Last Monday, I had a job interview at a company in Salcedo St. Makati. It's another agency type of company that focuses on organizational development and advertising. It's currently beefing up the marketing team which is why they are hiring. It was just one of those jobs I found in jobstreet and I randomly applied. I didn't expect to be contacted but I'm still glad I did. 


I was pleased to know that my interview was set around 2 pm and not early in the morning which gave me an excuse not to wake up early. Before the day of the interview, I already went to the company building to familiarize myself in getting there. It was just a 10 minute walk from Greenbelt 1 which is good for me. I decided to eat lunch in GB1 before going to the interview as I had time to spare. I arrived just in time before the appointment time.


The building doesn't have a facade that looks like it is modern, in fact it looks outdated and would fit in a Saudi Arabian community. It only had around 7 floors. I didn't count it but it's what it says on the elevator buttons. The office was on the 3rd floor of the building. If I counted correctly, there were only 2 offices on that floor including the one I applied to. I couldn't remember the other one. The office looks quite nice. Already better than my 2 previous offices.


The receptionist made me wait in the sofas right by the door until the HR assistant gave me a questionnaire to answer a few questions. After I finished the form, I was just instructed to wait for some time. It didn't take long though before I was called in by the HR for the interview.


She made me feel comfortable immediately and she was quite nice all throughout. It seems like she lives in my area or at least near it since she was quite enthusiastic upon asking how I traveled going to Makati. I would like to believe the interview went well. Although some of my mistakes would occasionally occur such as not being able to express my thought properly and not even getting to finish my answers. It was quite embarrassing but she didn't exactly look like she was disappointed by my answers. It just seemed like we were chatting the entire time. We had a couple laughs in between which was good and didn't give an awkward space in the room. Towards the end, she revealed she was quite new to the company which was why she couldn't give a lot of info and which is probably why she was still nice. lol. She  told me she would get back to me whether I pass or not which is good rather than receiving the generic "We'll call you" response which is just another way of saying you just don't cut it, get out. She was nice enough to usher me out of the office and even asked me if I'm going back home, to which I responded that I'm headed to the gym. I didn't even realize that it was 3pm when I got out already. It didn't feel that long at all.


But I'm not really sure if I want the job. She did scare me about not having time to do other stuff which is part of why I hated my previous jobs. I am trying to look for other jobs that doesn't involve advertising but I don't really have much choice due to my limitations.


There is an upcoming job fair for my parent's company and I would like to try my luck there. I actually sent my resume to them months ago already but I never got a response. Maybe going there in person would increase my chances.


It's a job that I actually want since it's also my parents' job and I love the benefits so I'm praying that I'll get it.