Unemployed Graduate

Failure is not an option for me

            

 I was born and raised in a loving home with both my parents and my siblings. Growing up as a Christian child I was taught to be respectful to myself and to others, and also to consider other people's feelings in everything that I do. My father is a pastor meaning that at home it's a church. I witnessed people's lives changing for the better every day, I looked at the faith that they have in God and the good work that God called my father to do which is saving people.

I was a young girl just yesterday but in December 12 2017 I will be turning 21, time flies when you are busy doing something in your life. It has been seven years since a day passes without my mother who passed on in 2010. No day passes without thinking about her because she was an amazing women, I thank God every day for the time he gave us to cherish with her. I have learned to be independent in terms of making some decisions in my life where one could've used a mother’s guidance, my Dad has always been there supportive and loving but he is not my mother there are things that I only could speak with my mom. I made those decisions alone resulting in the women I am today who is loving, courageous and hard working.

I received an opportunity to study further at the University of Johannesburg which is far from home so I had to move to a student accommodation far from home and had a privilege of being away from home and got an opportunity to explore new things. Someone who was raised in a Christian family where you are not allowed to do things that seemed to be cool when growing up, one would think that the first thing I did when I got at Res was to do all those things but guess what I turned out to be the opposite. Being away from home gave me time to think of the women I want to become tomorrow, so I set some principles for myself that I was going to abide by every day. I became more responsible than I was under the watch of my elders and grown spiritually. 

I have grown from that young girl I was to a women thanks to the challenges I had to face all alone and chose to say I am okay when they call me at home, because they have shaped me to be who I am today. Growing up I used to look at my father praying every time when he is facing challenges, so I followed on that path too and trust me it gave me a reason to wake up every day and say next problem come I am ready for you.

I am now a third year student studying towards my Diploma in Public Relations and Communications. I am one of the most highly motivated student who is hardworking and determined. I am supposed to acquire and complete workplace learning in order to graduate next year, but I am still looking for a placement which has been not even close to being easy. I have applied to almost more that hundred companies and have spent more than the salary that my father used to get every month when he used to be employed in vising different organizations and telling them my story and applying for placements that they have advertised, but came back with my head down and empty handed.

Through all the hardships and disappointments I have chosen to tell my story than sitting at home and feeling sorry for myself. I chose to also actively be involved in the University of Johannesburg Community Engagement where we go out in different places and help where we can. I chose to take this opportunity to create a job for myself and know that when a placement opportunity strikes I will know I have made a difference. Failure is not an option not for me....