di ka si Superman, it’s not giving!

Sa 60+ job applications ko, 5 lang dun yung nagreach out yung isa napurnada pa! (Canva, McKinsey & Co, Mega Prime Foods, Atlassian & JP Morgan)

Share ko lang experience ko sa job hunting kasi dami ko nababasa sa reddit na nagtatanong saan maganda mag-apply & all. Baka naapplyan or balak applyan nyo rin itong mga ‘to. Indicate ko yung company name + # of jobs na inapplyan ko sa kanila. I put some background din in some companies na I feel like di masyado familiar mostly.

Night Owl Consulting PH - 2: Startup. Knew this thru a colleague working here. Specializing on US loans, mortgage and executive asst roles. May IT roles din. Reachable naman yung recruiters nila, ‘di paasa. Assessment first before anything else. Was able to passed the exam in one of my applications but got rejected in portfolio screening. Yes, need ng portfolio if EA role ang aapplyan mo & the assessment is hard, 50 items mostly math in just 15 mins only. Make sure na matapos mo yung assessment para makapag proceed ka sa screening.

Netflix PH - 2: Hindi talaga pasok skills ko sa inapplyan ko dito pero tinry ko lang kasi ang astig, Netflix? Hahaha. Di na ako nabalikan kahit rejection letter wala haha.

P&G - 1: Nabasa ko lang na maganda raw benefits dito, so tinry ko, ayun totoo nga ang chismis, mahirap makapasok, pero atleast nakareceived ng rejection letter.

Nestlé - 1: Same reason sa P&G, maganda raw benefits pero di ako nakareceived ng rejection letter dito. Sayang feel ko pa naman may pa-basket dito ng Nestlé products pag Pasko hahaha!

Baker MacKenzie - 7: I wanted sooo bad to work here since I have a colleague na working dito & learned that the benefits package is givinggg. Maybe next time huhu. Yung recruitment team nila is nagrereply din if may additional questions ka on your application status pero to some extent lang. This is a law company originated in US, btw. Pero madami sila offices around the world. Di nakapasa sa lahat on CV screening.

Manulife - 6: Gusto ko matry makapasok here. Pero di rin pasado sa CV screening. Some of my applications in their site are still In Progress. Nagsesend naman sila rejection letter matagal nga lang. Siguro dami nag-apply din. Di na din ako nagdwell kasi may friends ako working here & medyo ‘di ko bet pala yung HMO.

Support Shephered - 2: This is a VA agency, I think? Haven’t really heard of ‘em & I didn’t do research na rin kasi basta maka-apply mode lang ako nito. Didn’t received application status yet.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) - 2: Maganda sana yung company nung sinearch ko, from the name itself & sakto may EA position sila however narealize ko di rin sya for me in the long run kasi malayo sakin yung office, I’m Northy & sa BGC ‘to at on-site so baka maburn out lang ako sa byahe. Didn’t received any updates pa din.

Emapta - 3: I received 2/3 rejection letter. Gusto ko sana makapagwork dito since AU account/clients & I’m targeting AU company for work-life-balance sana. Compare sa mga nabasa ko dito, mabilis naman yung notice nila sa application ko.

AS White Global - 2: Same with Emapta, wanted to work in an AU company for work-life-balance. Actually itong mga company na ‘to nakukuha ko lang kakabasa dito sa reddit hahaha. Received a rejection letter for all, I think.

PwC - 3: Received 1 rejection letter na dito. Gusto ko makapasok dito someday, mukhang magaganda din review sa glassdoor & target ko big 4 and big 3 din.

Canon / ANZ - 1 each (2 total): Same same sa ASW, Emapta, kasi AU account so morning + work-life balance daw. Mga reputable na company din sana ‘to pero nareject din me.

University of Cambridge - 3 (?): I applied here kahit mas mababa sa current rate ko kasi I love books & publishing company type sya. Huhu. Hindi tama pag-iisip ko nito kasi lower pay nga basta lang nakakita ng publishing na may EA role or project mgt e haha. Sana next time may position sila na swak sa budget ko haha.

Cloudstaff - 6: All of the role is either closed or filled even if kaka-apply ko lang! Hahahaha! Tinry ko lang ‘to kasagsagan ng mass application ko hahaha. Nabasa ko lang din sa reddit na permanent WFH kaya I tried.

WNS / 2Go / Sutherland / WTW / WellsFargo / Google - 1 each (6 total): Was able to received rejection letter naman in these companies. Although malalayo offices nito, like Pasay or BGC. So not for me din tho they offer hybrid setup in other roles naman. EA / Sr Assoc / Sr Admin Asst. mostly inapply ko sa mga ‘to.

My Mountain Mover, CBK Hardware, McKinley Manufacturing, Outsourced, Unioil Petroleum, Thomson Reuters - 1 each (6 total): Mass application lang ako sa mga ‘to that time kasi may EA/VA role kahit na 1.) di ko naman kilala yung ibang company here 2) malayo sakin & RTO set-up yung iba. Mga wala pang update or kahit rejection letter until now ‘tong mga to.

So ayan yung personal insight ko. Post na lang ako ng separate para naman dun sa 5 na nag-reach out sa akin siguro? Hahaha! Anyways, good luck sa mga katulad kong nagja-job hunting! Nawa’y makahanap na tayo ng perf jobs natin! ✨