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It’s 8:00 AM in the morning. Today was my first day as OJT at the Urdaneta Garden

Resort (UGR). It was a bit nervous when I entered the resort, I have no idea what to do.

Yesterday, I was informed together with my classmates that we are already accepted as On the

Job Trainee. One staff told me that I will be signed at the dining area. The staff told us to wait to

they manager for us to informed what will we do in the OJT schedule. When I first saw him, I

don’t know what I feel, then I realized that he was kind and approachable. He some information

that we needed. After taking with the manager I started to do my task. I arrange the drinking

glasses, spoons and forks and then I count, how many are all these. I leave the resort at 5:00 PM.

I can say that, my first day was good and enjoy. I hope that I will be able to learn many things.

I came to realize the importance of on-the-job training to a students’ life. Aside from the

training that I got, it’s the experience and learning that I acquired and will be gaining for the

upcoming days which made it more essential. It was 7th of October where I started my OJT. I

was so nervous on that day because it’s my first time to work on a hotel. I know that some of the

students are already has an experience (part time job) when it comes to work, unlike me. I don’t

know what work is waiting for me there.

I have to wake up early in the morning, prepare myself for the long day ahead, and give

out the best upon my working hours. I have learned about the rules and regulations of the

company which I find very important, it helped me a lot to do my duties right and aware of

what’s wrong aside from it I get familiarized well on the different processes
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This morning the manager ordered us to clean the inside and outside of the resort. We

didn't do much because it was the only task for the day. This was the second day and I'm still

adjusting and familiarizing myself with the resort. I still feel a bit uncomfortable.

As a trainee I know to myself that I learned a lot but it is not enough for me to be

successful it was just a pre-trial and I am about to experience more of it after this, yet I am still

grateful for what I have experienced on serving others and working with other people. I knew

that there are so many things to know about serving and working but for this time I let myself to

be exposed on different people and responsibilities to take a better improvement with myself first

and understand more about socialization and interaction with other people

I know that I am going to face more challenges but despite of being young I won’t let my

age be a struggle instead I take this as an opportunity and advantage to pursue on life. I, as a

young individual, will never let others to underestimate me capabilities as a person because I

believe that I can make my future better. On this journey of mine I will face everything and go

through it because I know I have God and my loved ones who will serve as my guidance,

supporters and inspiration to pursue my mission in life. I am very thankful now and forever to

God and everyone who has been and will be a part of my journey, without them this couldn’t be

possible with their big hands to help and hearts to inspire, I will make sure that all the knowledge

I learn will be used to make my vision come true and fulfill me mission in life in order for me to

find and climb my way up no matter what it takes

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Today is the third of ten days of OJT. The manager says were going to clean (sweep, map,

and wipe) the bar area. The day has been a lot of work that has been done to us but it is still fun.

The orientation started 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. It was a very tiring day even if we are only sitting,

but we learned a lot, because this is the first step for our training. I’m late, probably tired from

the training, I felt weak today, as usual, I drunk extra joss, but for now, it’s not effective. I work

with low energy but gained when I ate lunch. Back to work and to the operation procedures.

On the Job Training or Practicum is a compulsory on most schools in the world. It is a

way to apply and to utilize the knowledge learned from the past. It is believed that learning

within the borders of the school could be excellent if applied in the real world of work. You can

gain more self-confidence and self-esteem. More than the learning you can acquire the discipline

and values you can get from the people you work with and the experiences that would teach you

essential things.

OJT is still widely in use today. In fact, it is probably the most popular method of training

because it requires only a person who knows how to do the task, and the tools the person uses to

do the task. When I take this OJT, I think of many things like 'will be it be ok or will be not?'. I

heard from others that being on an OJT will be not that simple. But there are new and good

things that you may learn and people you may know. You will not know what will happen each

day of your OJT.

Working is not easy and not working is also not easy. But I say, I will be prouder to be

not easy than not working. There are serious times and happy moments as well. I enjoy our time

as a trainee. It is for our own good and to be ready in the real world in the future. For me it is a

stepping stone in understanding what our work will be in our future in this field.
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This is the fourth day as OJT at the Urdaneta Garden Resort. This were going to clean,

watering the plants and wash the dishes. My OJT is not only a requirement for my subject but

also one of the greatest experience of my life. This training has brought many good values in me.

I learned how to be responsible at all times. It also developed my personality since I often

mingled with many people from all walks of life.

The training is an experience that I will never forget and I will forever cherish the

moments that we have shared. Personally I really know myself, when it comes to time

management I’m not really good on handling that since I’ve always come in school late and

sometime it happened that I cannot balance between my studies and my hobbies like watching

anime or playing online games, I really do admit that reality about myself. When I started having

my OJT I forcedly discipline myself on coming in the office on or before my duty time because I

know that it will reflect on my performance if I’m not going to discipline myself . I have learned

to value the time especially in working because I n reality world of industry time management is

the most important to manage by every individual person else nobody would hire you.

Given a task new to you was somehow hard on the first place. It needs new ideas and

procedures in order to accomplish it. It also needs hard work and patience for you to be able to

make every single of it perfect. That is why, I gave my very best in order to achieve and finish

the task given to me.

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Our On the Job Training was a great experience for me and my colleagues. We had our

OJT at the Urdaneta Garden Resort (UGR). We do the usual things like cleaning the Bar Area,

Watering the Plants and Wash the Dishes. I believe that the things we've learned in this

experience will greatly influence our lives and on how we tackle obstacles that will come ahead.

My experience in the Urdaneta Garden Resort as an OJT (On the Job Training) is an

unbelievable journey. I experience a lot of hardships in the beginning, get to work under

pressure, I saw conflicts in the resort and there are times also that the situation in the resort put

my patience to test luckily I survived these obstacles.

I really appreciate that we have this OJT program because it really help me to mature as

an individual. Those experiences thought us well that might help us facing the future. Our

training nurture our minds on what working in an office are really like and what are the things

we might be facing in the future. I really appreciate that we have this OJT because it really help

me to understand what it really is having a job. I didn't experience it for real but seeing the

personnel doing their job is learning for me.

Being an IT student, I look forward to learn technical skills that would include a lot of

data manipulation, managing network servers, creating programs and other course related tasks.

These jobs are perfectly suited for my knowledge skills as an it student. Doing this OJT help to

develop and learned more things not only to see the future for us to experience what is the real

world. The fact that all of us will be experience according to our career in life.
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This is Saturday where we going to serve at the event. Waiter and waitress were the one

who serve the foods and drinks. Doing this it has the communication between ng customer. I feel

nervous while I'm serving foods and drinks, because they have a lot of people that there. This

experience was fun and enjoy. The feeling that you’re the one who serve at the venue.

It’s my first time being a waiter, but our dining supervisor appointed buddy waiters for

the OJT. They helped us and taught us all the dining standards and procedure. They taught us the

proper table settings. This is the first task for me, and I got it easily. I also learned to handle

guest, but first, I got very shy when the first customers ask me about the menu, but later on, I got

used to it. My task is to buss out the plates and glasses and reset the table settings. This is the day

that many customers are asking me for drinking water and extra tissue, what a day, very tiring

day. The event was end at 8pm it's so tired my body want to rest. After cleaning and arrange the

venue we go home.
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This is the last OJT day. The first thing we do was wash the dishes and wipes it. Clean the

Dining and Bar Area. I feel a little bit sad because our OJT was already done. We will back at the

school to learned more. This experience was making me realize that be matured and live in

reality life. Doing this On the Job Trainee we’re like working as young adult.

I am so happy I successfully completed the required number of hours for our practicum.

Even though sometimes we have a very busy schedule. As a trainee I know to myself that I

learned a lot but it is not enough for me to be successful it was just a pre-trial and I am about to

experience more of it after this, yet I am still grateful for what I have experienced on serving

others and working with other people. I knew that there are so many things to know about

serving and working but for this time I let myself to be exposed on different people and

responsibilities to take a better improvement with myself first and understand more about

socialization and interaction with other people. After the 10 days of OJT experience back to

normal routine being a student. The Manager of the resort treat us for the last day.

It’s not that easy to say goodbye to those people who became a part of your life. OJT is

experience that will teach you so many things that sometimes you can't find it in books, it is

lesson that will widen your understanding in life and as well to other people. It is our training

ground before the great battle. Now I can say I am almost ready for my bigger battles in life.

Thank you for the experience and memories.