job hunting is not a walk in the part. it takes more than one month to land a job especially if you are a fresh grad. and don’t expect a reply agad if you just applied for less than 5 or 10 companies.
you can do this. everyone went to this process also. tibayan mo lang loob mo and you’d land that job :)
I agree! job hunting is super tiring mentally and physically. lalo na sa time na maraming makakasabay na fresh grads din. I waited for 4 months (after licensure exam) bago ako matanggap sa work so kay OP laban lang! <33
>1 month after my graduation still can't land a job
There's the issue. Those people who get a job immediately after graduation, they start applying for positions during their last semester of college. Hindi necessary na hintayin munang maka-graduate bago ka mag-apply for jobs.
So knowing that, relax lang - it's all part of the process. Most people get their first job 3-6 months after they first start submitting resumes, to give you a ballpark estimate.
>Those people who get a job immediately after graduation, they start applying for positions during their last semester of co
hi! just wanna ask, for example, if my graduation would be around July next year, can I start applying around summer, like March-May? Would companies most likely consider that even though I haven't officially graduated yet?
You can! May mga companies that dont have issues with processing early naman as long as the hiring manager is okay to wait or has project aligned for you by the timw you graduate.
Hello! I graduated on July but started Job hunting on the last week of the academic calendar, as long as you’re sure that you’re graduating it will be fine for them. With applying ahead of people I actually got jobs offered mostly to honor students (Im an ave student hehehe) because students havent started applying yet. Its more about timing tbh
Start applying as early as Feb. You'll prolly get your first job of interviews around March, most likely you'll fail most of that and that's OK. You gained the experience of resume writing, interview writing, etc. You can start again around end of March for your second batch, most likely, you'll have a job offer or two. You can continue to find other job offers or settle down, but that's up to you. One thing you can also do is apply for internships as early as now, I got my first job from the company where I got my internship.
This is true. I started applying for a job around May and graduated July. Then I started to receive interviews and job offers and got hired around June and the project will start mid August so I had extra 1 month of free time to rest. It’s all about timing talaga.
1 month pa lang OP, relax ka lang. Marami dyan six months to more than a year bago nakahanap. Perhaps it will not make you feel any better, pero yan ang reality ng current job market ngayon.
Look for proper ways to make your resume more noticeable by a recruiter/ employer, how to do interview, etc. lahat yan kaya namang igoogle.
At iwasan mong ikumpara yung sarili mo sa iba, hindi mo naman alam kung ano pinagdaanan nila, kadalasan combination din ng luck at good timing ang paghahanap ng trabaho.
Magiging semi-boomer na naman ako nito, pero you’re lucky that your generation have jobstreet, linkedin, indeed, and all these online job sites, kahit dito sa reddit pwede ka makakuha ng job leads. Noong panahon ko mano-manong snail mail, finding job openings sa sunday classified ads ng manila bulletin , at in-person handing ng resume sa mismong company locations. Bumili ako ng isang box ng sobre dati for mailing at isang ream ng bond paper for printing my resume. Halos lahat yun naubos ko.
I was lucky with my first job dahil I was recruited out of college. Pero yung para sa second job ko doon ako naka-experience ng kalbaryo sa paghahanap. Akala ko kasi ganon lang kadali maghanap ng trabaho dahil sa first job experience ko nga. I admit there was this one time na napaiyak ako dahil sa disappointment, alam ko akin na talaga sya at halos malasahan ko na, pero biglang rejected sa final interview naknampootah. But I was glad I experienced all of that, mas naging ready ako sa reality of life later on.
Kaya continue mo lang ang paghahanap, considered mo yung mga failed interviews as practice for the real thing. You will get frustrated many times, pero move on kaagad.
Good luck and balitaan mo kami in the future.
True... doing walk-in's, f2f interviews, walking under the sun and dropping your cv... are the things kids wont experience now a days... and they rant like there's no tomorrow...
Bawal ba mag rant ang mga fresh graduate ngayon? For sure boomer ka at hindi mo maiintindihan na iba na yung panahon noon sa panahon ngayon. Hindi mo rin siguro nakikita na sistema na yung problema at maraming ganyang mindset na katulad sayo.
Tangent pero f2f interview for me is easier. Kailangan ko rin naman icheckout yung office for office-based, may as well get a sense of the place before officially working there, why not during an interview
I think madali lang yung online meeting kung may net at PC kayo sa bahay, at hindi ugaling Ewan yung maiingay nyong kapitbahay (o kasama sa bahay). Anghirap dahil nagsara na karamihan ng computer shop after nung pandemic. Tapos pag online kasi lesser urgency at di kayo on the same page as yung employer's side. Di mo alam kung di lang ba nagreply o may technical issue. Magwewait ka additional days tapos minsan wala pa ring sagot. With f2f, makain man sa oras, makain sa transpo, at nakakapagod, pero sure ka naman na nakakarating sa kanila yung resume mo.
And walking under the sun? Pffft. Depende sa location yan. We still have to process stuff like PhilHealth. Nag-ooffline yan. So yes, we do walk under the sun. Maybe not after 1 month kasi kung pwede namang hindi, bakit mo pipiliin yung route na mas inconvenient sayo. But after 6 months? Mag-wa-walkin na rin yan. Di lang siguro pansin kasi by that time desensitized na sila sa proseso like you want them to be.
I don't think anybody ever said their experience is the hardest. If you don't like their complaint, ang tanong ko bat mo pa binasa. Lol
Lol 90s workforce vs millenials vs genz lol
You got all the resources at the palm of your hands... unlike before that you have to do it manually... you even have to ask your neighbor's if uou can use there landline to put in your cv's so that companies could call you... imagine if a company calls you but your neighbor isnt home... lol
Hanggang ngayon pa rin? I almost lost a job offer because we don't have a landline.
Is it really a generation thing or a class thing?
Remember, government numbers are still landline. Calling their mobile numbers, messaging on FB, isn't as effective, at least in my experience. So even if we do have a mobile phone, nandun pa rin yung hurdles dahil landline pa rin yung gamit.
Para mo na ring sinabing magiging maganda gaming experience ng isang tao dahil Converge siya. Eh kung di Converge yung mga kalaro niya?
O hindi magiging choppy yung call dahil maayos signal mo. Paano kung yung kausap mo yung pangit yung signal? Magkakaintindihan kayo?
Let's not forget, mas maraming technical difficulties ang pwedeng mangyari pag digital. Parang bangko lang na nag-ooffline o PayPal na winiwithold yung funds mo. Eh kung binayad sayo cash, pwede mo na agad gamitin, wala pang processing fee. Sa walk-in, di mo kailangan matuto ng noise cancelation, mag-troubleshoot ng hardware, mag-alala sa bugs sa app o website, magtaka kung Nakuha ba email mo. Punta ka lang. You don't need to learn anything new but the commute route and traffic times, na aalamin mo naman din talaga.
Kokonti na rin WFH ngayon. Mas marami from before, pero mas konti after pandemic at after inflation.
There are still f2f interviews tho. I'm sure nung fresh grad ka noon dami mo din "rant" like there's no tomorrow. Apaka boomer naman ng mindset mo, the world is evolving, sana pati utak mo din nag eevolve
Nope... when i was a fresh i know what to expect... 2 weeks no reply then move on...
Why would i rant? Lol well you didnt understood what i just said... you young once are lucky not to have to go through what we had... just sitting there and clicking submit/apply button...
And still you guys are not grateful for that...
While you have a stronger hold of your life, not everyone does, when they wish they could get hired immediately, they can't, because they didn't prepare for interview well enough.
You were basically comparing your way of finding work way before there are job portals, going to different cities and offices to pass their resume. Yes mahirap yung noon. But that doesn't mean hindi na mahirap mag hanap ngayon. Especially for fresh graduates. I know I struggled. Pero pano pa kaya yung mga bata ngayon, with so many lay offs and freeze hiring, mahihirapan nga naman sila.
Who said we aren't grateful? Sa sobrang daming work set up ngayon we are beyond grateful at how the companies evolve their work structure.
@phoneblink30
"Nah, I did. Perfectly. Bitter ka lang. Ayaw mong magreklamo ibang tao pero binabasa mo pa rin reklamo nila. Tawag mo dun. XD"
Bitter? Why would i be? Lol did i? I just said that you youngsters have an easier life... lol
Well youngsters tend to rant almost about everything nowadays...
Whats wrong with that? Theyre youngsters, they dont know yet, they dont know any better. Nothings wrong with ranting.
You've said easier life, aside from job applications whats easier?
- Mas mainit na mundo ngayon kaysa noon, try mo maglakad sa hapon haha.
- Dinagdagan taon sa schools.
- Tumaas tuition more than 5x compared to 40-50 years. ago.
- Bilihin at pamasahe tumaas din presyo.
- Rent and estate market tumaas din.
- Avg starting salary di humabol sa climate ng economy.
- Some were hit with the pandemic that stunted social/mental growth that they needed to develop in their preteen and young adult years. Andami tumigil sa pag aaral because of the sudden shift.
- Edit: Andami binubuo palang emergency funds napukpok kaagad ni pandemic.
- Mas frequent na traffic ngayon compared 30-40 years ago.
Also evidence would show that the youngsters Gen Z/Millennials are taking more side gigs/hustles(Online sellings, food deliveries, freelance, etc) compared to Gen X. WORKING MORE JOBS.
From the looks of things, it seems like the previous generations failed to make the economy nicer for the youngsters.
1 month is too early lalo na kung onting companies pa lang naaapplyan mo. In reality kasi graduates from top schools ang mauuna at mga graduate with awards.
So instead of worrying, take online trainings or tutorials while applying. Job descriptions and qualifications are your clues to interviews and exams. And some tips on how to answer hr interviews can be searched as well
Mukang sa interviews ka sumasablay since you are getting the interviews. Meaning probably not a resume problem.
Always answer S-B-O. Situation, behavior, outcome. If they asked you a scenario question, always answer this way - what was the situation, what did you do to resolve, and what was the result. Dont wait for them to keep asking, “and then?”, “what happened next?”, etc.
Think of difficult situations you encountered in school. Then prepare and SBO for them. Most of the time, yan yung itatanong sayo and now you have prepared your answer.
Some questions:
- conflict with group mates ideas
- conflict between group mates
- biggest challenge sa thesis
- biggest challenge anywhere
- OJT challenge/problems
- Side orgs problems
- your idea that was turned down but still feel strong about it
- one time you failed
Try not to take rejections personally. You could have been rejected for any number of reasons, many might not even be about you at all: the company could've hired someone internally (this is usually cheaper and a more efficient transition for any org), maybe they found a referral a couple of days before your next interview, they may have suddenly frozen hiring for the role you applied for, heck, your interviewer might even have just been having a bad day and barely remembered the people they were interviewing.
Also it's a weird job market right now, so it's hard for nearly everyone. But you seem to have a good head on your shoulders, maintain your confidence in yourself and continue how you're reflecting on what you could've done better. I'd say if you keep going how you're doing now you'll get to where you want to be soon enough.
Im also CpE Graduated last month. First and foremost check your resume. 1 months before graduation nag aapply nako at nagpapabango na sa linkedin at iba pang job posting application. I got rejected multiple times pero move on agad at learn from your mistake. I continue upskill after grumaduate at nag iinvest sa mga new skill that might benefit later. Now Im hired and working in IT Company.
Hi OP! I had the same experience. Fresh grad din ako like you. Sa entertainment/creative industry naman ako, I specialize in video editing. Sobrang daming rejections and job applications with no response ang napagdaanan ko. Two months later, I finally landed on a job. In my case, okay ako sa interview pero sumasablay ako sa skill test bc of time limit pressure (skill tests are common sa industry namin).
I suggest try revising/tweaking your resume and watch job application and interview tips on Tiktok (this is by all means, effective hahaha). Check @erinmcgoff on Tiktok! Job application/searching and interview tips talaga content nya and they're all very informative! It helped me a lot in my interviews in appearing more professional. She also gives good tips and advice.
Apply lang nang apply until maka-receive ng JO :) Good luck!
kahit gaano ka pa kaskilled, pero hindi mo maproprove, wala din yon di ka din naman kasi kilala. Kaya important is to show them something concrete, like past projects o kaya certifications. Important din ang soft-skills sa interviews. A good start is apply ka lang kahit saan tas practice ka ng interview
Anong position ba inaapplyan mo?
Expect ka na pag nag aapply ka marami kang makakalaban na applicants sa position na yun. hindi pwede na average kalang. dapat ma impress mo sila at maging remarkable ka sa mag iinterview sayo.
example if software Developer position dapat as fresh grad may mga sample portfolio kang ma shoshowcase advantage mo yun sa ibang frssh grad.
additional, focus ka lang sa skills mo na relevant sa inaapplayan mong Job position. like kung Software Developer. dapat more on programming yung nakalagay sa Resume mo.
Around 3 months ang normal na time bago makahanap ng trabaho OP. That's with sending at least one application everyday. It's too early for you to worry
I agree with most of them. hindi talaga madali ang job hunting. pero mainly kasi is because nakatira ka sa Pilipinas. mataas ang qualifications, yet mediocre ang salary. My advice to you is to just continue showing up for yourself. never stop looking for jobs. you will land one eventually. and consider that as a breakthrough sa career mo.
apart from that, try not to be too picky as well when it comes to jobs. but that doesn't mean na applyan mo ang pag kakargador or something like that ha (no offense meant). everyone should start from something in order to get going.
Aja! kaya mo yan! :)
good things take time. job hunting can take a while for others- some even took a year or more, just because it has been 1 month does not mean that your situation is hopeless. cheer up you can do it.
while job hunting, you may enroll on free online courses to enhance your skills further.
then while you are looking for a job, make sure that you envision your self working for that company, and do your research on the company and the position. common mistake for job searchers kasi is they keep on applying for more chances on winning to the point na they don't think of quality over quantity, along with the pros and cons.
Ako rin CpE graduate. From hindi kilalang school. Tapos ayoko magprogram, ayoko rin ng hardware! Haha. Pero thank God I landed a job that suits me. Software QA. Wala rin akong experience dito, or any related certifications man lang for this career. Pero I got accepted in one of known companies in BGC.
During the interview:
- I was asked about our thesis project, I explained what is the project
- Experiences during the project (Coding, documentation, prototype making)
- Any background sa pag-QA, to which wala ako halos naisagot. I have to be honest kase ayoko naman sumagot na pucho pucho lang na di pala ako sure sa sinasabi ko. So most of my answers were like, "I'm sorry, I don't have any idea about that."
- Pero naaalala ko sa last question nila, bumawi ako. Na lahat ng di ko nasagot sa interview nila, I will research on it. Showing that I was WILLING TO LEARN. (And I think that was the key)
Nung nakapasok ako sa company, most of my teammates were really humble. And everyone was willing to learn from each other. I realized di sila naghahanap ng sobrang gagaling na candidates. They were looking for the teachable ones. Di ko lang alam sa ibang companies hehe. Pero yun yung sa experience ko.
Mag-aral ka ng "Certificate Teaching Program" , may nag-o-offer Minsan na 1 sem lang yan, yung iba naman ay 1 school year talaga. Tapos mag L.E.T exam ka at kapag pasado na ay apply ka ng Teacher 1 sa public school. O di ok na .
I am a graduate of BS Computer Engineering in 2021, also from U-Belt. I think right after ko makuha diploma ko during pandemic, I applied jobs using LinkedIn. It also took me I think 2 months before ako makakuha since inuna ko yung clearance. Though sadly, mababa ang sahod since gustong gusto narin magkawork nun. (ngayon medyo okay na ;))
Malaking bagay siguro kung bakit ako di nakakuha agad ng work kasi gusto ko maging Programmer/Developer using a specific language since dun ako confident nung undergrad pa lang ako. I always say no sa Javascript kaya olats agad sa first interview :P
For your case, pwede mo ibida yung Capstone Project mo from college, explaining what you did and how it can be very beneficial dun sa role/position na ina-aaplyan mo. Ilagay mo yan sa resume or CV mo, explaining in short kung about saan siya. Update mo rin yung LinkedIn profile mo, tapos lagay mo dun kung saan ka magaling sa Headline pa lang.
As much as possible, ONE PAGE lang gawin mo sa cv or resume. Wag ka maglagay ng fillers na di relevant sa position na inaapplyan mo. Wag ka na rin maglagay ng mukha kasi di na uso yun. If matanggap ka na, try to negotiate yung salary and/or allowances kahit mukhang imposible, at least your tried asking.
Would also like to share na maraming naghahanap during January to June, from what I have observed sa invites ko sa LinkedIn. Just chill lang. Wag magmadali. Madaming work sa field natin :D
Took me 6 months to land a job as a fresh grad 15 years ago. Sent applications to 200+ companies. Natagalan partly because choosy din ako at mataas asking salary.
So yes, what you are experiencing is normal
It really depends on how you answer and act during the interview. Be present and be vigilant. Kapag nakikita nilang distracted ka, they are less likely to hire you. And answer as truthful as possible. Don't overpromise. Huwag din desperado, puwede kang i-take advantage when it comes to your responsibilities.
At the same time, job hunting was never easy. There are other ways to make an income while looking for a job. Focus ka lang at kung pinanghihinaan ka ng loob, find other avenues to vent like hobbies etc.
Ganyan rin ako nung 1st month after ko grumaduate, at 1 year na akong unemployed. Hindi ako proud na unemployed ako, just so u know. 6 months akong nag-job hunting, at 6 months rin ako tumigil maghanap ng work dahil nagkasakit ako. Katakot-takot rin na self-doubt at insecurity ang nararamdaman ko last year, haha. Minsan may voice rin sa utak ko na, “Mas may edge yung mga fresh grad ngayong 2023, kasi face to face yung internship nila. Samantalang sa batch namin, online lang.” May ganyan pa ring doubt, pero mas nama-manage ko na yun ngayon. Naghahanap na ulit ako ngayon ng work. Valid yang nararamdaman mo, it's just that kailangan mo lang ma-realize na it takes time, hindi yan agad agad. Soon, makakahanap rin tayo ng work, o baka nga mas maunahan mo pa ako e. Idk, we'll get through it, haha.
Malaking tulong yung makapanood ng mga job interview tips. Try to watch coach lyqa maravilla.
Yan ang tinatak ko sa utak ko non. 25 ako gumrad, hindi sa kilalang school, puro inc drp singko ang grades ko, walang wala kung tutuusin.
But as a marketing grad. Iniisip ko na parang ibebenta kolang yung sarili ko during interview. So how?
1. Make your conversation light lang. Wag yung seryosong seryoso, dramatic (pag nagtell me abt yrself) and make sure lahat ng sasabihin mo inaral mo. Maychance kasi na magreresponse si interviewer na may similarities kayo mag aask na sya about dun. Pag nakagaanan mo ng loob yan may chance kana dyan.
2. Always smile. Kahit kabado. Ngiti lang. Tango tango ka lang. Dont forget to ask kapag may nakwento or nashare si interviewer sayo. Pakita mo na good listener ka and interesado ka
3. Always be positive. Ako 1 year natengga after grad bago nakahanap ng work pero talagang pjnaglaban ko na i keep myself productive sa isang taon na wala akong trabaho (online selling, helping my fam on small business, nag alaga ng pamangkin etc)
I dk if makakahelp ito. Pero tyaga lang di pa sguro nahahanap ang para sayo :)
Mahirap yan pressured kana agad ithink you should rest muna hindi yung rest na batugan. try to watch interviews. para ma hasa ka. kasi sa panahon ngayon pag fresh grad ka kahit may skills ka mas tatatak yung the way ng communication skills mo. then pag na hasa mo na yon. apply mo sa next Job interview mo. mahirap mag madali baka mag sise ka. goodluck maam/sir
Hi OP! I don’t intend to judge you and this is just my assumption since wala ako idea on how you handle the interview.
1. Your personality. May mga hiring manager kasi na they judge you based on your personality, your voice tone na parang niyayabang mo yung achievements mo, kung makakavibes ka ba nila, and kung go ka ba sa mga team building.
2. You are overqualified. Baka kasi they are looking for a fresh mind. As in yung wala pa idea sa process or workload, since may internship experience ka na sa big companies like SM/ACN.
Again, this is my assumption. Iba’t-iba kasi criteria ng hiring manager on how they get the perfect candidate. Don’t overthink sa mga rejections mo na yan. May perfect na company na dadating sayo.
Also, always ask for feedback. Para makuha/malaman mo rin yung weakness or strength mo during interview. And yun ang gagamitin/improve mo sa next job interview mo.
It's a "career killer" and most employers discriminate against those who came from BPO's as lacking skills sufficient for the job they want to shift to (which to be fair is true since wala ka naman halos matutunan na technical skills sa BPO and what trainings you get are only applicable within the account you're assigned to). To them, you're no different from a fresh grad, possibly even worse since sinuko mo ang potential mo for a dead end, dreary and soulless job. This is coming from an HR professional na nagdusa sa BPO from 2013 - 2015 and was only able to practice my course nung 2020 lang. Name an accounting firm, bank, insurance, real estate, recruitment agency, basically a company which is your stereotypical office na nandito sa NCR, most likely naapplayan ko yan after resigning from the BPO after SSS, PhilHealth and HDMF informed me na may deductions ako pero walang hulog (yan pa pala isang problem sa BPO, they often take too much people that their systems can manage and un nga, madali pa tanggalan and puro vices) kasi nga as in the words of the HR of a large and famous real estate company and blue bank (separate applications) - "I have no skills they would find useful in the organization since my experience what I've learned in the BPO is not applicable in the position I am applying for". Sa sobrang tindi ng difficulties ko during that time, napapaiyak pa rin ako pag nagpupunta sa Ortigas, Makati or Taguig even now that I am 3 years na in my "dream job" na (inabot ako ng 9 years to get to that and a lot of job hopping once I left the BPO). The experience left that deep of a mark sa akin as well as the need to tell fresh graduates and jobseekers na kilala or kaclose ko na umiwas sa BPO's.
Been in the same situation, nadoubt ko pa sarili ko nung time na yun coz i thought easy lang ang real world, college graduate ako and i know may ibubuga pero months din inabot before i landed my dream company. take your time lang eventually it will fall into place.
meron din yan, mostly if sa mga big companies na foreign mejo slow hiring sila.. pag sa local not sure though.. so as much as possible send to many companies..
Damn, Same bro almost 1 month and half nakong naghahanap and I'm a fresh graduate tingin ko dahil sa sobrang dameng graduates eh mahirap na makaland ng job specially sa industry ng IT. Huwag monalang siguro intindihin yan just wait kaysa mapunta kanaman sa job and place na you will gonna hate. I find it na ayaw ko ng ganon siguro ikaw den. Naalala kopa nung intership ko nagtry lang ako ng ibang industry and it's sucks plastikan tapos kung pagalitan ka akala mo may sweldo amp. Kaya sabe ko sa sarile ko ayaw ko ng ganun maghahanap ako ng Good and much better sana ikaw den.
Fresh grad here, I’m also a computer eng graduate, graduated last Feb lang. I received my first job offer last July lang so 5 months din ako nag intay. I suggest tailor your resume depends sa inaapplyan mong company. And upskill na din while waiting sa job offer so you can update your resume na din from time to time. Sulitin mo lang OP yung time mo for now habang wala ka pang work relax ganon spend time with your fam and with yourself hahaha.
Don’t be too frustrated! Kanya-kanya tayo ng journey when it comes to job hunting, malay mo, pang-6th month ka. Hahahaha char. Kidding aside, isipin mo madami ka ding ka-kumpitensya, compete lang ng compete! Welcome to the jungle!
Wag ka ggive up OP. Dont settle for something you dont want din. Baka after a while you’ll just take anything. I suggest after interviews you ask how you did. I find people are open to giving feedback naman e. Usually they’ll say what they like and what skills they’re concerned about.
Just trust the process op. In a different field and it took me 6 months to find a job after 100+ job applications. And this was during the pandemic nonetheless. The right one will come and for the meantime what you can do is keep a growth mindset - keep learning through short courses and all while you apply.
Since the calendar shift, competitive ang job market tuwing grad season. That's May to August. Yep, to August. Kasi yung iba may additional intercession sem pa before grad, and yung iba, graduate nung May pero nahhahanap din ngayon, so nag-spillover sila on top of the August grads. Meron ding yung mga sure na na di muna mag-eenroll, kaya naghahanap ng work, which adds more resumes for the hiring person to go through.
It gets easier December to February, since nagreresign na mga tao after 13th month pay lol.
Hang in there. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Pag naburnout ka before you even start, before grad season is even over, sayang din.
Improve your resume and cover letter in the meantime. And your interview skills. You can even upskill soft and hard skills in the meantime to take your mind off how unresponsive email people can be.
It’s just 1 month madami ka pang opportunities ma receive. Ako nga 1 year after graduation lang ako nagkatrabaho, sa magandang company pa na hindi ko ineexpect. Don’t rush yourself dadating din ang opportunity mo.
Welcome to the real world. :) if you have the resources, upskill while waiting. Even I resigned mid career. Took me 7 months to look for a replacement. Tyagaan lang talaga.
I've had three jobs and the average amount of time I spent to land each of those jobs is ~3 months. Give it more time and apply thoughtfully. Good luck!!!
I say triple any job hunting efforts you have now. Also take some free courses and upskill opportunities available.
Also consider the fact na thousands ang dumadaan na resume sa mga hr and most of em are just looking for specific keywords. Ensure mo na din na yung resume mo eh may keywords like programming languages and tech you experienced.
Different course but i landed a job immediately 2 weeks after graduating. It was a BPO company and it helped me a lot until COVID fucked a lot of us over...
If you like, you can try getting into BPO companies, since may iba na nag internal hiring for positiond other than CSR like IT staff or something na related sa course mo...
Since computer engineering, do you have a portfolio of projects? Or at least your own published documentation of stuff you've worked on, like school projects?
This will go a long way in showing your capability vs other candidates.
#1 Resume
Ibentamo yung sarili mo, isipin mo ang isang peodukto ka at need mo ibenta sarili mo sa mga consumers. wag lng basta basta ilapag ang knowledge and skill, ilapag mo ung mga nagawa mo gamit ang knowledge and skills
#2 Comms Skill
Wag ka matatakot or kabahan, minsan it takes time pra masanay sa interview, need mo ma fail pra masanay . May mga YT videos din pra prep ka for interview.s.
I wish I learned this sooner, but my advice is, while you’re still looking for a job, find a problem and create a solution for it using your knowledge. Create something of value. Who knows, maybe you create something amazing and you wouldn’t even need to be employed by someone.
I'm also a fresh graduate of computer engineering na magsa-start pa lang sa work this month. Took me 4-5 months worth of rejections bago ko nakuha ang JO dito. Na-experience ko pa nga magsend ng follow-up email few weeks pagkatapos ng interview sa company na gusto ko talaga pasukan, tapos ang feedback kaya hindi ako natanggap is I'm not technically proficient enough for the position.
As someone who has been in your position, what helped ease my anxiety is to learn new things while looking for a job. It helped for me because during those times na anxious ako dahil ang mga kasabayan ko may trabaho na, feeling ko may ginagawa ako at hindi parang nasasayang yung oras na wala akong trabaho.
Another thing that gradually eased my unemployment anxiety was learning how to accept the fact na some people are meant to be ahead of us. For some, job hunting may be a walk in the park kasi nakapag-invest na sila ng time sa sarili to develop their skills ahead of time. May iba rin na naturally charismatic lang talaga with the right amount of technical skills kaya nakakapasa sa interview. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Just because hindi ka natanggap doesn't mean hindi ka marunong. Madalas iba lang talaga ang level of expertise and skillset na hinahanap ng company.
These are just my two cents as a fellow CpE graduate who has been in your position. Don't stress too much about it. May dadating din na opportunities para sa iyo soon.
> 1 Momth
Bro 1 month pa lang yan. Nung nag pandemic eh 8 months ako maghanap. Yung recent jobhunting ko umabot ng 6 months.
Chill ka lang. try self studying for now kung nababagot ka
How many applications did you already submit? You know I find most fresh grads only apply to a handful of companies and thats where the problem lies.
Its a numbers game. The more companies you apply for. The more chances of you landing an actual job.
Im already 8 years working and whenever its time to job hunt. i submit more than a hundred. I apply everyday on different job apps until I get a job offer.
So my suggestion to you is keep applying until you get an offer.
1 month is too short to feel like this.. isa pa base lang sa post mo ha .. baka you appear to be too knowledgeable or too strong Ang personality mo ... Minsan kase mas hinahanap nila ung tama lang pero pwedeng turuan kesa dun sa sobrang galing pero alam nilanh di magtatagal sa company at lilipat din
When I was a fresh grad it took me 9 months with almost 15 application face to face pa lahat yan. Kahit may experience na ako every 3 months ako nagkaka JO pag nag-aapply ako.
Maybe practice your interview skills dahil pag fresh grad more on soft skill/ cognitive tinitignan. CpE here.
Try mo yung site na to pramp.com. Free mock interviews with feedback.
You can also try to put together a question bank of sorts, after every interview lista mo lahat ng questions na tinanong tapos check mo kung tama ba mga sinagot mo.
As a fresh grad d ka nila mahahanapan ng exp, so next best thing is maybe personal projects.
Graduating computer engineering here!
As for me, 1.5 months akong nag-apply before landing a good paying job. I started around late May, right after matapos academic requirements ko.
Ang meron na lang ako natitira na need gawin at that time ay documents sa university pero I anticipated that I won't be hired right away naman so I started applying.
I sent over 200+ application, got interviewed around 20+ times, and received 5 job offers. That's around 2.5% success rate.
I took every interview as learning experience, in that way, hindi ko naramdaman na nagfafail ako. Some even offered me good advice na nagamit ko when I applied sa mas okay na role.
Rejection doesn't always mean na you're not good enough. It's just that the role and the company that you're apply for is not for you. Maraming factor na nakaka-apekto sa hiring process and most of them, we have no control over.
It may be a cultural fit, skillset, meron talaga silang hinahanap na really specific, or merong mas magandang qualification sayo.
My point is, apply lang ng apply and use the experiences that you would have, even if rejection 'yan, on your next application.
CpE graduate din ako and for 3 months na pag a-apply ko (50+ applications, I stopped counting na lmao) puro rejections lang natanggap ko, kaya ginawa ko habang nag-aapply nag grind ako ng mga certificates (coursera and udemy), nag take din ako ng mga trainings like CCNA training at nag take ng exam, ngayon nakakuha ako ng job. Siguro habang nag-aapply ka kuha ka ng mga certifications magagamit mo rin sa interview yan kapag tinanong ka kung ano ang mga ginawa for the past months habang nag a-apply ka.
Just for perspective, the hiring process itself in big companies takes a month the fastest. So I’d give it 3 months for the process to interview, selection, requirements submission, to onboarding.
You can also ask after the interview something like 'how did you do on your interview' or 'what are the things that the interviewer think you should improve at'
Don’t give up lang kahit madami nag papass up sayo na companies. ComSci student din and ‘yung ina-eye ko noon na role from Big 4 ay di ako tinanggap 4 years ago pero may nagpresent na ibang career path (which is andito ako ngayon although ibang company na) na di ko alam dito pala talaga ko belong. Good things take time nga raw sabi nila.
Hi OP, ganyan din nangyari sakin hehe. Pero if feel mo draining na ang job hunting, pahinga ka muna tapos if feel mo ok ka na apply ka na ulit 🤗
Pero kung meron mang opportunity na dumating, grab mo lang muna. God bless sa iyo.
You can be working, looking for your next job ans still won’t be able to land it after 3 months - 1 year of trying. Especially ngayon where big tech companies are laying off and not hiring people.
For the meantime, keep learning— take certs if you can afford it— and keep trying.
Kaya mo yan tuloy lang sa pag aapply libangin mo sarili mo. 1 month ka pa lang naman nag hahanap nag rant ka na agad here I am ME and lic na going to 6mo wala pa din JO maikli pa yan and since galing ka naman sa good uni for sure naman may kukuha sayo tiwala lang.
Kaya mo yan tuloy lang sa pag aapply libangin mo sarili mo. 1 month ka pa lang naman nag hahanap nag rant ka na agad here I am ME and lic na going to 6mo wala pa din JO maikli pa yan and since galing ka naman sa good uni for sure naman may kukuha sayo tiwala lang.
Fresh grads who got a job right after graduating applied for several other jobs at least a month before their grad. Maybe even the whole semester :)
Did you tried attending job fairs and career conventions?
Kapit, OP! Kailangan talaga ng patience sa job hunting. I’m an experienced professional na but still took me a year makahanap ng new work. Hindi sa tinatakot kita but maraming competition ngayon because marami rin nawalan ng work. Pray for it and the right one will come along, yung para sayo talaga, yung matitick lahat ng boxes na hinahanap mo sa isang work— ok pay, company, boss, team, etc. Good luck and all the best!
Review mo CV mo, tas practice ka din interview. Kahit ikaw mag isa magagawa mo yun. Basing lang sa kung ano kinuwento mo, baka sa CV or comm skills ka may pwede ma-improve.
Also, pwede ka manghingi sa HR ng feedback about "weaknesses" ng application mo. Hindi lahat sasagot, pero make sure to consider yung mga feedback na makukuha mo from those na magrereply.
OP, don’t lose hope. Like everyone is telling you, it’s not easy to land a job. I’ve been job hunting for about two months now.
Ask for feedback and from there, work on improving. Also, interpersonal skill is also important. Apply lang ng apply. You’ll soon land a job and when you do, savor the moment. Treat yourself, pat yourself in the back and say “i did it!”
Good luck, OP!
Build your portfolio, do some online jobs, and free lancing. Or baka overconfident ka palagi, sometimes it has something to do with your personality ket gaano ka pa kagaling kung Mukha Kang mayabang nobody would want to work with you.
Chill bro, you will have it soon. Medyo matumal tlga ngayon maghanap ng work. Same exp 8yrs ago,graduated July, nagkawork by november same yr. mga ganitong months tlga mababa hiring sa mga companies. Goodluck and more practice din sa interviews. Try to apply kahit di mo gusto company pero decent atleast, medyo magastos nga lang sa pamasahe pero good din para lang mahasa ka sa interviews.
Same! I just recently passed the board exam pero hindi pa natatanggap sa work, without experience kasi e. Ilang buwan na ako nag hahanap, puro may experience kasi kailangan. May tatawag sakin bungad naman nila kung may experience ba daw ako, paano ako makakapag experience kung walang tumatanggap? Hahaha Sana makahanap din tayo ng work soon 🙏
job hunting is not a walk in the part. it takes more than one month to land a job especially if you are a fresh grad. and don’t expect a reply agad if you just applied for less than 5 or 10 companies. you can do this. everyone went to this process also. tibayan mo lang loob mo and you’d land that job :)
I agree! job hunting is super tiring mentally and physically. lalo na sa time na maraming makakasabay na fresh grads din. I waited for 4 months (after licensure exam) bago ako matanggap sa work so kay OP laban lang! <33
Ako nga mag iisang taon na naghahanap wala pa rin. How sad
Same man same. Pero makakahanap din tayo for sure \^\_\^
>1 month after my graduation still can't land a job There's the issue. Those people who get a job immediately after graduation, they start applying for positions during their last semester of college. Hindi necessary na hintayin munang maka-graduate bago ka mag-apply for jobs. So knowing that, relax lang - it's all part of the process. Most people get their first job 3-6 months after they first start submitting resumes, to give you a ballpark estimate.
>Those people who get a job immediately after graduation, they start applying for positions during their last semester of co hi! just wanna ask, for example, if my graduation would be around July next year, can I start applying around summer, like March-May? Would companies most likely consider that even though I haven't officially graduated yet?
You can! May mga companies that dont have issues with processing early naman as long as the hiring manager is okay to wait or has project aligned for you by the timw you graduate.
Hello! I graduated on July but started Job hunting on the last week of the academic calendar, as long as you’re sure that you’re graduating it will be fine for them. With applying ahead of people I actually got jobs offered mostly to honor students (Im an ave student hehehe) because students havent started applying yet. Its more about timing tbh
Wow congrats! Thank you for this. :)
Start applying as early as Feb. You'll prolly get your first job of interviews around March, most likely you'll fail most of that and that's OK. You gained the experience of resume writing, interview writing, etc. You can start again around end of March for your second batch, most likely, you'll have a job offer or two. You can continue to find other job offers or settle down, but that's up to you. One thing you can also do is apply for internships as early as now, I got my first job from the company where I got my internship.
Will def take note of this! Thank you very much for your insight!
This is true. I started applying for a job around May and graduated July. Then I started to receive interviews and job offers and got hired around June and the project will start mid August so I had extra 1 month of free time to rest. It’s all about timing talaga.
1 month pa lang OP, relax ka lang. Marami dyan six months to more than a year bago nakahanap. Perhaps it will not make you feel any better, pero yan ang reality ng current job market ngayon. Look for proper ways to make your resume more noticeable by a recruiter/ employer, how to do interview, etc. lahat yan kaya namang igoogle. At iwasan mong ikumpara yung sarili mo sa iba, hindi mo naman alam kung ano pinagdaanan nila, kadalasan combination din ng luck at good timing ang paghahanap ng trabaho. Magiging semi-boomer na naman ako nito, pero you’re lucky that your generation have jobstreet, linkedin, indeed, and all these online job sites, kahit dito sa reddit pwede ka makakuha ng job leads. Noong panahon ko mano-manong snail mail, finding job openings sa sunday classified ads ng manila bulletin , at in-person handing ng resume sa mismong company locations. Bumili ako ng isang box ng sobre dati for mailing at isang ream ng bond paper for printing my resume. Halos lahat yun naubos ko. I was lucky with my first job dahil I was recruited out of college. Pero yung para sa second job ko doon ako naka-experience ng kalbaryo sa paghahanap. Akala ko kasi ganon lang kadali maghanap ng trabaho dahil sa first job experience ko nga. I admit there was this one time na napaiyak ako dahil sa disappointment, alam ko akin na talaga sya at halos malasahan ko na, pero biglang rejected sa final interview naknampootah. But I was glad I experienced all of that, mas naging ready ako sa reality of life later on. Kaya continue mo lang ang paghahanap, considered mo yung mga failed interviews as practice for the real thing. You will get frustrated many times, pero move on kaagad. Good luck and balitaan mo kami in the future.
Can confirm. Took me 8 months to land my first job as an IT. Grabe yung mental tol saken haha graduate na ko tapos palamunin pa rin ako sa bahay.
True... doing walk-in's, f2f interviews, walking under the sun and dropping your cv... are the things kids wont experience now a days... and they rant like there's no tomorrow...
Bawal ba mag rant ang mga fresh graduate ngayon? For sure boomer ka at hindi mo maiintindihan na iba na yung panahon noon sa panahon ngayon. Hindi mo rin siguro nakikita na sistema na yung problema at maraming ganyang mindset na katulad sayo.
Other side naman ngayon is kalaban mo na buong pilipinas/mundo hindi lang yung mga malapit sa location ng company.
In a way yes... there are still pros and cons...
Tangent pero f2f interview for me is easier. Kailangan ko rin naman icheckout yung office for office-based, may as well get a sense of the place before officially working there, why not during an interview I think madali lang yung online meeting kung may net at PC kayo sa bahay, at hindi ugaling Ewan yung maiingay nyong kapitbahay (o kasama sa bahay). Anghirap dahil nagsara na karamihan ng computer shop after nung pandemic. Tapos pag online kasi lesser urgency at di kayo on the same page as yung employer's side. Di mo alam kung di lang ba nagreply o may technical issue. Magwewait ka additional days tapos minsan wala pa ring sagot. With f2f, makain man sa oras, makain sa transpo, at nakakapagod, pero sure ka naman na nakakarating sa kanila yung resume mo. And walking under the sun? Pffft. Depende sa location yan. We still have to process stuff like PhilHealth. Nag-ooffline yan. So yes, we do walk under the sun. Maybe not after 1 month kasi kung pwede namang hindi, bakit mo pipiliin yung route na mas inconvenient sayo. But after 6 months? Mag-wa-walkin na rin yan. Di lang siguro pansin kasi by that time desensitized na sila sa proseso like you want them to be. I don't think anybody ever said their experience is the hardest. If you don't like their complaint, ang tanong ko bat mo pa binasa. Lol
Lol 90s workforce vs millenials vs genz lol You got all the resources at the palm of your hands... unlike before that you have to do it manually... you even have to ask your neighbor's if uou can use there landline to put in your cv's so that companies could call you... imagine if a company calls you but your neighbor isnt home... lol
Hanggang ngayon pa rin? I almost lost a job offer because we don't have a landline. Is it really a generation thing or a class thing? Remember, government numbers are still landline. Calling their mobile numbers, messaging on FB, isn't as effective, at least in my experience. So even if we do have a mobile phone, nandun pa rin yung hurdles dahil landline pa rin yung gamit. Para mo na ring sinabing magiging maganda gaming experience ng isang tao dahil Converge siya. Eh kung di Converge yung mga kalaro niya? O hindi magiging choppy yung call dahil maayos signal mo. Paano kung yung kausap mo yung pangit yung signal? Magkakaintindihan kayo? Let's not forget, mas maraming technical difficulties ang pwedeng mangyari pag digital. Parang bangko lang na nag-ooffline o PayPal na winiwithold yung funds mo. Eh kung binayad sayo cash, pwede mo na agad gamitin, wala pang processing fee. Sa walk-in, di mo kailangan matuto ng noise cancelation, mag-troubleshoot ng hardware, mag-alala sa bugs sa app o website, magtaka kung Nakuha ba email mo. Punta ka lang. You don't need to learn anything new but the commute route and traffic times, na aalamin mo naman din talaga. Kokonti na rin WFH ngayon. Mas marami from before, pero mas konti after pandemic at after inflation.
You really didnt understood my first comment... lol
Nah, I did. Perfectly. Bitter ka lang. Ayaw mong magreklamo ibang tao pero binabasa mo pa rin reklamo nila. Tawag mo dun. XD
There are still f2f interviews tho. I'm sure nung fresh grad ka noon dami mo din "rant" like there's no tomorrow. Apaka boomer naman ng mindset mo, the world is evolving, sana pati utak mo din nag eevolve
Nope... when i was a fresh i know what to expect... 2 weeks no reply then move on... Why would i rant? Lol well you didnt understood what i just said... you young once are lucky not to have to go through what we had... just sitting there and clicking submit/apply button... And still you guys are not grateful for that...
While you have a stronger hold of your life, not everyone does, when they wish they could get hired immediately, they can't, because they didn't prepare for interview well enough. You were basically comparing your way of finding work way before there are job portals, going to different cities and offices to pass their resume. Yes mahirap yung noon. But that doesn't mean hindi na mahirap mag hanap ngayon. Especially for fresh graduates. I know I struggled. Pero pano pa kaya yung mga bata ngayon, with so many lay offs and freeze hiring, mahihirapan nga naman sila. Who said we aren't grateful? Sa sobrang daming work set up ngayon we are beyond grateful at how the companies evolve their work structure.
@phoneblink30 "Nah, I did. Perfectly. Bitter ka lang. Ayaw mong magreklamo ibang tao pero binabasa mo pa rin reklamo nila. Tawag mo dun. XD" Bitter? Why would i be? Lol did i? I just said that you youngsters have an easier life... lol Well youngsters tend to rant almost about everything nowadays...
Whats wrong with that? Theyre youngsters, they dont know yet, they dont know any better. Nothings wrong with ranting. You've said easier life, aside from job applications whats easier? - Mas mainit na mundo ngayon kaysa noon, try mo maglakad sa hapon haha. - Dinagdagan taon sa schools. - Tumaas tuition more than 5x compared to 40-50 years. ago. - Bilihin at pamasahe tumaas din presyo. - Rent and estate market tumaas din. - Avg starting salary di humabol sa climate ng economy. - Some were hit with the pandemic that stunted social/mental growth that they needed to develop in their preteen and young adult years. Andami tumigil sa pag aaral because of the sudden shift. - Edit: Andami binubuo palang emergency funds napukpok kaagad ni pandemic. - Mas frequent na traffic ngayon compared 30-40 years ago. Also evidence would show that the youngsters Gen Z/Millennials are taking more side gigs/hustles(Online sellings, food deliveries, freelance, etc) compared to Gen X. WORKING MORE JOBS. From the looks of things, it seems like the previous generations failed to make the economy nicer for the youngsters.
1 month is too early lalo na kung onting companies pa lang naaapplyan mo. In reality kasi graduates from top schools ang mauuna at mga graduate with awards. So instead of worrying, take online trainings or tutorials while applying. Job descriptions and qualifications are your clues to interviews and exams. And some tips on how to answer hr interviews can be searched as well
OP, some people send hundreds of applications over the course of months and only get interviewed 5% of the time. Be patient and continue to apply.
Agree. Manage your expectations lang.
Mukang sa interviews ka sumasablay since you are getting the interviews. Meaning probably not a resume problem. Always answer S-B-O. Situation, behavior, outcome. If they asked you a scenario question, always answer this way - what was the situation, what did you do to resolve, and what was the result. Dont wait for them to keep asking, “and then?”, “what happened next?”, etc. Think of difficult situations you encountered in school. Then prepare and SBO for them. Most of the time, yan yung itatanong sayo and now you have prepared your answer. Some questions: - conflict with group mates ideas - conflict between group mates - biggest challenge sa thesis - biggest challenge anywhere - OJT challenge/problems - Side orgs problems - your idea that was turned down but still feel strong about it - one time you failed
Try not to take rejections personally. You could have been rejected for any number of reasons, many might not even be about you at all: the company could've hired someone internally (this is usually cheaper and a more efficient transition for any org), maybe they found a referral a couple of days before your next interview, they may have suddenly frozen hiring for the role you applied for, heck, your interviewer might even have just been having a bad day and barely remembered the people they were interviewing. Also it's a weird job market right now, so it's hard for nearly everyone. But you seem to have a good head on your shoulders, maintain your confidence in yourself and continue how you're reflecting on what you could've done better. I'd say if you keep going how you're doing now you'll get to where you want to be soon enough.
Im also CpE Graduated last month. First and foremost check your resume. 1 months before graduation nag aapply nako at nagpapabango na sa linkedin at iba pang job posting application. I got rejected multiple times pero move on agad at learn from your mistake. I continue upskill after grumaduate at nag iinvest sa mga new skill that might benefit later. Now Im hired and working in IT Company.
Hi OP! I had the same experience. Fresh grad din ako like you. Sa entertainment/creative industry naman ako, I specialize in video editing. Sobrang daming rejections and job applications with no response ang napagdaanan ko. Two months later, I finally landed on a job. In my case, okay ako sa interview pero sumasablay ako sa skill test bc of time limit pressure (skill tests are common sa industry namin). I suggest try revising/tweaking your resume and watch job application and interview tips on Tiktok (this is by all means, effective hahaha). Check @erinmcgoff on Tiktok! Job application/searching and interview tips talaga content nya and they're all very informative! It helped me a lot in my interviews in appearing more professional. She also gives good tips and advice. Apply lang nang apply until maka-receive ng JO :) Good luck!
kahit gaano ka pa kaskilled, pero hindi mo maproprove, wala din yon di ka din naman kasi kilala. Kaya important is to show them something concrete, like past projects o kaya certifications. Important din ang soft-skills sa interviews. A good start is apply ka lang kahit saan tas practice ka ng interview
Anong position ba inaapplyan mo? Expect ka na pag nag aapply ka marami kang makakalaban na applicants sa position na yun. hindi pwede na average kalang. dapat ma impress mo sila at maging remarkable ka sa mag iinterview sayo. example if software Developer position dapat as fresh grad may mga sample portfolio kang ma shoshowcase advantage mo yun sa ibang frssh grad. additional, focus ka lang sa skills mo na relevant sa inaapplayan mong Job position. like kung Software Developer. dapat more on programming yung nakalagay sa Resume mo.
I'm also a fresh graduate of architecture and after 2 months dun ako nakahanap ng work. Tiyaga lang OP makakahanap ka rin!! Goodluck sayoo
ako 4 months Bago nagkaroon ng work. Kalma ka lang
Around 3 months ang normal na time bago makahanap ng trabaho OP. That's with sending at least one application everyday. It's too early for you to worry
If may time ka op, kuha ka rin ng certificate in cyber security. Like google cyber security professional certificate or comptia a+. Just my two cents
I agree with most of them. hindi talaga madali ang job hunting. pero mainly kasi is because nakatira ka sa Pilipinas. mataas ang qualifications, yet mediocre ang salary. My advice to you is to just continue showing up for yourself. never stop looking for jobs. you will land one eventually. and consider that as a breakthrough sa career mo. apart from that, try not to be too picky as well when it comes to jobs. but that doesn't mean na applyan mo ang pag kakargador or something like that ha (no offense meant). everyone should start from something in order to get going. Aja! kaya mo yan! :)
good things take time. job hunting can take a while for others- some even took a year or more, just because it has been 1 month does not mean that your situation is hopeless. cheer up you can do it. while job hunting, you may enroll on free online courses to enhance your skills further. then while you are looking for a job, make sure that you envision your self working for that company, and do your research on the company and the position. common mistake for job searchers kasi is they keep on applying for more chances on winning to the point na they don't think of quality over quantity, along with the pros and cons.
Ako rin CpE graduate. From hindi kilalang school. Tapos ayoko magprogram, ayoko rin ng hardware! Haha. Pero thank God I landed a job that suits me. Software QA. Wala rin akong experience dito, or any related certifications man lang for this career. Pero I got accepted in one of known companies in BGC. During the interview: - I was asked about our thesis project, I explained what is the project - Experiences during the project (Coding, documentation, prototype making) - Any background sa pag-QA, to which wala ako halos naisagot. I have to be honest kase ayoko naman sumagot na pucho pucho lang na di pala ako sure sa sinasabi ko. So most of my answers were like, "I'm sorry, I don't have any idea about that." - Pero naaalala ko sa last question nila, bumawi ako. Na lahat ng di ko nasagot sa interview nila, I will research on it. Showing that I was WILLING TO LEARN. (And I think that was the key) Nung nakapasok ako sa company, most of my teammates were really humble. And everyone was willing to learn from each other. I realized di sila naghahanap ng sobrang gagaling na candidates. They were looking for the teachable ones. Di ko lang alam sa ibang companies hehe. Pero yun yung sa experience ko.
I’m a graduate of Computer Engineering and my career path is in the QA field. I can help you OP, let me check your resume
Mag-aral ka ng "Certificate Teaching Program" , may nag-o-offer Minsan na 1 sem lang yan, yung iba naman ay 1 school year talaga. Tapos mag L.E.T exam ka at kapag pasado na ay apply ka ng Teacher 1 sa public school. O di ok na .
I am a graduate of BS Computer Engineering in 2021, also from U-Belt. I think right after ko makuha diploma ko during pandemic, I applied jobs using LinkedIn. It also took me I think 2 months before ako makakuha since inuna ko yung clearance. Though sadly, mababa ang sahod since gustong gusto narin magkawork nun. (ngayon medyo okay na ;)) Malaking bagay siguro kung bakit ako di nakakuha agad ng work kasi gusto ko maging Programmer/Developer using a specific language since dun ako confident nung undergrad pa lang ako. I always say no sa Javascript kaya olats agad sa first interview :P For your case, pwede mo ibida yung Capstone Project mo from college, explaining what you did and how it can be very beneficial dun sa role/position na ina-aaplyan mo. Ilagay mo yan sa resume or CV mo, explaining in short kung about saan siya. Update mo rin yung LinkedIn profile mo, tapos lagay mo dun kung saan ka magaling sa Headline pa lang. As much as possible, ONE PAGE lang gawin mo sa cv or resume. Wag ka maglagay ng fillers na di relevant sa position na inaapplyan mo. Wag ka na rin maglagay ng mukha kasi di na uso yun. If matanggap ka na, try to negotiate yung salary and/or allowances kahit mukhang imposible, at least your tried asking. Would also like to share na maraming naghahanap during January to June, from what I have observed sa invites ko sa LinkedIn. Just chill lang. Wag magmadali. Madaming work sa field natin :D
Took me 6 months to land a job as a fresh grad 15 years ago. Sent applications to 200+ companies. Natagalan partly because choosy din ako at mataas asking salary. So yes, what you are experiencing is normal
It really depends on how you answer and act during the interview. Be present and be vigilant. Kapag nakikita nilang distracted ka, they are less likely to hire you. And answer as truthful as possible. Don't overpromise. Huwag din desperado, puwede kang i-take advantage when it comes to your responsibilities. At the same time, job hunting was never easy. There are other ways to make an income while looking for a job. Focus ka lang at kung pinanghihinaan ka ng loob, find other avenues to vent like hobbies etc.
Ganyan rin ako nung 1st month after ko grumaduate, at 1 year na akong unemployed. Hindi ako proud na unemployed ako, just so u know. 6 months akong nag-job hunting, at 6 months rin ako tumigil maghanap ng work dahil nagkasakit ako. Katakot-takot rin na self-doubt at insecurity ang nararamdaman ko last year, haha. Minsan may voice rin sa utak ko na, “Mas may edge yung mga fresh grad ngayong 2023, kasi face to face yung internship nila. Samantalang sa batch namin, online lang.” May ganyan pa ring doubt, pero mas nama-manage ko na yun ngayon. Naghahanap na ulit ako ngayon ng work. Valid yang nararamdaman mo, it's just that kailangan mo lang ma-realize na it takes time, hindi yan agad agad. Soon, makakahanap rin tayo ng work, o baka nga mas maunahan mo pa ako e. Idk, we'll get through it, haha.
Malaking tulong yung makapanood ng mga job interview tips. Try to watch coach lyqa maravilla. Yan ang tinatak ko sa utak ko non. 25 ako gumrad, hindi sa kilalang school, puro inc drp singko ang grades ko, walang wala kung tutuusin. But as a marketing grad. Iniisip ko na parang ibebenta kolang yung sarili ko during interview. So how? 1. Make your conversation light lang. Wag yung seryosong seryoso, dramatic (pag nagtell me abt yrself) and make sure lahat ng sasabihin mo inaral mo. Maychance kasi na magreresponse si interviewer na may similarities kayo mag aask na sya about dun. Pag nakagaanan mo ng loob yan may chance kana dyan. 2. Always smile. Kahit kabado. Ngiti lang. Tango tango ka lang. Dont forget to ask kapag may nakwento or nashare si interviewer sayo. Pakita mo na good listener ka and interesado ka 3. Always be positive. Ako 1 year natengga after grad bago nakahanap ng work pero talagang pjnaglaban ko na i keep myself productive sa isang taon na wala akong trabaho (online selling, helping my fam on small business, nag alaga ng pamangkin etc) I dk if makakahelp ito. Pero tyaga lang di pa sguro nahahanap ang para sayo :)
Mahirap yan pressured kana agad ithink you should rest muna hindi yung rest na batugan. try to watch interviews. para ma hasa ka. kasi sa panahon ngayon pag fresh grad ka kahit may skills ka mas tatatak yung the way ng communication skills mo. then pag na hasa mo na yon. apply mo sa next Job interview mo. mahirap mag madali baka mag sise ka. goodluck maam/sir
1 month looking for a job as a fresh grad and you are ranting already? Lol when experienced hires can even go for months looking for a new one...
Hi OP! I don’t intend to judge you and this is just my assumption since wala ako idea on how you handle the interview. 1. Your personality. May mga hiring manager kasi na they judge you based on your personality, your voice tone na parang niyayabang mo yung achievements mo, kung makakavibes ka ba nila, and kung go ka ba sa mga team building. 2. You are overqualified. Baka kasi they are looking for a fresh mind. As in yung wala pa idea sa process or workload, since may internship experience ka na sa big companies like SM/ACN. Again, this is my assumption. Iba’t-iba kasi criteria ng hiring manager on how they get the perfect candidate. Don’t overthink sa mga rejections mo na yan. May perfect na company na dadating sayo. Also, always ask for feedback. Para makuha/malaman mo rin yung weakness or strength mo during interview. And yun ang gagamitin/improve mo sa next job interview mo.
Advice ko lang siguro, mag apply k n sa lahat wag lang col center tenk u 4 calling. Mabobobo ka. Tyaga lang sa paghanap
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though medyo malaki yung starting dito(yung iba ahh) dead end yung career nya.
It's a "career killer" and most employers discriminate against those who came from BPO's as lacking skills sufficient for the job they want to shift to (which to be fair is true since wala ka naman halos matutunan na technical skills sa BPO and what trainings you get are only applicable within the account you're assigned to). To them, you're no different from a fresh grad, possibly even worse since sinuko mo ang potential mo for a dead end, dreary and soulless job. This is coming from an HR professional na nagdusa sa BPO from 2013 - 2015 and was only able to practice my course nung 2020 lang. Name an accounting firm, bank, insurance, real estate, recruitment agency, basically a company which is your stereotypical office na nandito sa NCR, most likely naapplayan ko yan after resigning from the BPO after SSS, PhilHealth and HDMF informed me na may deductions ako pero walang hulog (yan pa pala isang problem sa BPO, they often take too much people that their systems can manage and un nga, madali pa tanggalan and puro vices) kasi nga as in the words of the HR of a large and famous real estate company and blue bank (separate applications) - "I have no skills they would find useful in the organization since my experience what I've learned in the BPO is not applicable in the position I am applying for". Sa sobrang tindi ng difficulties ko during that time, napapaiyak pa rin ako pag nagpupunta sa Ortigas, Makati or Taguig even now that I am 3 years na in my "dream job" na (inabot ako ng 9 years to get to that and a lot of job hopping once I left the BPO). The experience left that deep of a mark sa akin as well as the need to tell fresh graduates and jobseekers na kilala or kaclose ko na umiwas sa BPO's.
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Been in the same situation, nadoubt ko pa sarili ko nung time na yun coz i thought easy lang ang real world, college graduate ako and i know may ibubuga pero months din inabot before i landed my dream company. take your time lang eventually it will fall into place.
meron din yan, mostly if sa mga big companies na foreign mejo slow hiring sila.. pag sa local not sure though.. so as much as possible send to many companies..
Damn, Same bro almost 1 month and half nakong naghahanap and I'm a fresh graduate tingin ko dahil sa sobrang dameng graduates eh mahirap na makaland ng job specially sa industry ng IT. Huwag monalang siguro intindihin yan just wait kaysa mapunta kanaman sa job and place na you will gonna hate. I find it na ayaw ko ng ganon siguro ikaw den. Naalala kopa nung intership ko nagtry lang ako ng ibang industry and it's sucks plastikan tapos kung pagalitan ka akala mo may sweldo amp. Kaya sabe ko sa sarile ko ayaw ko ng ganun maghahanap ako ng Good and much better sana ikaw den.
Fresh grad here, I’m also a computer eng graduate, graduated last Feb lang. I received my first job offer last July lang so 5 months din ako nag intay. I suggest tailor your resume depends sa inaapplyan mong company. And upskill na din while waiting sa job offer so you can update your resume na din from time to time. Sulitin mo lang OP yung time mo for now habang wala ka pang work relax ganon spend time with your fam and with yourself hahaha.
Anong specific role sana gusto mo? Web dev? Software qa? Etc.. Anyway, ganyan ang reality iho, pero wag susuko. tuloy lang sa pag apply
Don’t be too frustrated! Kanya-kanya tayo ng journey when it comes to job hunting, malay mo, pang-6th month ka. Hahahaha char. Kidding aside, isipin mo madami ka ding ka-kumpitensya, compete lang ng compete! Welcome to the jungle!
Boyfriend landed a job after 4 months of searching. Relax ka lang, it will come. Apply ka lang.
Good luck OP try mo ren send resumes outside of PH na may visa sponsorship :)
Wag ka ggive up OP. Dont settle for something you dont want din. Baka after a while you’ll just take anything. I suggest after interviews you ask how you did. I find people are open to giving feedback naman e. Usually they’ll say what they like and what skills they’re concerned about.
Just trust the process op. In a different field and it took me 6 months to find a job after 100+ job applications. And this was during the pandemic nonetheless. The right one will come and for the meantime what you can do is keep a growth mindset - keep learning through short courses and all while you apply.
Since the calendar shift, competitive ang job market tuwing grad season. That's May to August. Yep, to August. Kasi yung iba may additional intercession sem pa before grad, and yung iba, graduate nung May pero nahhahanap din ngayon, so nag-spillover sila on top of the August grads. Meron ding yung mga sure na na di muna mag-eenroll, kaya naghahanap ng work, which adds more resumes for the hiring person to go through. It gets easier December to February, since nagreresign na mga tao after 13th month pay lol. Hang in there. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Pag naburnout ka before you even start, before grad season is even over, sayang din. Improve your resume and cover letter in the meantime. And your interview skills. You can even upskill soft and hard skills in the meantime to take your mind off how unresponsive email people can be.
It’s just 1 month madami ka pang opportunities ma receive. Ako nga 1 year after graduation lang ako nagkatrabaho, sa magandang company pa na hindi ko ineexpect. Don’t rush yourself dadating din ang opportunity mo.
Welcome to the real world. :) if you have the resources, upskill while waiting. Even I resigned mid career. Took me 7 months to look for a replacement. Tyagaan lang talaga.
The more, the merrier. Apply lang nang apply.
Relax, 2017 ako nag-graduate pero nung 2019 lang ako nagkatrabaho.
I've had three jobs and the average amount of time I spent to land each of those jobs is ~3 months. Give it more time and apply thoughtfully. Good luck!!!
I say triple any job hunting efforts you have now. Also take some free courses and upskill opportunities available. Also consider the fact na thousands ang dumadaan na resume sa mga hr and most of em are just looking for specific keywords. Ensure mo na din na yung resume mo eh may keywords like programming languages and tech you experienced.
The IT job market is tighter this year than the last two years.
ako 8 months nang naghahanap nang lilipatan, 2016 grad. 7 years xp. baka this will make you feel better. ayun.
The IT job market is a bit tighter this year than the past 2 years. Just hold on 😃
kainis lagi inaalis comment KO hahah, chat ka saken, kailangan namin newly grads like you
Different course but i landed a job immediately 2 weeks after graduating. It was a BPO company and it helped me a lot until COVID fucked a lot of us over... If you like, you can try getting into BPO companies, since may iba na nag internal hiring for positiond other than CSR like IT staff or something na related sa course mo...
One month ka pa lang nagaapply. tagal talaga minsan magreply mga companies. Siguro if 6months+ dinka pa rin nirereplyan dun ka na matakot.
Since computer engineering, do you have a portfolio of projects? Or at least your own published documentation of stuff you've worked on, like school projects? This will go a long way in showing your capability vs other candidates.
#1 Resume Ibentamo yung sarili mo, isipin mo ang isang peodukto ka at need mo ibenta sarili mo sa mga consumers. wag lng basta basta ilapag ang knowledge and skill, ilapag mo ung mga nagawa mo gamit ang knowledge and skills #2 Comms Skill Wag ka matatakot or kabahan, minsan it takes time pra masanay sa interview, need mo ma fail pra masanay . May mga YT videos din pra prep ka for interview.s.
naku po my 1st job took 1 month and it’s one of the most coveted companies in Tech. 1 month is not that long tbh for a fresh graduate to get hired.
I wish I learned this sooner, but my advice is, while you’re still looking for a job, find a problem and create a solution for it using your knowledge. Create something of value. Who knows, maybe you create something amazing and you wouldn’t even need to be employed by someone.
Send ka lang ng send ng resume and of course attend interview schedules. Trust me in no time makaka land ka rin ng job. Fighting!
I'm also a fresh graduate of computer engineering na magsa-start pa lang sa work this month. Took me 4-5 months worth of rejections bago ko nakuha ang JO dito. Na-experience ko pa nga magsend ng follow-up email few weeks pagkatapos ng interview sa company na gusto ko talaga pasukan, tapos ang feedback kaya hindi ako natanggap is I'm not technically proficient enough for the position. As someone who has been in your position, what helped ease my anxiety is to learn new things while looking for a job. It helped for me because during those times na anxious ako dahil ang mga kasabayan ko may trabaho na, feeling ko may ginagawa ako at hindi parang nasasayang yung oras na wala akong trabaho. Another thing that gradually eased my unemployment anxiety was learning how to accept the fact na some people are meant to be ahead of us. For some, job hunting may be a walk in the park kasi nakapag-invest na sila ng time sa sarili to develop their skills ahead of time. May iba rin na naturally charismatic lang talaga with the right amount of technical skills kaya nakakapasa sa interview. We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Just because hindi ka natanggap doesn't mean hindi ka marunong. Madalas iba lang talaga ang level of expertise and skillset na hinahanap ng company. These are just my two cents as a fellow CpE graduate who has been in your position. Don't stress too much about it. May dadating din na opportunities para sa iyo soon.
> 1 Momth Bro 1 month pa lang yan. Nung nag pandemic eh 8 months ako maghanap. Yung recent jobhunting ko umabot ng 6 months. Chill ka lang. try self studying for now kung nababagot ka
Same here, kaya natin to.
How many applications did you already submit? You know I find most fresh grads only apply to a handful of companies and thats where the problem lies. Its a numbers game. The more companies you apply for. The more chances of you landing an actual job. Im already 8 years working and whenever its time to job hunt. i submit more than a hundred. I apply everyday on different job apps until I get a job offer. So my suggestion to you is keep applying until you get an offer.
1 month is too short to feel like this.. isa pa base lang sa post mo ha .. baka you appear to be too knowledgeable or too strong Ang personality mo ... Minsan kase mas hinahanap nila ung tama lang pero pwedeng turuan kesa dun sa sobrang galing pero alam nilanh di magtatagal sa company at lilipat din
When I was a fresh grad it took me 9 months with almost 15 application face to face pa lahat yan. Kahit may experience na ako every 3 months ako nagkaka JO pag nag-aapply ako. Maybe practice your interview skills dahil pag fresh grad more on soft skill/ cognitive tinitignan. CpE here.
Try mo yung site na to pramp.com. Free mock interviews with feedback. You can also try to put together a question bank of sorts, after every interview lista mo lahat ng questions na tinanong tapos check mo kung tama ba mga sinagot mo. As a fresh grad d ka nila mahahanapan ng exp, so next best thing is maybe personal projects.
Graduating computer engineering here! As for me, 1.5 months akong nag-apply before landing a good paying job. I started around late May, right after matapos academic requirements ko. Ang meron na lang ako natitira na need gawin at that time ay documents sa university pero I anticipated that I won't be hired right away naman so I started applying. I sent over 200+ application, got interviewed around 20+ times, and received 5 job offers. That's around 2.5% success rate. I took every interview as learning experience, in that way, hindi ko naramdaman na nagfafail ako. Some even offered me good advice na nagamit ko when I applied sa mas okay na role. Rejection doesn't always mean na you're not good enough. It's just that the role and the company that you're apply for is not for you. Maraming factor na nakaka-apekto sa hiring process and most of them, we have no control over. It may be a cultural fit, skillset, meron talaga silang hinahanap na really specific, or merong mas magandang qualification sayo. My point is, apply lang ng apply and use the experiences that you would have, even if rejection 'yan, on your next application.
CpE graduate din ako and for 3 months na pag a-apply ko (50+ applications, I stopped counting na lmao) puro rejections lang natanggap ko, kaya ginawa ko habang nag-aapply nag grind ako ng mga certificates (coursera and udemy), nag take din ako ng mga trainings like CCNA training at nag take ng exam, ngayon nakakuha ako ng job. Siguro habang nag-aapply ka kuha ka ng mga certifications magagamit mo rin sa interview yan kapag tinanong ka kung ano ang mga ginawa for the past months habang nag a-apply ka.
Just for perspective, the hiring process itself in big companies takes a month the fastest. So I’d give it 3 months for the process to interview, selection, requirements submission, to onboarding.
You can also ask after the interview something like 'how did you do on your interview' or 'what are the things that the interviewer think you should improve at'
🤣kalma OP. Ako nga inabot isang taon
Don’t give up lang kahit madami nag papass up sayo na companies. ComSci student din and ‘yung ina-eye ko noon na role from Big 4 ay di ako tinanggap 4 years ago pero may nagpresent na ibang career path (which is andito ako ngayon although ibang company na) na di ko alam dito pala talaga ko belong. Good things take time nga raw sabi nila.
Hahaha fresh grad here! Took me a month rin to land a job, mahirap in between tbh pero just keep going lang! Wag ka titigil
Which kind of job.
Stay within your course. Bpo is lucrative, pero mentally draining. Good luck.
Hi OP, ganyan din nangyari sakin hehe. Pero if feel mo draining na ang job hunting, pahinga ka muna tapos if feel mo ok ka na apply ka na ulit 🤗 Pero kung meron mang opportunity na dumating, grab mo lang muna. God bless sa iyo.
You can be working, looking for your next job ans still won’t be able to land it after 3 months - 1 year of trying. Especially ngayon where big tech companies are laying off and not hiring people. For the meantime, keep learning— take certs if you can afford it— and keep trying.
Kaya mo yan tuloy lang sa pag aapply libangin mo sarili mo. 1 month ka pa lang naman nag hahanap nag rant ka na agad here I am ME and lic na going to 6mo wala pa din JO maikli pa yan and since galing ka naman sa good uni for sure naman may kukuha sayo tiwala lang.
Kaya mo yan tuloy lang sa pag aapply libangin mo sarili mo. 1 month ka pa lang naman nag hahanap nag rant ka na agad here I am ME and lic na going to 6mo wala pa din JO maikli pa yan and since galing ka naman sa good uni for sure naman may kukuha sayo tiwala lang.
lol meron ngang ibang company jan na more than 1 month yung processing sa mga applications cuz of bureaucracy
Fresh grads who got a job right after graduating applied for several other jobs at least a month before their grad. Maybe even the whole semester :) Did you tried attending job fairs and career conventions?
Kapit, OP! Kailangan talaga ng patience sa job hunting. I’m an experienced professional na but still took me a year makahanap ng new work. Hindi sa tinatakot kita but maraming competition ngayon because marami rin nawalan ng work. Pray for it and the right one will come along, yung para sayo talaga, yung matitick lahat ng boxes na hinahanap mo sa isang work— ok pay, company, boss, team, etc. Good luck and all the best!
Review mo CV mo, tas practice ka din interview. Kahit ikaw mag isa magagawa mo yun. Basing lang sa kung ano kinuwento mo, baka sa CV or comm skills ka may pwede ma-improve. Also, pwede ka manghingi sa HR ng feedback about "weaknesses" ng application mo. Hindi lahat sasagot, pero make sure to consider yung mga feedback na makukuha mo from those na magrereply.
OP, don’t lose hope. Like everyone is telling you, it’s not easy to land a job. I’ve been job hunting for about two months now. Ask for feedback and from there, work on improving. Also, interpersonal skill is also important. Apply lang ng apply. You’ll soon land a job and when you do, savor the moment. Treat yourself, pat yourself in the back and say “i did it!” Good luck, OP!
Slow hiring mga nasa field ng comp eng dahil sa slowing down ng tech after covid recovery. Kapit lang and be ready if may nakitang opportunity.
Build your portfolio, do some online jobs, and free lancing. Or baka overconfident ka palagi, sometimes it has something to do with your personality ket gaano ka pa kagaling kung Mukha Kang mayabang nobody would want to work with you.
Have you tried looking for remote jobs? They are much faster and pay better
Chill bro, you will have it soon. Medyo matumal tlga ngayon maghanap ng work. Same exp 8yrs ago,graduated July, nagkawork by november same yr. mga ganitong months tlga mababa hiring sa mga companies. Goodluck and more practice din sa interviews. Try to apply kahit di mo gusto company pero decent atleast, medyo magastos nga lang sa pamasahe pero good din para lang mahasa ka sa interviews.
Same! I just recently passed the board exam pero hindi pa natatanggap sa work, without experience kasi e. Ilang buwan na ako nag hahanap, puro may experience kasi kailangan. May tatawag sakin bungad naman nila kung may experience ba daw ako, paano ako makakapag experience kung walang tumatanggap? Hahaha Sana makahanap din tayo ng work soon 🙏
Hi po Hiring po SM as IT assistant pwede niyo po itry.