What should you do after graduation?

Assalamualaikum beautiful reader,

An old friend recently texted me via Whatsapp:


...Kan tanya apa pendapat mu...after habis degree, Should I tarus sambung ambil master or cuba cari keraja dulu?...

Honestly, payah hantap soalan biskita ane 😅  Baik pulang di tanya soalan lain, "bila kau kan kawin?" "berisi sudah?" "seorang anak mu...nda kan menambah lagi?" "dimana kau memutung baju kurung mu ane? kebisaian ku"...dan lain-lain soalan.

I believe (almost) everyone is in dilemma when it comes to this part, even untuk diri ku sendiri - What to do after graduation? 

I was always contemplated sama ada kan sambung belajar to a Master level or kan cari keraja saja.  Dengan keadaan ekonomi sekarang yang makin gawat, dengan jumlah pengangguran yang semakin meningkat, dengan bilangan kekosongan keraja yang menyekat, membaginya golongan belia macam kami ane confuse kan mau ke mana, kan mau buat apa...

Anyway bebalik ke soalan tadi, I replied to her brief question dengan jawapan yang panjang lebar. However, untuk menjimatkan masa penulisan ku di blog ane, my answer to her question was 2 sahaja, that is:

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Think and set your future goal. 

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Learn new things/skills.
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Let me explain further:

Think and set your future goal:

I believe to have a "Goal" is IMPORTANT, walau apapun jenis, bentuk and jangka waktu nya - Goal jangka pendek? Goal mencari pekerjaan sementara untuk mencari pengalaman? goal untuk belajar krusus pendek untuk menambah pengetahuan? dan lain-lain...Basically, it is from this goal we can set our journey ahead. Get it? 

As for me, my life was a bit of a roller-coaster after graduation. I honestly didn't know whether I want to further my study or I want to find a permanent job.  Eventually aku decided untuk mencari pekerjaan saja setelah menjangka kan diri ane inda lagi rajin untuk menyambung study ke peringkat yang lebih tinggi~Phew...and it was also the time when satu jawatan kosong kana iklankan di pelita Brunei, tetapi more than 100 people apply for jawatan atu. I can say the competition to get a government post was fierce; it was almost like a survival of the fittest. 

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Learn new things/skills:


It also took me a while to understand why I failed to find a suitable job. Among the factors that contribute to my failure to find a government post was aku nda fully equipped with skills yang biasa nya big bosses selalu cari-cari. 

Yes, I have an education background. Tetapi adakah atu memadai? Kalau diri inda pandai solve problems, macam mana? kalau diri inda pandai social skills, macam mana gayanya tu bekerja dalam sebuah team?

Now is the 21st century...and everywhere requires 21st century skills. Macam a person who wants a job needs to come with a "package". Example, despite having a bachelor degree in archaeology, I also need to know (walaupun secara basic) about management...computers...social skills...problem solving etc. Kisah benar, I was once kana tanya pasal KPI (Key Performance indicator). I never learned anything about KPI in school, but I've read about KPI online. Alhamdulilah, I had a basic idea about it. Ganya yang unlucky nya, I didn't get the job. Probably someone with a more suitable background and better skills than aku yang dapat that job...T_T 

So there goes my advice la, and ambil iktibar dari kegagalan ku untuk hidup yang lebih berjaya ya. No matter what is your goal, never stop learning jua - Atu saja! sementara menunggu peluang yang baik, don't sit idly and bermalas-malasan di rumah. Go out, do something, and be a positive and a proactive individual. Pebaik tah tugas seharian terpaksa menjadi "driver free" mengambil peradian balik sekolah. 

Trust me, if you are being asked by a prospect boss "Bahapa saja si Awang/ Dayang buat sementara ane?" Don't say you "bertanam anggur di rumah"...unless you really bercucuk tanam anggur di rumah hahaha...

Sebalik nya menceritakan diri in a positive way like "membantu perindungan mengambil peradian dari sekolah, disamping atu improve kan driving skills memakai kereta manual kerana selama ane selalu driving pakai kereta auto. Selain atu, cuba mencari peluang-peluang pekerjaan di mana sahaja"

Show them you are active lah!

Lagi bagus jika sekiranya sementara mencari pekerjaan tetap ane, abiskita mencari part-time job atau berjual online or menambah skills dan ilmu pengetahun dengan belajar di mana-mana.  Nothing wrong to learn some new skills dari kawan-kawan jua, pebaik tah skills memancing...skills memesin rumput...skills bertanam bunga...etc. Being a skillful person is appealing to any bosses...




Phew...I have said a lot of things here hehe....Sorry ler kalau terpanjang lebar "motivasi" ku this time. However, I do hope it will help you guys in some way.

Semoga bermanfaat. 

Toodles peeps! ^^

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