Job-hunting, Aug 2011

This week was full on job hunting, resume checking, and creating cover letters.

I know it sounds too soon for me, who'll complete in November, to look for a job in August.
But we need to keep in mind that I'm actually already LATE at job-hunting, I should have gone for interviews for graduate position if I've applied for graduate positions which most of them closed last month.

I just realised that we've got different culture here compared to in Indonesia.
Most of people in Indonesia will wait for graduation before trying to look for job.
I can be done here, I'm not saying it's wrong, but apparently these Aussies are much smarter and ahead than us.
Most students here, especially for those high-achievers, has already secured a job in a 2-year contract in graduate program in leading companies.

This is the time for me to regret why I didn't study harder and score high marks across my subjects in uni.
But let me see the bright side, I got the chance to learn French, which will be impossible if I graduate sooner as I would choose to learn Germany. I met many new friends, good ones. And I'm still in Australia, enjoying every second here.
Things has not been very friendly to me though, but somehow this semester I managed to see things positively and acted positively too.

Back to topic.
Yes, I was rushing a job application that I really want, but I only managed to get my documents to be checked once.
I was late on Monday and it was already full on Wednesday (today).
I think my documents are good, but I'm sure there are rooms for improvements.
I just hope that those bunch of people who wanted to get their documents checked do not apply for the same job that I do, lol.
But overall, I think I'm qualified for the job, just wishing that no one has better resume than me.
Nevertheless, it will be a good practice for me to make resume and cover letter.

If this fails, I'll still stay positive and try looking again, my deadline's November so I need to rush things a bit.