my job search had been going on for 5 full months, since October 2007 till now...

i'll say it's more mentally draining than anything, coz it's not easy having to deal with rejections and striking off yet another company from the mental list of companies u have in mind.

i've nvr been rejected before, be it in relationships, or in academic sense or at work... i've always gotten what i want. so it's abit harder for me to have to handle rejections sometimes.

i've been going for interviews since December, but didnt wanna talk abt them coz i didnt wanna jinx it! haha... u noe, how sometimes when you're overly excited abt certain stuff, it'll juz fall thru, like heaven is playing a mean (really mean) trick on you? ya it always happens to me.

so i didnt mention anything abt my job search.

BUT NOW!!!!!

like finally!

the reasons why i'm so gan cheong is coz

1) i've got the bloody tuition loan to pay.
2) i've got a younger bro and sis, so i've got to think of them when it comes to spending and earning.
3) i hate searching for jobs, so GET IT OVER AND DONE WITH!
4) i can happily spend as much as i want on my grad trip and not feel guilty abt it.
5) i just wanna make my parents happy.
6) i need to yang lester teo.

hee... the last reason is a joke lar.

so today, i went to sign contract with Procter&Gamble, an international, globally est company!




so now, i'm officially


whose jobscope includes:

The kinds of assignments you will be rotated through could include Sales (CBD) Finance, Manufacturing (PS) Finance, Global Business Unit (GBU) Finance, Accounting, Internal Controls, Taxation, Treasury, Mergers & Acquisitions etc. Through these diverse experiences, you will get a comprehensive understanding of the various dimensions of P&G's business operations. P&G Finance also provides global career path opportunities, where you will work in various parts of the world and on businesses that span multiple countries.

To give you a flavour of what could be in store, here are some typical F&A assignments:

• Lead investment decisions, including initiative assessment, category portfolio analysis. Marketing spending analysis for P&G Business units.
• Lead cost & investment analysis, related to manufacturing and logistics costs, cost forecasting and working on material sourcing and cost optimization projects.
• Profit forecasting, budgeting for our business units and lead financial and strategic planning for the company across all of our business operations.
• Participate in joint promotion planning with our trade customers to achieve win-win in store success.
• Opportunities in our Accounting, Credit control and Internal Control Divisions where Finance helps deliver Internal External Financial Information and leads the company effort on Statutory Compliance.
• Conduct competitive analysis to enable an objective and thorough investment decision.

i've gotten my first project assignment when i went to sign the contract today and oso met my direct boss who's japanese, and REALLY REALLY REALLY good-looking!
like REALLY good-looking!

i think he made me speechless for awhile there. =))))
hee... i'm sorry les!!! =P

anyway my first project assignment sounds scary and challenging and interesting all at the same time. but it really makes me feel important and valued by the company. and they wanted me to start work in April!!!!!! which made me feel even more important... =)

but i'm starting work in end may lar, i wanna go on hols first haha...

i'm really really happy with this job.

the working hrs are really good. 5 day week, 10am to 6pm. perfect for a non-morning person like me haha...
the company offered me a really good pay, let's just say i'm getting more den i would haf gotten if i had gone into banks, and if i had gone into Chemical Engineering, even at ExxonMobil.

so yes, no one can say that i'm being stoopid by throwing away what i've been studying for 4years. i dun see how THAT is stoopid, when i'm going to do something that interests me more than chem engin and getting a higher pay for that too.

and i'm glad i was active in NUS, coz P&G hired me solely based on my CCAs...
when i got rejected by the banks, there was a point when i suddenly tot, would things be different if i didnt take part in anything at all and focus on getting my first class honors?

but not anymore. i was active and i had lotsa fun in NUS, and no one can say CCAs are useless coz they're not. =)

my parents were really happy. and the look on their faces when i showed them the contract just now was priceless. =)
i owe it to them.