Hi folks!
How are you? It's been a long time since my last update on Hive, as I was busy with my work. Although it is already 2023, today I want to share with you the story of my 2022, as I hope my story can encourage other young people in their quarter-life crisis.
I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Switzerland in 2022. After coming back to Vietnam, I was disoriented. I was not sure what I wanted to do and did not feel confident enough to start working. Thus, I planned to continue to study for my master's degree. However, tuition fees are a problem, and I knew that I couldn't do a master's without a fully funded scholarship. Then, I spent months reviewing IELTS, scholarship essays, and a million other documents that were needed for the application. Believe it or not, I also had a private mentor give feedback on my essays. Unfortunately, I failed. I know it is not that easy to get a scholarship, but I was really depressed during that time. I took a gap year, having no job, only to prepare all those documents, but it didn't bring me the result I wanted.
Of course, as a business student, I did not put all my eggs in one basket; I had a plan B. During the document preparation time, I was also seeking a job and submitting CVs everywhere. I even had a target to submit at least five job applications per day. You know, it is not that easy to find a job as well. Some of the companies replied to me, but the job offer they had was 25,000 VND (1 USD) for a 2000-word essay. I did not accept the offer for sure, as it was not worth the effort. At that time, I thought that I was not good enough to have a job and worried that I might be jobless for the rest of my life. At that hopeless moment, I received an interview appointment from a travel technology company, which is the role I really like and never thought I could get an interview for. But once again, after three rounds of interviews, I was unable to accept the offer. I knew that was a big company, and I did not expect that much. Nevertheless, I was still miserable. To escape the reality, I deleted all of my social media and just stayed in my room, binge-watching Netflix. One day, that travel tech company sent me an email, and IT WAS AN OFFER EMAIL. Not for the position for which I had applied but for another one, as they stated that this position fits me better. I went through the job descriptions and found nothing that could make me say no to the offer.
That's why I left my home country again, as my company's office is based in Kuala Lumpur. The company's benefits are great, and my team is exceptional, kind, and lovely.
No words can express how thankful I am to have the opportunity to work for my current company. I still want to study for a master's, but the working experience I am gaining will definitely help me have higher chances for the scholarship. Thus, my goal now is to learn as much as I can from the real world.
Now, I've realised that sometimes it is not that we are not good enough, but just not the most suitable one (we can be too good ^^). Therefore, just try your best in everything you do; it will definitely pay off one day.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF GUYSS
To end this blog, I want to share with you some of the photos I took of myself during the last 3 months working in Malaysia.
Taken at the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery by my mom. My mom went with me when I first moved to Malaysia. She really is my rock during this difficult journey.
In Genting. The weather here is really cool. It's a perfect place to get away from the summer heat.
This is my team. We took a trip to Genting for moral activities.
With the signature Petronas Tower
This is Taman Botani Putrajaya. The place is full of greenery, and it is near a lake. A perfect place for a weekend picnic.
That's all for today. See you very soon!