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Friday, June 03, 2011 || 10:59 AM
I just got Isetan's job offer but i rejected eventually.
i feel it was a pity really. given the fact that my future bosses are really friendly, good staff benefits and pay is good. but on the bad side, long retail hours, lotsa sai kang and job scope wise.. wasnt very ideal.
I must say the final interview was tough. imagine 3 big shots in the company interviewed you for good 50 minutes? and the most scary one was the biggest shot who scrutinised your body language and asked you really tough questions. and at that point in time, I was trying to impress them and making sure i speak to the point. I was damn nervous and trembled during the interrogation process.
I believe the competition was tough; I was competing with local university students with honours who have good grades for Os and As. versus me, I was just an ordinary degree holder with shitty A level grades and average O levels and being the youngest. Am i even on par with them? (I met the final candidates when I was in the holding room with them, 5 of us in total. heard that 1 didnt get in. but since I have declined, they probably will give it to that girl)
The next day, they immediately called (but that time i was having another interview) me and congratulated me. I was really shocked cos i thought i didnt expect to ace the interview. I was delighted at first, but when they asked me to sign the approval form, I hesitated.
I asked myself:
Do you mind working late hours? No, but i fear having NO LIFE
Is the pay good? Well absolutely.
Do you like their culture? In fact, yes. they seem friendly but judging the schedule given, I think I will defnitely lead a hectic work life. but in a japanese company again?
Do you like their job scope? No. oh well, okay la. however, it wasnt marketing related. more like management/operations & sales.
and ultimately the question is:
Money or passion is your priority?
for this question, i hesitated and kept me in a dilemma even until this morning when i am supposed to send the rejection email.
money or passion?
I consulted many people- my ACP colleagues, my mother, my elder cousin, my boyfriend and younger cousin. the one that impacted my decision most is my elder cousin who has been in the marketing field for more than 10 years.
'bu hao zuo de la' said my cousin. She asked if i am hurry to look for a job, if i value money over what i want to do. ultimately, do i accept the given job scope? initially i was thinking of maybe work a while as a management trainee/department sales manager before asking for transfer to their sales promotions department which is ultimately my passion. my cousin said currently what I am doing makes it hard to relate back to marketing, unless i want to merchandising and operations- which is not my intention. true. i always wanted to work in the fashion line. but marketing fashion. not procurement or any other else.
firmly sticking to the dream of searching my ideal marketing job, i decided to decline the offer and wait for better opportunities.
who knows?
