10/06/2025
📍To all unemployed this is for you!!
– I'm here to inspire you and to remind you: I know you're tired! I've been there. That waiting game? It's tough. It's frustrating! But here's the truth: your dedication isn't wasted. Your passion isn't going unnoticed. And I'm here to tell you, from personal experience, why giving up simply isn't an option. Keep pushing forward!
PS: long post ahead!!
📍My Journey Through the Waiting game !!
Before I got hired abroad, I was once exactly like you. After I graduated, I took the board exam and luckily passed it in one take. A lot of hopes and dreams filled my head, thinking that applying for a job in the Philippines would be easy. But I was quickly drowned in frustration. Applying to different private schools felt as hard as passing a needle to get hired. Still, I did not give up. I even submitted all the requirements couple of times for the ranking, only to be drowned in disappointment again, questioning my degree and all the certificates I'd earned. I found degrading myself, and I even stopped applying for a while.
Until I had to apply for a job outside my field. My first employment was as a review ambassador in one of the leading review centers in Bohol. I stayed there for almost two years, and I'm so grateful for that experience. But as the years passed, I realized that I needed to follow what I had studied for – teaching. So, I tried applying to private schools again, but still not hired. However, a school did offer me a chance to handle tutorials. Of course, as a breadwinner, I couldn't say no.
After a few months, the pandemic came, and it was really hard for me because im the bedrock of my family.I had to think of another way, and fast, to keep us afloat. Honestly, baking and cooking were not things I liked or even knew how to do at all, but I had no choice – I had to learn!So, I watched many videos online how to do it. During the pandemic, I also posted online to offer my home-based tutorial services. Luckily, many parents scheduled their children with me, After lending tutorials, I also do extrawork like making homemade longganisa and siomai to sell and posted them online. I'm not a pro at this, but I have no choice . Because of this I earned money that helped me with my daily expenses and supported my family.
After the pandemic, I was still hopeful and applied for another job as a call center agent, thinking it would help me improve my communication skills. But it was truly upsetting, as many people kept asking, 'Why are you working as a call center agent when you are a licensed teacher?' It was sad to hear those words.
But I never lost hope, I still tried to apply for as many jobs as I could, even outside my field. I got hired by many companies (not to mention!) just to earn money, cover my daily needs, and support my family. Still, I was longing to get hired in the public schools, so I tried my luck again! I applied couple of times for teacher ranking in public schools, but still, I felt sad, disappointed, tired, and doubted my worth.
📍Trusting God's Timing: My Answered Prayer
It wasn't until my ever-supportive partner told me that his coworker had a relative who had been teaching abroad and wanted to recommend me. And that was the beginning of my so-called answered prayer. You see? God is good. If you can see those waiting years! Finally, my child, God is working on it for you. It had been years of waiting. Was that why nobody hired me, neither in private nor public schools, because God was preparing me to teach abroad?
I was crying tears of disbelief that day I was scheduled for an interview and a teaching demo. And the very next day, I received an email – I was one of the shortlisted applicants who passed! That day was full of relief, a feeling that I can't even fully describe it! And now, I am finally teaching abroad. I can finally use the years of study and dedication I poured into my education. And I have been teaching abroad for almost four wonderful years now. And because of this, I was able to support my family. I was able to buy them their own land and even build them a house that they can proudly call their own, support their daily needs , i can travel with my own money, I can buy what I want, and starting to invest in our future . It's been a tough journey, filled with unexpected turns and moments of doubt.
To my ever-supportive partner unending thank u for supporting me financially to be able to get here abroad and ultimately the core of it all, it's God. It's Him. You see, God is good . If you feel like you're losing hope, if you're struggling, please, trust His perfect timing.
📍Trust his timing!! Your Time Will Come!
And now, to all my aspiring teachers: do not give up, because your time will come. You will look back at this post and say, "Thank God I did it!"
You know, we can question ourselves sometimes and even compare ourselves to others. But please remember, each of us has our own timeline. Maybe not now, but in the right time, it will come. I hope you feel inspired. I know your time will come. Trust God's timing!
