I'm sure most of us have gone through the days where one needs to fill up the form to include one's future profession/ambition - mostly during the primary school years kan?! And most of the time, we will definitely put the most famous-well-known profession/ambition - to either be a doctor (this one has the highest vote, I'm sure!) or a teacher (the easiest to think of). Yang terlebih bijak sikit may want to be a lawyer which I'm sure they know nothing about what a lawyer does for a living. Tapi, the most common ambition that most student will write on is to be a policeman/woman kan?
I wonder why takde student tulis wants to be an Engineer. Mungkin "Engineer" sounds so alien kot!
Growing up, I always dream of working with Nestle. Tak kesah lah kerja jadi apa. Pernah jugak terfikir nak kerja jadi minah kilang, janji minah kilang Nestle. Tapi, time fill up the form tu tak kan nak letak kerja kilang di Nestle. So like most of the common student, I will write a doctor or a policewoman.
So why Nestle?
I'm the generation where most of the food that I consume are from Nestle. Pagi-pagi minum Milo Nestle. Recess hour makan chocolate waffle Nestle. Balik rumah makan ice-cream cap Nestle. Hari minggu pulak makan Maggi cap Nestle. So, practically, I grow up with Nestle. Hence why the idea of working with Nestle came about so that I can continue consuming food cap Nestle.
Bila naik form 4, my interest was towards mathematics & accounting subjects. I wanted to be an Accountant because I know that was where my strength is. My dream does not stop there, I wanted to be an Accountant - a Nestle's Accountant.
However, tuhan lebih mengetahui. I did not end up being an Accountant but I can proudly say that I am a Marketing Communication professional now.
So along the way, my dream of wanting to work with Nestle never stops. My working background involves in Communication industry whereby first 1.5 years of my career life was with a local creative agency. Continued with another 5 years experience with a Multinational Media Agency. I have served quite a number of big FMCG organizations hence, it encourages me to never give up my hope on Nestle.
Last year, I decided to make a career move. It was still in a planning stage as I wasn't sure whether it's good to do the move at that point of time. I feel that I needed a new environment and plus, I have been receiving quite number of job offers from other media agencies which involves good $$$ and position. But, money wasn't what I'm looking for. Dengan berkat doa (yes, I do believe in the power of doa), rezeki datang when someone from Nestle called to offer me a job.
The thing with Nestle is that they hardly appointed any position to outsiders. Priority is given to their internal employee hence, getting an employment with Nestle is very-very slim.
Sedikit gembira datang when their HR personnel called to arrange for an interview session. Knowing that the chance is very slim, I wasn't really putting my hope high tapi berfikiran positif dengan mencuba. My first interview went very well. I even thought that I got the job sekali, they called again and I need to do the second interview with the Communication Director - a very well-known person in the industry. Berdebar jantung mak!
The interview was held last November and I think with the facial expression received during the interview with the Communication Director, I feel positively that I won't be getting the job. Sedih sampai menangis kerana punahlah harapan dan cita-cita untuk berkhidmat dengan Nestle. Few weeks later, they called again and informed me that I got the job tetapi they need to get the HQ's approval which is in Vevey. So, tunggu punya tunngu, bulan berganti bulan, I still haven't receive any confirmation on the employment sampai di suatu hari di bulan March 2015, I finally received the employment letter from Nestle.
Bersyukur tak terhingga, the one thing that I have been dreaming off for the past 20+ years of my life have been granted and it is all because of the power of doa. And I'm proud of myself for never giving up on my hope for wanting to work with Nestle and I finally got it, yay, Alhamdulillah.
So friends, don't ever giving up your hope. As long as you believe in it, Insya Allah, one day, you may get it! Tapi, kene lah berusaha. Rezeki tak datang bergolek begitu sahaja. Like the pepatah, bersusah-susah dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian.
And now, I can happily continue consuming Nestle's product dengan gembiranya, Alhamdulillah. A promise that I made to myself - tidak akan mensia-siakan peluang yang datang.
