The school where I worked was
established in 2006, and I was one of the pioneer teachers. At that
time, there were only four teachers with not more than 40 students. I
was lucky that among the many applicants who applied for the job, I was
chosen despite my educational background. There was really a huge
disparity between the job I was applying for and my course
description. Imagine, from a Political Science graduate to a full-time
preschool teacher. Although I took professional education course way back 2004, it was still way different from early childhood education.
Another opportunity came when I happened to
read a post at a local online classified ads. Again, I didn't have any second thoughts. I immediately sent my application and resume online to
the address that was posted on that site. I got excited at the thought
of becoming an Online English teacher, but then again I didn't have any
experience teaching online, however, it didn't stop me from trying my
luck. Just like my first job, I was assigned as the marketing assistant and circulation-in-charge for a publishing company, and the challenging part was the time I was tasked to do bookkeeping. Who wouldn't fret? I was studying the constitution of the Philippines and the next thing I knew, I was already doing some computations and payrolls--definitely out of my league.
One day, I received a message through my cellphone. The
message came from the manager of the Online English school, and I was
literally having cold feet and hands. I got nervous when I read the
message that I would be interviewed later that day. So, basically the
rest was history. I got the job--yeepee!
Did I quit from my
daytime job as a preschool teacher? No, I didn't. I was literally in the
act of juggling from daytime to night time job. Soon, I found myself
too exhausted trying to balance my time--work, family, and self.
First,
I gave up online teaching, and months later, I quit my daytime job as a
preschool teacher. The next thing I knew I was already unemployed. At
first, I enjoyed the freedom of just staying at home--relaxed and
carefree. I had a new title on my name--full-time mother and homemaker. I
spent my time surfing the internet while my son was in school and while
my hubby was busy working.
While browsing, the word "freelancer"
popped into my mind. I had been eyeing on becoming a freelancer even
before I quit my two jobs. I remembered having thoughts of becoming a
freelancer and entrepreneur. I did some research on freelancing, and I
found
many home-based teaching jobs and so many other online jobs that I can
do at home.
It has been less than a month since I finally decided
to give it (freelancing) a go, and then I realized that it's not easy
to be an online freelancer. I am in the process of learning and getting
helpful tips from experts who have managed to make it as a freelancer. I
just wish that I won't run out of patience and hope.
Hopefully, I can manage to do more online jobs like article writing, blogging, and any similar jobs. Thus, gaining more experiences mean gaining more projects and income.
The internet is a difficult world to thrive in but soon you'll learn to
settle. It's like a maze that you need to find your way around. You are
definitely on your own trying to make a mark in the online industry
where aggressiveness, determination, creativity, patience, perseverance,
and resourcefulness play a major role.
I am a freelancer and it's a jump start to a new career.
