Last Monday, my peaceful and somehow boring life rattled when I received a text message asking me to confirm an Initial Interview at SLMC for Wednesday. I must admit, that was sudden. I completely lost hope about that slot when I did not pass the IQ exam, nakakahiya talaga. I was thinking, maybe my IQ was still rusty from lack of use,hehe.
Since Board Exam last June 1 and 2, I had only focused on BLS at Red Cross, IV therapy training at Muntinlupa, and IELTS exam. All of that resulted to a pleasant outcome, except for the IELTS which I had to repeat since I didnt get the full mark needed. Application to SLMC was something I did for the sake of "applying for the job". I passed my CV thru email, and I was lucky to get a reply that afternoon. The exam was scheduled last September. It was a 57 item IQ exam (i think), which we had to finish in 15 minutes. I thought it was just the usual picture test, but it wasn't. It's more complicated than that. We had to wait for the result, and as expected, I didn't pass. I forgot the whole embarassing incident and moved on with my life, until last Monday.
I had to reread the text, thinking that my eyes fooled me, but it was really there stated clearly. Initial Interview, 11.12.08. I don't know how to prepare for it, so I did nothing. I was there 45 minutes before my scheduled time. I even saw, people rallying in front of the SLMC, maybe related to the controversial Bolante. Upstairs, I began to think that maybe the text wasn't meant for me, since my name wasn't listed at the Log. Still I waited, and embraced myself for what was to come.
The awaited time arrived. There were 4 of us that will be interviewed at the same time. That was the first time I had to sit for an interview with my fellow applicants, and a first for the role as RN. I did try my best. Whatever the result will be, I'm going to accept it. I feel already blessed to have that kind of opportunity.
