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Phew!

It was an exciting day to be say in comparison to the previous Fridays I have.

A call from a private university which I've sent my resume weeks earlier has finally replied, and offered me an interview. The first reaction was "WHAT?!! Are you sure?". It was hysterical as I dreamed bout a job like this for ages. I told the caller to give me 30 minutes to reply. Somehow, I managed to call Sandz, Mum and Sylvia for consultation. I agree to go for the interview.

Then, suddenly it hit me, hey, I will still be new on the job. Can I actually ask for a leave on the 3rd day of my new job? That would be ugly on me. Sigh.. frustration and indecisiveness was all over mind. What the hell was I thinking? What if I didn't get the job?

I chatted with a few friends more to ask for their opinion. JP replied me truthfully, does the "U" have good reputation for the faculty? Or better still, does the "U" actually have good reputation? Hmm... yeah. I didn't think bout that.

So I Googled up the Uni and shockingly, the reputation was terrible. Even the staffs (lecturers and tutors) voiced their frustration bout the Uni. Out of hundreds of comments and feedback to a blog bout that particular uni, only a tiny fractions that actually have positive comments bout it. It just doesn't feel good after all that.. Tell me if I'm being skeptical.

So, at approximately 3:50 pm. I called again and withdrawn my application. I will never know how it will be for that job. But at least I felt good that I keep my current new job.

Well, so near, yet so far. Maybe I will just try again with a better uni in the future.

Comments

The Story Teller said…
don't worry Shar... I've been in headhunting long enough to know that there are plenty of opportunities out there.

I trust your decision was the best you could make yesterday.

It's a test to see if we're decisive enough and actually take the effort in weighing the pros and cons.

Take care!
12:14 PM
deaflisteners said…
I guess so Sandz. But can't help to feel a little bit of loss bout it. As I said, so near, yet so far.

Perhaps I should just love my new job and progress well with it.

Thanks for all the support all this while.
5:36 PM
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