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Transition

I feel excited, elated, exhilarated... cos you know what?

I'm GOING to "Hollywood!" HAHAHAHAA.

Ok, not really Hollywood. But I just got a call from the company that I got accepted!! And I'm starting work tomorrow! Oh man.......... Too good to be true. But it's true! I can't believe the long 3 hour interview yesterday actually did pay off!! Speaking of that..

*Flashback*

At 3.30pm yesterday, I reached my company's office. I was immediately greeted by a number of applicants there, sitting at the sofa. Then I was handed some details about the company. I scanned through the papers and got a brief understanding of the company's structure. Then we were showed a video about the company.

After that, we were ushered into the room. Me, along with 4 other ladies. The thorn among the roses. So we were told that we were to be attending this 3 hour long interview together. I was overwhelmed by the surge of female hormones in the room. But I stood tall. Well, actually, I did not stand. I sat down. But sat tall still. Lol. Throughout the whole session with the managing director, I had a good time mingling with the ladies. We were challenged with questions which required us to brainstorm and come up with ideas, answers, and were each given chance to speak and present on our topics. Initially I felt a little jittery but it was soon appeased when the managing director seemed more approachable than I had expected. So it was more like a talk session. It was cool alright. I liked the company in the sense that they do not believe in qualifications, cos in sales, qualifications is optional. What is compulsory is a keen interest, passion for the field, motivation to work and the drive for success.

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So anyway, I was told that I would start my orientation tomorrow. Going to meetings, talks with the manager, on-sites observation, which get me pretty excited about. Cos it's not just about the work, it's about meeting new faces! One of the reason I told the HR manager during my first interview why I wanted to venture into sales is that I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, to gravitate towards my other extrovert self, though I was innately an introvert.

Actually, after the 2nd round of interview yesterday, I was struggling with some inner thoughts. Having known that it would be a 6-day work week, I understand that I have to compromise a lot on my leisure time, and probably my social time, which I was reluctant to. Especially that meant getting lesser time to spend with my love. But I guess it's a phase most people have to go through. Talking to my other friends who had ORD, they are pretty much slacking away, enjoying their post-ORD breaks, or maybe just doing some part-time jobs. But for me, it's a different story. I'm going into full-time, and if I were to commit to this job, it has to be at least for a year I think. The duration does not matter much to me actually. It's about whether I can make full use of this duration and earn as much as I can. I have to think about my future and build pathways for that. I need to start saving up too.

Am I ready to give up my free time and exchange them for money opportunities? And also, if I were to start school in the 2nd quarter of the year, am I going to be able to juggle things well? As far as I'm concerned, it's going to be quite taxing, especially when you have to deal with projects, exams and at the same time, clients and deals. Am I able to take all these pressure?

Maybe I can look it the other way round, that it's a good opportunity to learn about time management, and not dwindle away the precious minutes and seconds.