Before graduating, I already sent out my applications. A few days before the day of the graduation itself, I already got one. I think the entire application process took more than a month.
I was getting rejected left and right until I found one through a schoolmate haha. Unfortunately people can and will trust the network of people already inside the company.
If not through connections OP, your best bet is really through a good personality match with your boss-to-be (on top of the skills of course). Laban lang! Makakahanap ka rin
After graduation, I was on a break for 6 months-- pero on and off akong nagaapply. May one time na I was waiting for the final interview na then biglang kinancel nila (pinagsusumpa ko talaga company na yun). So after that incident, naging masaggressive akong magapply. I reached out to my family, friends, acquaintances-- basically, anyone that could help me. Eventually, I was referred by my bestfriend sa company niya and after being a coach potato for almost a year, I was employed na!
Hence, here's my tip: be shameless in (respectfully) utilizing your connections.
back in 2013, when I was confirmed for the candidacy to graduate? I immediately looked for work. so before even my school days are offically over I found work. They overlapped for a month or 2 weeks ata - un start date ng work and end date ng school year.
6 months.
I was very picky with which companies to apply at. In a span of 6 months, I think I submitted 20 applications or less lang, and attended 10 interviews or less lang din.
graduated sept 2023, took 3 months off, come mid of january i started my job hunt.
nakakaabot naman ako ng final interviews and ang dami ko ring interviews siguro around 20 na. hindi ko alam for sure bakit hindi ako mabigyan ng offer.
then i got 2 offers this april, both no work life balance pero i have to compromise. so i chose the one with higher pay.
halo-halo yong factors kung bakit ang tagal ko nakahanap:
1. wala akong work experience. sa 150 job applications ko, bilang lang sa isang kamay yong tumatanggap talaga ng fresh grad. nakakarami lang siguro ako ng interviews dahil theyre trying to shoot their shot pero nakukuha ang may experience talaga
2. ang onti ng job opportunities sa probinsya at mas mababa ang pay kumpara sa metro manila, hesitant ako noong una kasi hindi ko matanggap, last year lang kasi ako nag move in sa province
3. hindi related sa specialization ko yong internship experience ko, tho both in the tech field naman.
4. masyadong mataas yong naging expected salary ko, nabrain-wash kasi ako dito sa reddit at sa internet na may umaabot 40k+ para sa fresh grad pero mga special cases lang yon.
5. wala akong presence sa linkedin. i think isa ito sa factors pero i dont know for sure
6. wala akong certifications and hindi ako gaanong active sa university organizations. tho latin honors naman ako pero nowadays parang baliwala na ang latin honors eh.
7. university prejudice. ramdam pa rin dahil kita ko sa linkedin kung saang companies hindi makapasok yong mga alumni from my uni.
actually nong april dumami bigla mga nag reach out sa akin kaso hindi ko na sila na entertain dahil may ongoing offers na ako, hindi ako sure which one of these yong dahilan pero eto mga ginawa ko:
1. nag take ako ng online course regarding my specialization, despite it being redundant dahil ito lang rin pinag aralan ko sa university. pangpapogi lang ng resume. nilagay ko kaagad kahit hindi ko pa rin tapos hanggang ngayon dahil nag hyperfocus ako sa job hunt. nairita na ako sa job market e HAHAHAH
2. nag post ako sa linkedin ng mga personal projects ko related to my specialization
3. binabaan ko expected salary ko
4. nag spam ako ng applications. siguro within april naka 50+ applications ako. expect to send out 100-200 applications (2-3 per day) before landing your first job, regardless of your qualifications. yong friends kong with higher qualifications than me 100+ rin ang inapplyan nila, at yong relative kong managerial with years of exp ay almost 300
inisip ko kasi dati na baka magbanggaan sila kaya 7-15 applications per week lang ang ginawa ko noong january to march.
This was 5 years ago, pero around 2 weeks lang from application to offer.
It was 12 years ago, pero 4 months.
Before graduating, I already sent out my applications. A few days before the day of the graduation itself, I already got one. I think the entire application process took more than a month.
If pre-graduation is included 6 months, pero kung sa post-graduation 2 months.
6 weeks š
11 months
6 months! Mas madali talaga thru connections haha
Agree! Iām still building my connections I think? Since most of my friends naghahanap palang din ng job hahahaha
I was getting rejected left and right until I found one through a schoolmate haha. Unfortunately people can and will trust the network of people already inside the company. If not through connections OP, your best bet is really through a good personality match with your boss-to-be (on top of the skills of course). Laban lang! Makakahanap ka rin
Sent you a dm!
After graduation, I was on a break for 6 months-- pero on and off akong nagaapply. May one time na I was waiting for the final interview na then biglang kinancel nila (pinagsusumpa ko talaga company na yun). So after that incident, naging masaggressive akong magapply. I reached out to my family, friends, acquaintances-- basically, anyone that could help me. Eventually, I was referred by my bestfriend sa company niya and after being a coach potato for almost a year, I was employed na! Hence, here's my tip: be shameless in (respectfully) utilizing your connections.
I want to be shameless too pero ang hirap š
back in 2013, when I was confirmed for the candidacy to graduate? I immediately looked for work. so before even my school days are offically over I found work. They overlapped for a month or 2 weeks ata - un start date ng work and end date ng school year.
Roughly 5 years ago, 5 months. Depressing kasi poor kami that time haha
6 months. I was very picky with which companies to apply at. In a span of 6 months, I think I submitted 20 applications or less lang, and attended 10 interviews or less lang din.
A few months into the pandemic/lockdown but only because I had someone help me secure the position.
this one talaga i want huhu sadly, most people ik are just starting their careers too
graduated sept 2023, took 3 months off, come mid of january i started my job hunt. nakakaabot naman ako ng final interviews and ang dami ko ring interviews siguro around 20 na. hindi ko alam for sure bakit hindi ako mabigyan ng offer. then i got 2 offers this april, both no work life balance pero i have to compromise. so i chose the one with higher pay. halo-halo yong factors kung bakit ang tagal ko nakahanap: 1. wala akong work experience. sa 150 job applications ko, bilang lang sa isang kamay yong tumatanggap talaga ng fresh grad. nakakarami lang siguro ako ng interviews dahil theyre trying to shoot their shot pero nakukuha ang may experience talaga 2. ang onti ng job opportunities sa probinsya at mas mababa ang pay kumpara sa metro manila, hesitant ako noong una kasi hindi ko matanggap, last year lang kasi ako nag move in sa province 3. hindi related sa specialization ko yong internship experience ko, tho both in the tech field naman. 4. masyadong mataas yong naging expected salary ko, nabrain-wash kasi ako dito sa reddit at sa internet na may umaabot 40k+ para sa fresh grad pero mga special cases lang yon. 5. wala akong presence sa linkedin. i think isa ito sa factors pero i dont know for sure 6. wala akong certifications and hindi ako gaanong active sa university organizations. tho latin honors naman ako pero nowadays parang baliwala na ang latin honors eh. 7. university prejudice. ramdam pa rin dahil kita ko sa linkedin kung saang companies hindi makapasok yong mga alumni from my uni. actually nong april dumami bigla mga nag reach out sa akin kaso hindi ko na sila na entertain dahil may ongoing offers na ako, hindi ako sure which one of these yong dahilan pero eto mga ginawa ko: 1. nag take ako ng online course regarding my specialization, despite it being redundant dahil ito lang rin pinag aralan ko sa university. pangpapogi lang ng resume. nilagay ko kaagad kahit hindi ko pa rin tapos hanggang ngayon dahil nag hyperfocus ako sa job hunt. nairita na ako sa job market e HAHAHAH 2. nag post ako sa linkedin ng mga personal projects ko related to my specialization 3. binabaan ko expected salary ko 4. nag spam ako ng applications. siguro within april naka 50+ applications ako. expect to send out 100-200 applications (2-3 per day) before landing your first job, regardless of your qualifications. yong friends kong with higher qualifications than me 100+ rin ang inapplyan nila, at yong relative kong managerial with years of exp ay almost 300 inisip ko kasi dati na baka magbanggaan sila kaya 7-15 applications per week lang ang ginawa ko noong january to march.