In one simple sentence, how I got my job is summarized as this: They hired a girl who showed up to the interview in a flight-friendly outfit- yoga pants, fluffy jacket, absolutely no-makeup, messy hair, and a confident nose stud.
During my senior year in SFSU, I had amazing interview opportunities in New York City. The trip to NY wasn’t so smooth, however, as my flight was delayed and I had no other choice but to show up to one of my interviews in that flight-friendly, and definitely never interview-friendly, outfit, dragging a large suitcase behind me. As bone-wrenchingly nervous as I was, I needed the confidence in which I had prayed to God so desperately for, and which I hoped that He would work for the best in me.
Leading up to the interviews, I prayed very earnestly for weeks regarding my future career. Agonized and lost, I struggled to empty and entrust myself to God so I can realize what he wants me to do or where he wants me to go. I landed on three general yet very essential requests for God: First, to find a job with a good pay. Second, to go into a field where I can use English extensively since I am comfortable in that language. Third, a job where I can be free to be myself and be who I want to be. And last but not least, a job with which I can continue to do God’s work.
In the end, God gave me everything but better: First, my salary was twice the average of the new recruits in the industry and I had generous benefits, including 20 days of vacation and extensive health benefits. Second, my company was English-cultured even though my office location itself was in Japan. Third, the office was located at the heart of the financial district in Tokyo where food, shopping, and transportation were so easily accessible. And lastly, my company offered great interdepartmental transfer opportunities throughout the world, in which God can use to open many new doors for me in the future.
On the eve of my job offer announcement, I had a dream of killing a snake with my bare hands. After waking up, I immediately realized, ‘I defeated it. I got it.’ I overcame my doubts and insecurities and won.I knew this was an absolute response to all my prayers from the one and only God. And sure enough, He gave me the best job out there in the world for me. I mean, if it wasn’t God, who would give a job to a girl in yoga pants? I am extremely thankful for this job, but I am grateful not only for the physical blessing He has given me, but also for the very valuable gift of realization that God gives and fills us as much as we try to empty ourselves. In the words of King David, I must confess, “Blessed are the ones who trust in the Lord.”
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