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Elsie and I applied went to Makati yesterday and applied in Daksh. I was thinking that if West is going to take one century to offer me the effin job, I might as well have a for-the-meantime job while waiting for it. So Daksh it was.
Everything went smoothly. The first step was a reverse panel interview. We were 12 applicants in the group. Magkahiwalay pa nga kame ni Elsie ng seat, which is a good thing dahil I'm sure magtatawanan lang kame kung magkatabi kame at chachakahin 'yung mga nagsasalita hahaha. I sat in the first row so malapit talaga ako sa interviewer.
So my turn came. I was asked the usual questions: tell me something about yourself chuchu, why did you resign from your previous job, how do you handle irate customers, basta you get the drift, and I answered everything in a straightforward and spontaneous manner, gone are the days na scripted ang mga answers ko, and I admit that when I was a first time applicant, scripted ang mga sagot ko ahahahhaha!!! As in aral lahat, when I have to pause, when I have to slightly turn my eyes away from the interviewer only to look at him straight in the eyes again after a second or so as if I thought of something so brilliant wahahahhaha. Basta mga ganung chuva. And lemme just say that it worked because prior to Ambergris, I only have the Ateneo Center for Continuing Education stint and that graphics designer/ e-book lay outer job experiences under my belt. And syempre, it helped din that I was so super duper mega pa-charming and all smiles when I was interviewed in Ambergris ahaha.
Anyway, so ayun na nga, interviewhan galore. Common chuva lang ang tinanong sa'ken while with others, pinahirapan sila talaga. Anjan 'yung chuvang what is your favorite movie and convince me to watch that movie. I swear, kung tinanong niya sa akin 'yun, kakabugin ko siya with my BAT statement ahahahaa. BAT is something I learned in Teleperformance. It means Benefits, Application, and Testimonial and is used in upselling. I swear, kulang ang 20 minutes kapag kinonvince ko siya why he should watch Cinema Paradiso haha. Anyway, mga ganong levels ang questions niya sa iba. He even asked one applicant to sell him a stapler. O di'ba kaloka. I remember when I was interviewed in Teleperformance, pinabenta ako ng pen at i-convince ko daw siya why it is different from other pens. Ang drama ko kesyo the pen has a built-in liquid paper so correcting your mistakes has never been this easy! O chuva, parang infomercial ahahaha!!! 'Yung isa naman, may telemarketing experience at talaga namang nasa hot seat siya. Pinag-initan talaga siya, siguro mga 20 minutes siyang chinuva, as in nagca-crack na 'yung boses nung bading, and I swear, teary eyed na siya. Naawa nga ako e. Naka-pink pa naman siya hahahaha.
So e 'di 'yun, tapos na ang interview. We were asked to wait for the results, and I was confident that I passed it with flying colors as in all colors of the rainbow pa ahahahaha. But no. Lo and behold, when my name was called, inabutan ako ng isang rejection letter. Naloka ang beauty ko!!!!! Kinabog ako ni bakla, paksyet siya!!!! Ohmygad, first time akong naligwak sa interview portion, hindi ko yata keri!!!! Here goes the rejection letter:
We have carefully reviewed your qualifications in lieu of your application with IBM Daksh Business Process Services. We regret to inform you that you were unable to meet the requirements set by the company to be endorsed to the next recruitment process, specifically due to the following area/s:
___ Grammar
___ Pronunciation
___ Accent
___ Comprehension
_/_ Below client specification cut off
You have our best wishes for success in locating the career opportunity you deserve. Should you be interested in joining our company in the future, you may reapply for future openings after six months.
Again, we appreciate your interest and the time you have invested in applying.
Very truly yours,
Isang nagmamagandang bakla
So naligwak ako dahil sa "below client specification cut off". WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!? That is so vague, haller. How can I be below client ek ek when I have almost 2 years of experience in customer service and nag-upselling din ako in Teleperformance. In fact, pareho silang telecommunications account ng Teleperformance. Only, MCI sila, Sprint sa Tele. And I swear, hindi niya ako pwedeng chakahin sa grammar, pronunciation, accent, and comprehension at kapag nangyari 'yun magwawarla ako dun sa Recruitment Office nila at gagawa talaga ako ng eksena, I so swear. Makikita nila si Vilma Santos in Relasyon na hysterical to the highest levels talaga hahahaha.
So I can't believe na binagsak ako ni bakla!!! Especially since 3 lang kaming may call center experience out of the 12 applicants in the panel interview. And hello, hindi ako nagmamayabang pero please, ang olats ng communication skills ng karamihan ha. Siguro 4 lang kame na pasado talaga sa communication skills, and I'm not saying this because nagmamagaling ako but because I've been in the industry (o di'ba parang showbiz) for the longest time so I know the run arounds so to speak. Even the girl na may call center experience ay nagulat that I failed. She passed, pero naman, her interview was a complete mess. Tama bang magmakaawa to give her another chance dahil natsugi siya sa Ambergris and Sykes because she failed her metrics?!??!!? Tama ba 'yun!!??!?! Naloka talaga ako.
Elsie told me na baka daw na-intimidate sa'ken 'yung interviewer. Well, it's not my problem anymore. It's your problem anymore. Choz. Kasalanan ko ba na mas maganda ako sa kanya at mas maganda akong magsalita sa kanya?!?! Kasalanan ko ba na isa siyang marusing na maitim na payat na maliit na bakla na nakakadiri ang bigote at trying hard magpaka-Californian accent e lumalabas naman ang Chinese accent niya. Futa siya, I swear. Kumukulo ang dugo ko kapag naaalala ko ang itsura niya. In fact kamukha niya 'yung nakaaway kong bakla dati sa Ambergris. AHAHAHHAAHA. I swear, sana mawalan siya ng sex life ahahahhaa.
Marjo told me that niligwak din nila 'yung former co-worker niya in Convergys, e may team leader experience na daw 'yun and all. So I dunno what Daksh's requirements are, leche sila.
But I chose to be rational. However, the only theory that I can think of was Daksh and Teleperformance are both IBM subsidiaries. Pareho pa silang telecommunications ang account at competitors pa. So baka may technical something chuva that's going on. Hay, I dunno. All I know is that my skills and experience can never be questioned at ang oolats nung mga pumasa, so good luck sa kanila. Sana magsara na ang company nila tomorrow na. Choz, ang mean ko ahahahhahaa.
Elsie naman was applying for the team captain position. Her application will be evaluated daw, and if she passed she will receive a call in a week. So good luck, Elsie girl.
Oh well. This experience has taught me one thing. I simply cannot please everyone. Maaring pasado nga ako sa skills and all pero hindi nila feel ang attitude ko. I don't know if I came too strong kay bakla e pa-tweetums ever naman ang drama ko and never pa kong nagkaproblema kapag pink sister ang nag-iinterview sa'ken. Mas gusto ko ngang bading ang nag-iinterview sa'ken dahil nauuwi lang sa chikahan ang lahat hahaha. Pero iba siya talaga. Hay naku, ampanget niya. Just when I really need the money. Arrrrggghhh.
I am also thinking that maybe this is a blessing in disguise. That in the long run, that fag has actually done me a favor. Umalis ako sa Teleperformance because haggard levels 'yung account, I swear. Toxic siya talaga and stressed ang beauty ko. At haller, aanhin ang kayamanan kung kapangitan ka naman?!?! So wrong. Eh ganun din ang account ng Daksh. So same banana lang di'ba. So I am thinking that maybe this is for the best talaga.
Super pray pa naman ako the night before we applied. As in I was reading Kerygma magazines at talagang I was inspired. If you're a Kerygma reader, may portion dun na Point of Contact wherein may malaking picture si Bo Sanchez with his palm reaching out to the reader. Tapos may prayer dun, he would ask you to place your palm over his so kunwari nagprapray over chuva kayo. WAHAHAAHA. Can you imagine me doing that!?!?! Ahahhahaha! Seriously, it was as if I was rediscovering my spirituality. O di'ba talagang biglang ganun ang segue hahahaha. I surrendered everything to God so I know that in my heart of hearts, if the job is not for me, then there are better things ahead. But honestly, I was beginning to feel God's presence again. Feeling ko he's teaching me the value of giving importance to my work and being patient. Feeling ko, I've shut him out of my life. Just half a year ago, I had everything a guy my age can ask for. I had a stable job. I was receiving an above average salary every payday. I had a partner na winner in all aspects. But slowly, nawala silang lahat sa akin. O di'ba, sharing moments daw talaga ito AHAHAHA. And now I'm reassessing my values. Ano ba talaga ang mga pinahahalagahan ko sa buhay? Is it enough that I'm earning? Is it enough that I have a partner? The answer is I don't know. O di'ba talagang epiphany ang drama ahahhaha. But seriously, I don't know. And I mean to find out soon.
At dahil jan, let me just say na super duper hotness si papa Jon Hall dito sa picture na ito. I mean he's uber hot all right, but he's never been this HOT ever. As in burning! The rugged look, the facial hairs... hay, water water down there.
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