My First Job

Before I graduated I was really worried about get my first job. In Brazil is very difficult to get a good job, especially, when you are young. The big companies usually ask about job experience and good English skills. At that moment I was not confident about my potential.

Once I was talking with my friend and he gave me an excellent recommendation. He told me that the best way to get a job was starting as a trainee. First I needed to be prepared in three important ways: 1) Business skills, 2) Knowledge about the company's history and 3) Good English skills.

After this conversation, I realized that I needed to improve my English skills. I talked with my father and we realized that the best way to improve my English was studying abroad. During my summer vacation, I went to USA to study. I studied there for 2 months.

By the time I returned to Brazil, I felt that I was prepared to get my first job. I read some companies history and signed up in their annual selection. When I did the selection process, I felt that it was very difficult but I was confident.

After a week one of the companies called me and said that I was selected. At that moment I felt very happy because I knew that I had reached my first target. After one year working very hard I was hired for the company. At that moment I became more mature and totally independent.