Fresh Grad Goes Virtual: My VA Journey

04/08/2025

🌸 Hi, fresh grads and job seekers!
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03/08/2025

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (｡•́︿•̀｡)
Not because we’re stuck, but because we’re being shaped.

After 𝟐𝟎𝟎+ 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, quiet rejections, and days when nothing made sense,
I reminded myself, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝.
It’s a 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, one that takes 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 🕊️

If you’re also figuring things out…
Please know that 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 (｡•́‿•̀｡)

Be proud of how far you’ve come.
Even when no one’s watching, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 🌱

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞.

02/08/2025

𝙄 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙖 𝘾𝙪𝙢 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙚.
I had medals around my neck and hope in my heart.
I was a consistent honor student since kindergarten.
I collected awards, leadership titles, sleepless nights, and dreams I believed would take off right after graduation.

People clapped. I smiled.
Everyone said, “This is just the beginning.”
I believed them.

The next day, I opened my laptop, wrote my resume, and started applying.
I told myself, “Just give it a few tries. You’re ready.”

But I wasn’t.

I sent over 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
No one replied.
Or worse… they did.

❝ We regret to inform you… ❞
❝ You have not been shortlisted… ❞
❝ Your qualifications do not match the role… ❞

It was the same message again and again.
And each time, it chipped away at me.

I didn’t want much.
Just 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙨.
𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.

I was a fresh graduate,
𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿.
But none of that seemed to matter.

Then I saw a post from someone with 10+ years of experience still looking for a job.
He was overqualified. Still unemployed.

I sat there and thought,
“𝗜𝗳 𝗵𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗺 𝗜? 𝗔 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 𝗔 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆.”

I didn’t just feel rejected.
I felt invisible.

And so… I gave up.

I stopped applying.
I stopped checking emails.
I stopped believing I was worth hiring.

For 𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀, I disappeared into silence.
I cried in the bathroom. I faked smiles at dinner.
I heard people whisper and compare me to others.
“𝗪𝗮 𝗽𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗵𝗼?”
“𝗦𝗶 𝗸𝘂𝗮𝗻, 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗮 𝘂𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗸𝗼.”

I hated hearing those.
But what hurt more was that I 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

I was ashamed.
Ashamed of being left behind.
Ashamed of not being enough.
Ashamed of trying so hard and still failing.

One night, I opened my inbox again.
Still no good news.
But I told myself: 𝙏𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙨.

So I did.

I applied again.
One interview came. I passed.
I told my parents. I was over the moon.

But then... silence.
𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.
𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙.

That was supposed to be the end.
But it wasn’t.

Because something inside me whispered,
“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.”

So I stood up.
Again.

𝙉𝙤𝙬, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩.
A well-known one.
Kind. Respectful. Encouraging.
Someone who 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 when others didn’t.

To the one still struggling to believe in yourself —
𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪.

🌸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁.
Not getting hired doesn’t mean you’re not worthy.
Delays are not denials.
Rest is not the same as giving up.

💮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.
You’re just in the middle of your becoming.

~Mary

01/08/2025

Starting is scary, but staying stuck is scarier.
(๑•́‧̫•̀๑)

💭 Ever held back on something you truly wanted… just because it didn’t feel like the right time?

💮 Just here to say: you’re not alone.

01/08/2025

Just starting? Me too.

This space is for the soft-spoken, the shy beginners, and the ones quietly figuring things out behind their screens (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

I’ll be sharing my small wins, honest lessons, and gentle steps for those learning as they go.

💮 If you’re a fellow soft starter, welcome home.

What’s something you’re still trying to figure out?

31/07/2025

Started small, stayed soft.
Eyes full of dreams, laptop full of tabs (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

A quiet corner online where I slowly become who I want to be, and I’m calling it my beginning. 💮

28/11/2024

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