1st working day

Monday, March 2, 2009

Entry comes with personal content.



Today, 2nd March 2009, I go to work. The very very first day sitting in an office and doing the full-time job as a true officer. The first benefit gained since working is the voluntarily responsibility to be highest stimulated. There was not much thing to do yet I felt a little idle. My working environment is quite good, boss is quite nice and enthusiastic that the first feeling of anxiousness appeared but gradually be exchanged by eagerness.



Briefly describing my job, I have been doing the practical training in one faculty of my eight-faculty university, SEAMK, the School of Technology (since I have been studying in School of Business there). The working time lasts for eight hours per day, means it is equal to a normal job in Finland even an usual trainee works just six hours at the maximum per day. SEAMK- School of Technology has partnership with Hanoi Technical School thus I myself, on behalf of a Vietnamese student, will be responsible for co-operating with visiting Vietnamese professors during the time they are at Seinajoki. In general, my work will be kind of International Contacts Coordination and Marketing. It can be considered as an intermediary who is in charge of commnucation between two parties: SEAMK, School of Technology and Hanoi Technical School. Besides, I will be responsible for various office works as well as to be a "tutor" for some international exchange students coming to Finland, and SEAMK. Those stuffs are up-to-now what my boss has told me, it is clear that weight of work will be much increased in the future ahead.



Quite an idle work! And a dreaming salary which absolutely beyonds my expectation when I come to the interview. Methinks, I feel a little pleasure with that working condition. It will be a very first step in my futuristic career. At least, I can proudly write down something on my CV in the Working Experience part in stead of leaving a vacancy on it like I have always done before (ashamed). Because of some troubles yet the contact is still not be signed. But it will be done soon.



In general, the Finn itself has good impression towards Asian, especially Vietnamese. The national relationship between Finland and Vietnam is strongly promoted in the year of 2008 that can be marked by some business contacts. Working in such an international environment is a lot of fun but the thing I most appreciate is the democratic attitude of Finnish colleagues as well as the foreigners' to me. There is no sign of racism at all! Even I am totally in lack of working experience and ability compared to them. It is a huge fortune for me to work in that condition. With the time passes by, hopefully I can follow the work or even do it well.



It is a starting probation and there are many things need to be done so far. I will keep promoting.



A private journal to tribute and remember my first real working day.



I am enclosing few photographs of my working place taken by my mobile phone. The table, which is less messy, is mine. Other is my boss's. :D



PS: for those had seen this entry before might feel surprised cos I deleted the Vietnamese text already. Those typing sounds a little ingenuous that I dislike, so I converted all into English and made the old one fade away...







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