welcome 2007

I checked my cellphone and had 3 unknown missed call. Tried calling them back to find out who were they. To my surprise, it was actually a friend of mine who is working with the company I was applying for and unfortunately.....my application was rejected....ouch that hurts ! What a way to start a year :( ! They hired someone more appropriate for the position. Someone perfectly corresponds exactly from their criteria (chinese speaking). Apparently, a Chinese (married to a French) so obviously she speaks french too. Moreover, she lives in Aubagne (where the company is situated) I live 25 minutes from the city. My friend who is working with Alinéa as a Human Resource Personnel explained to me they weren't expecting too that someone will apply for the position who speaks perfectly Chinese. You will probably ask why Chinese? Because 90% of their products come and are fabricated from China. Asisstant Import-Sourcing was the position I was eyeing for and Chinese speaking is of great advantage. Though speaking English a large factor but sorry not this time !

Honeslty, I am not frustrated at all but I am sad....very sad because come to think of it, I took an effort to learn and speak French to be more integrated. I was thinking that working later on would permit me to feel more at ease and to have confidence in me. Anyway, this is just my first interview and if I will take the positive side of this experience I am really happy and grateful that they have considered me for an interview. Sometimes submitting CV's doesn't mean that a person will be chosen for an interview right? Meaning, my professional experience sounds interesting to them (pampalakas loob). At least, I made the first step. I know that this is just a continuation of my life's challenge. There would be more jobs, interviews, trials and failures on the way but I will never give up. All I need is to pursue and beat the challenge! How's that ? And you, how did your New Year start?