had a meeting with a senior headhunter today. did not know what to expect as it was my first time.
it was an eye opener. and it was a superbly lousy process to go through. the meeting started with me going through my work history, my strength etc. and after some questions and answers, he said that despite all i said, i lack commercial experiences. and he said commercial companies would be risking themselves if they hire me. and even if they have vacancies, there would be many out there who were more qualified than me. also, he told me i might just want to not focus my search on commercial companies. instead, i should simply focus on government or government-linked companies. and he told me that despite all the right reasons i gave about taking a break, i should not have done so. by taking a break, i had done myself harm. i would find it very hard to find a new job. and my cv would be broken. in fact, everything that he told me sounded very gloomy. and at some point in time, i felt very small and worthless. and at the end of it all, he told me he did not have anything for me. and even if he did, he said it would probably not fit my credentials.
what he said all seemed to suggest my objectives i had set for myself during my job search was wrong. and in a huge way, the meeting was a huge dampener. many of the things he said contradicts what i was taught over the last few months. and i felt lousy quite a few times. but at the end of it all, i was glad i had the meeting. it was a good learning experience. and i was glad he was frank with me. people who are sincere and care about you are the ones who tell you about you in an unadulterated manner. i had to know where i stand and be told about it. there is no need to sugar things up and paint good pictures to me. i did not fully agree with some of the things he said, but i accept them. that was his perspective. he need not have shared them with me. there was no reasons for him to do so. and for that, i truly appreciated it.
at the end of the meeting, he gave me some names of who's who in some glcs for me to consider writing to. and he gave me some pointers as to how i could make my resume more crisp and effective. so all in all, net net, i took away a lot of learning from this afternoon's meeting. and i was glad it happened.
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it was an eye opener. and it was a superbly lousy process to go through. the meeting started with me going through my work history, my strength etc. and after some questions and answers, he said that despite all i said, i lack commercial experiences. and he said commercial companies would be risking themselves if they hire me. and even if they have vacancies, there would be many out there who were more qualified than me. also, he told me i might just want to not focus my search on commercial companies. instead, i should simply focus on government or government-linked companies. and he told me that despite all the right reasons i gave about taking a break, i should not have done so. by taking a break, i had done myself harm. i would find it very hard to find a new job. and my cv would be broken. in fact, everything that he told me sounded very gloomy. and at some point in time, i felt very small and worthless. and at the end of it all, he told me he did not have anything for me. and even if he did, he said it would probably not fit my credentials.
what he said all seemed to suggest my objectives i had set for myself during my job search was wrong. and in a huge way, the meeting was a huge dampener. many of the things he said contradicts what i was taught over the last few months. and i felt lousy quite a few times. but at the end of it all, i was glad i had the meeting. it was a good learning experience. and i was glad he was frank with me. people who are sincere and care about you are the ones who tell you about you in an unadulterated manner. i had to know where i stand and be told about it. there is no need to sugar things up and paint good pictures to me. i did not fully agree with some of the things he said, but i accept them. that was his perspective. he need not have shared them with me. there was no reasons for him to do so. and for that, i truly appreciated it.
at the end of the meeting, he gave me some names of who's who in some glcs for me to consider writing to. and he gave me some pointers as to how i could make my resume more crisp and effective. so all in all, net net, i took away a lot of learning from this afternoon's meeting. and i was glad it happened.
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