Comments on: Looking for a job right now

By: Gemini

Gemini — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:20:02 +0000

It is really hard looking for a job right now especially if you are a nursing graduate with no intentions to stay for a year or two in the company. Even call centers do not accept BSNs anymore. In your case, you need a lot of work to do, to prove to them that you really want the job and stay for full time. Tell them your plans and be consistent. I hope you get the job. Good luck!

By: mast_cell

mast_cell — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:54:07 +0000

and so you took nursing why??????????

By: chymera00

chymera00 — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:19:36 +0000

Thanks gd rain for the advice. I’m certainly putting everything into perspective. Let’s just see, I still have still a couple of months to think about it.

By: rain

rain — Sat, 03 May 2008 05:16:28 +0000

junelle has a point. i’m proof

right after NLE, i ditched nursing and worked as SEO e-marketing associate. the professional growth in IT was liberating. not to mention that a five-figure standard IT salary would put to shame the measly volunteer-fee RP-based overworked RNs get.

then again, we live in a country neck-deep in hypocrisy. in the end, a degree is crucial in order to climb the corporate ladder. not unless a.) your IT skills are undeniably exceptional and b.) you’re fine with rank and file.

your badge is the easiest passport to success, believe me. yes, i may be talking principally about money but hey— IT MATTERS. everything immaterial, including passions, can only be fully enjoyed when money no longer becomes a problem.

your skills will always be there. besides, there are so many IT related works that are subcontracted online. from experience, i realized i didn’t have to kill one to save the other. in an era of multitasking, it is never impossible for two professions to coexist, and us, to enjoy multiple worlds

By: chymera00

chymera00 — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:04:05 +0000

Ahh. nice meeting you ar-wee-der-yet ^_^ Thanks for the linkback

By: Ar-wee-der-yet

Ar-wee-der-yet — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:19:12 +0000

Maayong aga! Salamat gid sa imong damong pagbisita sa akong blog. Taga Dingle at Duenas ang akong family sa father side kaya I’m frequent there in Iloilo. Gin-butang ko na ang imong URL sa akong blog para makabisita ako dto more frequently. Halong karay-a at hiligaynon ang aking Ilonggo kaya di ko alam kung paano gamitin ang isa from the other.

By: chymera00

chymera00 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:17:49 +0000

Korek gd gladita. Some people can take working in a field they are not passionate about just for money but life is more than that. Money is important in life too, I would be a hypocrite if I said it didn’t. But its at least its worth a shot to pursue what you love doing first.

By: gladita

gladita — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:58:22 +0000

Why do we usually end up taking courses not because of our passion but because they’re practical? I guess because opportunities here in RP are not that much. Unless we’re born rich, we have to work for the money first before doing something that we love. O ha, akon pamangkot akon sabat.

Same thing for me, I ended up working in a field that is somehow different from my profession. Modesty aside, I’m a licensed ChE but I’ve never worked in a manufacturing plant, except during the mandatory OJT. I ended up working for the government doing business development work. The pay is not that good but I love what I do. In the end, what’s important is that you’re passionate about what you do and you find meaning and fulfillment in it. Nursing is not just a profession. It’s a vocation. If you’re in it for the money alone you’ll end up like those involved in the Vicente Sotto Hostpital scandal. I wish you luck.

By: chymera00

chymera00 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:40:04 +0000

I hope they give me a chance too. If they don’t, well, too bad for me but I’ll just have to develop my skills somewhere else. I’d like to at least try IT first (and full-time). If I fall flat on my face at least I won’t have regrets in the future that I didn’t try to do something that I am passionate about.

I took up nursing because it was practical. For me, it was practical not because it’s easy to get rich as a nurse working abroad but because I’ll have something to hold on to if I fail in IT. Nursing is universal, the things I learned in school, I can apply for a lifetime and its something that does not readily become obsolete.
I didn’t take an IT related course because I found it impractical. What you’ve learned in your 4 years in college will be obsolete after 20 - 15 - even 10 years. I don’t need to take IT in college, I can just take short classes to learn certain skills.

I told you, I’m different that those nursing graduates who just wanted to work in as a sideline while they’re still not an RN. I have different reasons for taking up nursing.

@ML: Na activate ta na ka lowell ^_^

By: mark lowell

mark lowell — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:54:40 +0000

Well, I tell you… ang sa forums bla, i approve nku.. tnx

Good Luck!