Ten years ago, Xiao Ke went to Shenzhen with a college diploma. After settling down at a friend's house, Xiao Ke went straight to the talent market. She was busy looking at advertisements, selecting companies, sending resumes, and attending interviews... To get a job, she ran around everywhere, her footprints almost covering every corner of Shenzhen. Finally, on the 28th day after arriving in Shenzhen, Xiao Ke received a job offer to serve as the general manager's secretary at a printing company, with a monthly salary of 1,800 yuan.
She cherished her first job very much. Every day, she worked diligently: answering the phone, sending faxes, ordering takeout, printing materials...
Three months later, Xiao Ke successfully passed the probation period, and her mood relaxed accordingly. After work, she started going to night markets and bars with her colleagues. If it hadn't been for a later incident, she probably would have continued this life.
One day, shortly after Xiao Ke started work, an old client, Mr. Chen, visited. Xiao Ke received him, led him into the general manager's office, and poured him a glass of water before stepping out.
Half an hour later, the general manager smilingly saw Mr. Chen out of the company, then turned back with a face like frost and yelled at Xiao Ke, “Even a dog knows how to guard the house. What use are you as a secretary? You can't even handle a client…” The scolding left Xiao Ke completely stunned, and she could not hold back her tears… Later, a kind colleague told her that Mr. Chen had already retired and the general manager did not want to see him at all...
It was that day that Xiao Ke decided to change jobs. She enrolled in two training courses for spoken English and Cantonese.
Six months later, Xiao Ke saw a job advertisement from a Hong Kong-funded company and submitted her resume. After a series of written tests, she received an interview notice. The interview was conducted by the CEO, alternating between English and Cantonese. She responded calmly and answered each question perfectly. Soon, she became a salesperson at the new company, with a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan.
The new company mainly engaged in shipping agency services, and Xiao Ke's main task was to arrange routes for goods to reach the destination port in the shortest time. Xiao Ke memorized all the ports and routes thoroughly. Very quickly, her work went from unfamiliar to proficient, and any shipment in her hands could be arranged on a route that was both economical and fast.
A year later, the company established a domestic business development department, and Xiao Ke became the department head.Her monthly salary became 6,000 yuan. Xiao Ke, who had been promoted to department head, was even busier—promoting the company, visiting clients, signing contracts… Naturally, her efforts were rewarded. The company's domestic business continued to grow, and her salary kept rising. Xiao Ke worked at this company for six years, and her monthly salary had long surpassed five figures. During this time, she fell in love, got married, and became a mother. The year her child started kindergarten coincided with the enrollment of the MBA program at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen. She immediately applied and passed the exam successfully. For the following two years, Xiao Ke had no days off; every Saturday and Sunday, she attended classes without fail, rain or shine. Two years later, Xiao Ke graduated successfully. At that time, a internationally renowned shipping agency intended to establish a branch in Shenzhen. They found Xiao Ke through a headhunter and invited her to serve as manager. After a series of evaluations, Xiao Ke took office, with an annual salary of 400,000 yuan. In recent years, waves of investment booms in China—from the real estate craze to funds and then to stocks—failed to sway Xiao Ke. She always said that the most valuable investment in life is investing in oneself. Her experience proves that her investment has yielded enormous returns.
