The time is coming when I must act...
Maybe it is the impending release of my UOL exam results, maybe it is due to the frustration I feel about my life, work, studies and everything in general.
I know that I feel this distinct unease within me for days now.
I sense that everything is building up to a point whereby I must make a big decision. Perhaps I can pinpoint this to the release of the results, whereby the decisions that I make will affect me for the next few months or even possibly the next few years.
To stay or to go? That will be a big question that I will attempt to answer.
To be true, I am gradually getting fed-up with the education system at UOL. I wonder if the 100% theory-based syllabus over there really prepares one for the thrills and knocks of working life.
Theory is one thing, but actual experience is another matter entirely.
As I have always maintained to my friends and anyone who would care to listen to me for the past one year, in the future, there will be so many people holding degrees such that if you throw a stone, you will hit a university graduate (be it from Singapore, UK, USA, Australia or whatever country)
When it comes to the job hunt (pedigree of the university not included), the only factor that will distinguish one job-seeker from another is the work experience that he/she has, and the quality of that experience.
So what does it mean? It means that people nowadays have become more discerning. A paper qualification means little or nothing. What they care about is whether you have the experience and ability to do the job, and what can you bring to the organisation.
I don't propose being an "organisation" man, but I think we should all take charge of our lives. You decide your own career, not your company.
Live your own life and be free.
Till the next blog.
I know that I feel this distinct unease within me for days now.
I sense that everything is building up to a point whereby I must make a big decision. Perhaps I can pinpoint this to the release of the results, whereby the decisions that I make will affect me for the next few months or even possibly the next few years.
To stay or to go? That will be a big question that I will attempt to answer.
To be true, I am gradually getting fed-up with the education system at UOL. I wonder if the 100% theory-based syllabus over there really prepares one for the thrills and knocks of working life.
Theory is one thing, but actual experience is another matter entirely.
As I have always maintained to my friends and anyone who would care to listen to me for the past one year, in the future, there will be so many people holding degrees such that if you throw a stone, you will hit a university graduate (be it from Singapore, UK, USA, Australia or whatever country)
When it comes to the job hunt (pedigree of the university not included), the only factor that will distinguish one job-seeker from another is the work experience that he/she has, and the quality of that experience.
So what does it mean? It means that people nowadays have become more discerning. A paper qualification means little or nothing. What they care about is whether you have the experience and ability to do the job, and what can you bring to the organisation.
I don't propose being an "organisation" man, but I think we should all take charge of our lives. You decide your own career, not your company.
Live your own life and be free.
Till the next blog.
posted by Markus at 4:03 pm
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