As promised last time, I will now outline some tips on how you set out to get that dream job. I do not purport to be an expert in career coaching or I cannot in any way guarantee that you will truly get the job of your dreams after applying the tips and habits I suggest.
Getting your dream job is more of a combination of many factors including your family background (where or what environment you grew up with), your parents attitude towards education (is reading a family hobby for example or do your parents emphasize the importance of learning), social factors would include your relationships with your classmates, teachers and others, and there are a host of other factors that can affect the current YOU. But don’t get me wrong, the current you, is a result of your past thoughts, actions and beliefs, but right now, you have the power to change all that.
I came all the way from
My first job was with the subsidiary of
Unfortunately, as you can guess, rightly so, I was not happy with any of these experiences. Right before graduation in college, I always viewed myself to be a very successful individual and being employed directly by the country’s, if not the world’s biggest companies. I truly believe that my accounting and computer science background can take me to greater heights. But my condition at that time didn’t reflect that belief.
And so I resigned because I wanted to have the chance to re-assess my situation and so that I can plan properly for the future. My life has been and still is a great roller-coaster ride. I have achieved so many things that few people really think is possible. I have outlined many of those achievements and accomplishments in my earlier blogs so I won’t bore you to death by repeating them here.
As you can see, when I left my job last July 2007 and went on a soul-searching mission as I like to think of it (in truth, it was more like a job-hunting activity). But in any case, I found the answers to most of my questions. Yes, this is truly an important discovery for me. And yes I am telling you now that I have found the secret to success in life, that gift that will ensure I become the man I always dreamed to be (and for you as well if you believe it so).
I am a bold dreamer and I have big dreams. I am humble yet I know that there is almost nothing that I cannot set out to do. Of course we cannot serve two masters. But I know whatever it is that I choose and I like to say I like to take the less traveled road, I know I will live a fulfilled and happy life because of the discovery I am talking about.
It is very simple yet when you come to think of it. It truly is the Great Secret of Life that we all are chasing after.
If you have heard, read or watched The Secret produced by a team led by Rhonda Byrne then you obviously know what I’m talking about. Some people especially conservative Christians have called this new knowledge a lot of names but they are missing the point. If they took the time to consider its simplicity and the truth behind The Secret, they will realize it is the truth we are all searching for.
And that truth is one of the Universal Laws. That law is the law of attraction, as I have outlined in my previous blogs it simply states that like attracts like. It means that whatever you think about comes true. If you think you’re a great basketball player and you truly feel it, then the circumstances, people and events that will make it possible will come to you – you will simply attract it towards you.
Now, you may think that this is impossible.
But please, take the moment. Reflect back in your life. When you usually focused yourself on something even by just thinking of it, you usually got it. But sometimes we don’t get it – the reason behind this is that we actually focused on the opposite end-result not on the outcome we want.
This is the law of attraction in operation. It is the fundamental law by which we create our lives in the Universe. Whatever we think about, we talk about and we do attract the same things toward us. It is as simple as that. That is why there are such things as déjà vu. You feel it has happened before. Yes it has happened in your dreams!
Now, I am not yet quite successful in the definition of most people. But for me I am already very successful. This knowledge that we all seek for, I have found already. And I am slowly but surely creating the life that I want. And yes, it is beginning to take shape and day-by-day there are new developments.
There is only one catch with this law. In order to make it work for you, you have to focus on the positive. Do not dwell on negative thoughts. Banish them from your life. Do not just exile those negative thoughts terminate them from your life. They have no use but to cloud your judgment. Now this will be hard for the first few days but as John Maxwell said a habit is formed after 30 days of practice. Force yourself to change your attitude towards life, change your mindset for 30 days and after that 1 month or so, you will realize, it’s already a powerful habit for you. And it is helping you build the life of your dreams.
I started in the same way. When I first realized that I always knew this law (after reading The Secret) but haven’t practiced it because I doubted it, I changed my approach. I applied it wholeheartedly. I told myself, if it’s not true, what do I have to lose? Nothing. But if it is true, then I have everything to gain.
And so I embarked on this journey and today, I will share with you powerful insights that I have learned from experience and from my readings as well principles that have made the richest people and the greatest minds in our history the success that they have become.
Come November 19, I will be joining
So that you will give me the benefit of the doubt in the unsolicited advice that I am giving here, I will outline the strenuous application process which we underwent to be accepted in the program.
The job advertisement for this position was placed in major newspapers and other sources during the middle of August of this year 2007. After a month, the company received over 800 applications, and two months after that, I was one of the lucky five who survived the countless exams, job interviews and exercises to be accepted in the program.
(To give you an idea of the company’s operations, ANZ owns 40% of Metrobank Card Corporation and it also has a separate banking organization that serves both retail and institutional clients in the country. It is the third-biggest bank in Australia, the biggest in New Zealand, and the biggest Australian bank in Asia. Last October 2007, it was ranked by Fortune Magazine as 18th globally for Top Companies for Leaders.)
I hope now you consider my life story and advice as valuable insights into getting your dream job in the Philippine landscape.
Here are just some tips that will help you get the job that you want in the country’s biggest corporate organizations. But I have to warn you that nothing beats having a head start in high school and college by being always open to change and always learning from the different circumstances you find yourself in. Many of these companies will still look at how you performed in school even though you may have performed poorly but know you are really very good. Nothing beats having good grades and joining many school activities and campus organizations.
- Procter and Gamble Distributing
One of the best companies to work for in the country, P&G stands for excellence in all things and it has made this company the success it is today from quite a simple operation a hundred years ago. P&G Philippines is one of the most respected teams in the global group as our country truly produces many outstanding managers that have helped make P&G the success it is not only in the country but within the Asia-Pacific region as well.
P&G, I believe offers the best compensation package there is, one of the best company environments and one of the best corporate cultures. Having worked there myself on a third-party basis and reporting to P&G bosses, I know that the company truly attracts many of the country’s best graduates. But that should not deter you from applying and joining this great organization.
If you really want a career in P&G, my best advice is to start while you are in school. From my research, I’ve found that almost 85% of P&G employees have been there since their college graduation and that is possibly company policy when it comes to hiring. They truly want to get you right after college. They prefer fresh graduates over those with experience as this allows them to hone and develop you in the P&G way right from the start. This approach has both is pros and cons.
If you already have experience, there’s no harm in trying as long as you did a great job, and I truly mean it a great job in your previous companies/organizations. You have to show great leadership, an innovative spirit, a keen eye on numbers and an understanding of the market dynamics where P&G operates. One way is to apply in many third-party positions that P&G contracts to agencies such as retail operations account managers, area coordinators, merchandisers, and through their distributor teams. If you truly excel, P&G may absorbed you but I think you have to be there for at least three years.
- Unilever
Unlike P&G, Unilever doesn’t discriminate whether you’re a fresh graduate or someone with experience. Unilever is growing its business (both food and non-food) in the country and they are very aggressive in trying to beat P&G mostly in the non-food business (laundry, fabric softener, shampoo and conditioner, skin care, etc).
What Unilever looks for is someone who is aggressive and knows his business. You have to be innovative and resourceful, with lots of ideas on how to improve operations. You have to have strong sales and marketing fundamentals.
The panel interview is not so hard but you have to show flexibility and a deep understanding of the consumer goods industry to be able to impress the managers.
More on other companies soon...
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