I received a call this evening at 6:30ish when I was driving home from work. It was John from the real estate company. I was stoked when he offered me the job. However, as I’ve no Real Estate qualification, I would have to do a short course to get accredited. I’d prayed to God before and it seems like God had shown me the way with this job. Everything just fell into place so nicely. Shaz advised against it as she said the pay was not enough, but I have faith that I will do well in this job and progress. I will be getting what I’m getting now. But I plan to move much further in the next year or two, and as Katrina says, once you have your foot in the right door you will have to work really hard and work your way up.
I look back, and I realised that even though I’d been working for the last 10 months, it was as a receptionist, admin assistant and later on a sample receipt officer. This experience counts a lot as they gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of the working world. It also gave me a good reference from my superiors (which was also what got me the job at the real estate). Realistically speaking though, it will not get me an I.T. job (unless I am williing to work at the Call Centre or something like that). I could go further and work in administration with possibly a better pay but I don’t intend to work in admin all my life. So the property management job is considered my ‘real job’, It is going to be my career.
Why real estate? Many people ask. I can’t explain. But after working for almost a year, I understand better where my strengths and weaknesses lie. I’ve learnt that I like working on the computer, but I also like dealing with people. I like interacting with people. This new perspective I have on life has enabled to meet new people so much more easily, I feel like I can handle any new challenges, not because I am invincible, but because I trust in the Lord, I know that He will always walk beside me.
So, brand new job when I get back from Singapore! I can enjoy my holiday in peace, knowing that there is a job waiting for me when I return. There was a period of uncertainty, after quitting my current job. I was worried that I’d be without goal/jobless/unable to support myself. But I took a great leap of faith. I had faith that God would follow through. And how uncanny it was that I’d found a job that I’m really interested in, that the employer was keen on me, and that he was willing to wait 1 1/2 months for me to start??? I can’t dismiss these great things with the salary that I’ll be getting (which btw is the same as what I’m getting now). I am very grateful to God for this opportunity; I think He has shown me the way and given me many blessings.
Now I have to investigate the course that I’m supposed to be doing. It will take 7 days full time, but I’ll be seeing the boss on Monday and she will advice which courses I can do. This will be a long road, it will be full of learning curves and challenges. But anything is possible when God is here with me.
