The search....

The highly challenging academic subjects in Doctor of Information Technology (DIT) at the Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City (TIP-QC) will be over after the final blow in Industry Immersion, the last subject in the course works before moving to Dissertation 1. The students are given an opportunity, a glimpse of the challenging work environment to gain meaningful industry experiences. It's a meaningful way of validating theoretical perspectives learned in the classroom into actual practice, techniques, and processes.

To some, looking for a company for immersion is a piece of cake while it is backbreaking to others. There are those who have already started their industry careers and there are those strenuously looking for the company despite rejections upon rejections by some companies and I am one of them. 

As a response to the orientation on industry immersion with Dr. Ruji Medina, Dean of the Graduate School of TIP – QC, I have already started looking for a company together with my classmate and buddy Bobby Eclarin. Upon returning to our own province Ilocos Norte we passed an endorsement letter to Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, the biggest hospital in Ilocos Norte. We are hopeful to get a positive feedback right away from the administration. Wistfully, the head of the Human Resource and the training department are not available during that time and the personnel received the letters and advised us to make a follow up after several days.

During the time, we visited DOST Satellite branch in the City of Batac, Home of the Great Leaders, and we were able to talk to the Unit Head and had a worthwhile conversation. We found out that the DOST office there is just a branch of DOST assisting several beneficiaries to set up technologies for their ventures. After a day or two, we visited again the hospital and the head of the training department made an inquiry to Dean Rufi Medina as to the competencies needed by us for them to provide. The training center waited for several days for the response.

Subsequently after several follow-ups, cheerlessly, the hospital informed us on April 24, 2017, that they cannot accommodate us and were openly admitted that they cannot provide us the competencies we needed for the immersion. After knowing the despairing information, Bobby and I made a list of prospect companies and government offices.

Rejection doesn’t mean you’re unfit for something. Rejection simply means a better opportunity. We cannot simply be stopped by uncertainties. Instead, continue striving until we find the right company that could provide us the right training and relevant experiences.

May the good Lord grant our desires!