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August 17, 2005
Reaching the next stage in the interview process
Okay - it is official. I have been selected for the face-to-face interview session. This will take place in the morning of August 25. I had a good feeling after the telephone interview. A friend of mine works for the company in Indonesia, and he told me that the company is pretty impressed with me, and so is the client. Similar signals were sent from the headhunter.
I am okay with it. The job sounds great, even so it would require a lot of traveling, to the US and across the region. This would impact my family life (and my blogging habits).
I have some doubts so - but the word doubt is too strong. Is it okay for me to enter another employment contract? Be at the mercy of another employer and to make myself valuable to them? I am ready to jump into self-employment, open my own company. In fact, I am actually talking to another company about a potential project! When I take that job, will I still be ready in another 2, 3 or 4 years (more two than four) to do my own thing?
Many questions are going through my mind and I want clarification before I would commit to anything. It is the fear to go it alone, but then, the corporate world only provides perceived security. They kick you when you don't deliver value.
Posted by Andreas at August 17, 2005 01:50 PM
Comments
Nizar - it would be great if the interviewer reads the blog. Honestly, I believe that would increase the transparency, and, indirectly, my chances as well.
Posted by: Andreas at August 21, 2005 11:14 AM
Andreas... imagine the interviewer reads your blog...
Norzu: the JPA exam? I also got the same thing, second stage of PTD selection processes this 2 sept. now i have a commitment. so i have to let it go.
Posted by: Nizar at August 21, 2005 08:56 AM
hey andreas, that's great! it's good to have options - hope the next stage goes as well as the first =)
Posted by: chasyss at August 17, 2005 09:22 PM
I did do into business once with some friends. It was exciting but not very rewarding. In the end it folded up and we ended up workign for other people. I guess it is the security part. At that time I didn't have any choice - I was unemployed.
Posted by: Adam at August 17, 2005 07:16 PM
I did do into business once with some friends. It was exciting but not very rewarding. In the end it folded up and we ended up workign for other people. I guess it is the security part. At that time I didn't have any choice - I was unemployed.
Posted by: Adam at August 17, 2005 07:14 PM
Whatever it is that you choose to do, I wish you the best.
I have an exam on the 25th, just received a letter from the public services dept. I'm still not decided whether to go or not...
Posted by: Norzu at August 17, 2005 02:09 PM
Hope and pray things go well for u dude!
Posted by: nicktay at August 17, 2005 01:54 PM