Friday, May 2, 2008,11:30 PM
Ya my first job is in OCBC Tampines Central ONE; the place where I had my Student Internship Programme (SIP). A place where I was rather reluctant to go back and work despite being ask by my supervisors and friends there when I finished my SIP last year August.
However, I would say it is God’s plan. Initially, I was thinking where should I work after graduation and asked my brother for opinion but still cannot decide even though I was almost convinced in going back to work at OCBC.
It took me quite awhile thinking to go and not to go and finally I said no in my heart. Then in the beginning of this year, I received a call from OCBC HR, asking me to work there upon my graduation, at that time, I was all occupied by the projects and stuffs therefore, I told her I would need time to think about it. (In my heart I was thinking how to reject oops.) I told her I would call her back in March to give her an answer but I didn’t.
Somehow I just prayed to God saying, if it is His will, make her call me. I thought if I don’t call her, she would call me. However, until the end of March, I didn’t receive any call from her, so I thought the job there isn’t for me.
During the period, after kinda finish school; waiting for graduation, I got nothing much to do except housework and play. Feeling lost I didn’t know where to start finding job (because of the holidays I am going etc). Therefore, every week for a few months, I wrote in the offering envelope “God please give me a clearer direction in what I should do/work when I graduate” and later on “I was able to start working by May”.
I was kind of force to find a job as money is running low and home financially wasn’t doing very good after my granny was hospitalised (I shall talk more in the next entry). Therefore I started finding job online and send my resume after my Genting trip.
On the day, I was going for one of the interviews, I received a sms when I woke up that caught me very confuse. Oh ya a sms from OCBC HR in regards to the job offer given to me earlier on. Before I left the house, I told mum about it and she said something like “zuo sheng bur u zuo so” and throughout the train ride this phrase keep running across my mind and I wonder is it God trying to tell me anything.
When I was at the interview, my throat suddenly went dry and couldn’t speak properly therefore, I did not do well. The feeling is just weird when I was there. I wasn’t nervous, I was speaking well at the reception etc but I just did not do well during the interview.
I can see that the interviewers weren’t very impressed and ya I just fail to perform. Therefore deep in my heart I knew I was not able to get the job. After the interview, I called the OCBC HR, as the phrase “zuo sheng bur u zuo so” was in my mind the whole time, I decided to work there.
I was told to wait for a letter before knowing if I am confirmed working there. During the wait for just about 2 to 3 days, I felt a bit nervous but somehow I still got the peace in my heart knowing that everything gonna be alright. I received a sms to send my resume and meet up to sign the letter of offer.
On Friday 25th May 2008, I am offered a job in OCBC Tampines Central ONE. Hurray! After everything that I have been true, it is kind of obvious God’s direction for me. I really thank God as upon accepting the job, I am already feeling so welcomed.
He is someone who never sleeps and never stumbles. He hears our prayers and work in ways we cannot see. Always remember, if bad things happen to you knowing that God allows it to happen, it is surly something of His will. That is why when I did not do so good for my interview, I knew that job isn’t for me.
Thank God for the job and I will Praise Him all my Life.
With Love, ♥
★ Annabelle ★
★ Annabelle ★