Finally getting out the shackles of the educational system is great! I’ve never been more alive in my life. Basically, most of my days currently is -> Wake up during the late afternoon, Be in front of the computer for straight 12 hours, meals in between of course, search for nice torrents to download (movies/music/tv shows), sleep for 12 hours again. I must admit, this is what I’ve been dreaming of being able to experience but reality is slowly sinking in.
I’ve got to get a job sometime and pay the bills. Blogging is a great way to earn money but I’m a much too inexperienced human and I don’t have that much confidence yet to be what you would call a pro blogger. I’ve got to be able to engage myself in real life situations and put my skills to the test in the real (adult) world. I’ve got to interact with other people in the same field to be able to understand the industry that I’m diving myself into.
I’ve already sent a job application for a “link building” position at one of the SEO companies here in Iloilo. They are quite apprehensive in hiring me though after finding out I’m a nursing student. Their concern is that I might leave their company after a few month to concentrate on passing my exams (NLE, NCLEX, CGFNS, IELTS) because they’ve had the same experience with the nursing graduates that they hired before. Their company policy isn’t really favorable for me, is it?
I haven’t got a definite reply about their decision with my application yet. I hope they realize that I’m different from those nursing graduates who left. My challenge is convincing them that SEO is really something that I find worthwhile doing. It’s a stepping stone to even greater plans that I have in pursuing an IT-related career.
I’ll be taking the Nursing Licensure exam in Nov/Dec this year. Hopefully, it will be the last I’ll ever deal with nursing. If there are good opportunities in IT then I’d have no reason to have to pursue nursing.
In the Philippine Ilonggo dialect, ambot ah literally means "I don't know." After graduating in college, I decided to hold off pursuing my profession and embarked on a free spirited journey of adventure and self-discovery. My travels have led me to many places across the Philippine Islands and South East Asia. I don't know where this path will take me but I'm certain I'll get a lifetime of stories out of it.
Well, I tell you … most of the nursing graduate agents who applied and resigned … had said the same thing as you did :)
I guess you have to understand that there is no way that the company could be sure that you will stay longer … but I hope they would give you a chance …
Anyway, whether nursing graduate or not … agents will resign … if they wanted to :)
However, I would suggest that it is better you concentrate on the path in where you graduated … don’t you see … even doctors take up nursing because they could see a brighter future there … I guess … you could always make it a sideline to blog or to be a pro blogger :)
Good Luck!
Well, I tell you… ang sa forums bla, i approve nku.. tnx
Good Luck!
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 ^_^
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.
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.
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.
Ahh. nice meeting you ar-wee-der-yet ^_^ Thanks for the linkback
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 :)
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.
and so you took nursing why??????????
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!
You need to be a nurse even if you don’t like it because:
A) You already worked hard for your degree man. Nursing school isn’t a walk in a park and many people would be dying to be in your shoes as a nursing grad.
B) Financial security. Sadly, People will get sick no matter what. So you’ll never lose your job as a Nurse. If you do get fired, you can always easily get a job at another place, if you still have your license.
If you want to become a pro blogger and a nurse you can do it. You can take work as a registry nurse. Pick the hours/days that is convenient and blog on your free time.
As a nurse student in the philippines, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you