Yes, I moved on.
I was very glad that I was offered a job (twice) on the spot during job interviews. I did not graduate with wonderful GPA which I could flaunt to others, hence I had always thought employers would not want to hire someone who obtained "fantastic" GPA and grades. However, I was pretty happy that some employers did not mentioned anything regarding GPA or such, and what mattered to them most was your past experiences, and what you could perform.
I had thought of changing my pathway from Food Science to Human Resource, but I did not make it. Why? Because I did not graduate with HR related diploma. Hence, I just stay put and applied for Food Science positions. To my delight, upon applying for so many jobs on JobStreet, I did get a number of interview invitations.
On my third job interview, the employer offered me the job on the spot. I could not decide whether to accept or not because I had another interview in the afternoon which I was more interested in. I was not given the chance to think it over at home, because the boss wanted me to give him an answer, then I stayed in the meeting room to consider. I accepted it in the end, because it was a big company with more job advancement chances, and it was only 6 bus stops away from my house. Eventually, I rejected the job offer when the HR presented me with the letter of employment through e-mail. I was very glad they sent me the soft copy instead of needing me to go down to their HQ for it, because I had ample time to read through every T&Cs carefully. That was when I realized there were some terms which I could not accept and most importantly, I had been feeling very stressful from the interview due to the interviewer, and that was why I rejected the offer.
I was worried that I could not get a job, because I had tendered right before I secured another job. I felt that after I tendered, I would have more freedom to source for other jobs which were available and there might be some company who could not wait for you to serve your one-month notice.
On my fifth job interview, I was offered the job on the spot. It was somewhere very near to my house too and the boss was a nice person. Unlike the other interviews I had went, the boss was the one who kept talking and did not ask me much questions. I felt at ease throughout the "interview", and he had laid out the employment details in front of me, and willing to adjust the number of AL to accommodate my requests. I was given the time to consider over it at home. After laying out all the pros and cons, I accepted the job offer. It was still a QA job, but I would be involved in R&D duties which it was something that I always wanted to try. Pay was attractive, job environment was least stressful.
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I would be going for job orientation on 27 April, and starting work on 4 May officially. Looking forward to learning new things in a different food industry.
Thankful for all my supportive family and friends.
