I attended my very first official job interview today - Tuesday (27/3/07) and it turned out quite well cos they asked me to return for the 2nd interview...
It was an "Apprentice trainee" position offered by an advertising n marketing company nearby KLCC. Location wise, I'm not very keen but I think the job is quite challenging & interesting. According to the person, the company caters to big companies such as Digi, TMnet etc. n they do things such as event management, campaigns, roadshows etc. Then she just roughly mentioned the pay, ranging from 1800 to 2500, depending on the education background n performance wise. Well, not bad for starters... Future prospects? Branch manager, project manager etc. Actually the whole thing is equivalent to a management trainee thingey...
I went to darling n may today - 2 bodyguards to escort me haha... I didn't know the place n the place looked weird. Very jam as usual... We managed to find the place n were invited in by a friendly receptionist. It was obvious that I was there for the interview cos I was dressed very formally while the other 2 were wearing jeans n t-shirts. The friendly guy was saying that i brought frens for emotional support. Err... Yes... I know with ppl accompanying me, it rily looks negative n portrays me as not indepedent... Wat the heck?! I wouldn't wana get lost... The receptionist also hinted that darling n may should leave the place unless they're there for the interview but who cares... they stayed on n we continued chatting till the interview started. Haha..
It was a mass interview session with 5 ppl per session. I went in with an advertising exec, supervisor, assistant manager a.k.a GM n a clerk (all bound to quite their previous jobs for this position). The interviewer was their HR manager, a very young lady. She has quite admirable skills, knows how to talk, bring herself about, joke n yet keep the atmosphere tense. Haha... Sure knows how to bombard our answers with tough questions. She just asked us to talk about ourselves, talk about our skills, n our goals in the coming 2 years. I was the 2nd person talking n started by telling my age. Then i told them that I was a fresh graduate in psych. I went on to eloborate wat psych was about untill she bombed me. Hahaha... She ask whether was I rejected alot previously. If not, y do i need to explain wat psych is about? I was like ... no?! I just replied that I wanted to link psych to this job. Haha... Then she asked if my friends n family were to criticize my negative points, what would it be? It took me a while before I answered n I said "my impulsivity". Sometimes I can be irrational n I allow my impulses to take over my logical senses... She also asked me how would i deal with negative conflicts? I told her all the crap about conflicts due to diff values etc. She said try answering from a day to day conflict, simple n straightforward. I just answered "I know it will not be easy but I'm willing to learn n try to cope".... That was all i said...
The interview lasted for about 35 minutes n she said there will be a 2nd n 3rd interview to come if we passed this level. When she asked when were we able to attend the next interview if we were chosen, everyone said anytime. I said "Friday" Tiao kae rite? Cos i have plans with darling tmr n plans with may on Thursday.. Hahahaaha... Later about 7pm, she gave me a call n told me that I passed the interview n the next session's on Thursday noon. Ok then.. I'll just give it another shot...
It was seriously a funny day cos I wasn't prepared for the interview (apperance wise). They called a day before to tell me n I had no clothes to wear. I do have a new suit but just the blazer n the skirt - no shirts to go with it. So after much contemplation, I wore my white catering shirt that I bought back at Bemidji which was much bigger my size. it looked messy on me. Thanks to the blazer, I looked good in the whole thing. Haha... I had no suitable bags to use so I used my moms. The bag was a not so quality one that the skin was peeling n it dirtied my shirt. Haih... I had no formal shoes so i wore my mom's 10 yrs ago polo shoes. On the outside, it looked ok but the sole was all sticky n icky n it was biji biji here n there. I had to wear like the panty hose material kinda socks. I ended up throwing the socks away cos the base was too yucky n sticky. Not only that I was leaving "shoe bread crumbs" wheneva I tried a new shoe on. Haih... I bought new clothes when I was at KLCC after the interview. I wanted to buy new heels too but my feet were aching (blister-ing) thanks to the old shoes that when I tried on new shoes, I couldn't differentiate whethere the discomfort was because of the previous pain or cos the new shoes were uncomfortable. Haih...
Well... thats how the day went. I wonder how will Thursday turn out to be....
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 26, 2007
My Love, My Valentine...
I know it's a little too long since Valentine's passed but I'm gonna blog about it anyway..
I missed last year's Valentine's with my darling dearest n I'm glad we're able to experience it together this year. Different from the previous times, we had dinner on the 13th of Feb. He told me that he booked a place at some bak kut teh shop in somewhere that he didn't know how to go. Hello... Klang has the best bak kut teh n how can he now know klang's way around. N he sooooo super knows that I'm not a big fan of bak kut teh... Well, I knew from the start we weren't eating bak kut teh but i played along - asking him wat's the place like? What am I to wear to a bak kut teh stall? Candle light dinner road side? Haha... He later dropped me a hint, saying that it's a place that we've both been to.
He drove to that "secretive" place uisng the NKVE highway. So, I guessed that we were probably going to 1u which in the case was correct n i kinda guessed the restaurant based on his clue. It was indeed, nonetheless, the famous "Italiannies".,, It wasn't the set kinda dinner cos hc said it'll be a waste of food considering that I won't manage to finish wateva's served. Haha... So we just ordered a side n a main. I ordered a pina colada with rum. I forgot that he didn't like the coconut taste in that drink n I couldn't fnish the drink. He had to drink that down for my sake. Haha.. Next... Pressie time!! When hc brought the box out, I could roughly guess wat was it already cos he has been dropping hints weeks before. N guess wat it was? It was a steel ring! How did I know? He asked me a few times wat was my ring size (indirectly n discreetly of cos)... He, however, surprised me when he wore the other half of the ring on his finger. I didn't expect him to buy a pair n neither did i expect him to be willing to wear a paired ring on his finger. Initially i wanted to wear on my right hand middle finger but he said no cos it meant engaged. So, the ring settled down on my 2nd finger instead. Hahaha...
What did I get for him? I got his present only on the 13th Feb at about 11.30am. After much contemplation, I finally decided to buy him a pair of Hush Puppies shoes - the one that he had longed for for the past 1 year. It wasn't cheap but it wasn't expensive either. For that quality, it's worth the value... One thing though... I wasn't sure whether I had buy the right pattern that he liked cos he only showed me once. So, when i passed the pressie to him I was too afraid that i had my eyes closed. But his reaction told me that I was correct. Phew... It would have turned out a disaster if it wasn't the 1 he liked... Glad..
He had prayers on the 14th. We didnt managed to go anywhere. So, we ended up watching Blood Diamond in Klang. Good movie! Too violent though...
THank u dear for the memorable time... Will always appreciate our love... We're gonna go through another rough ride when I start working but I believe with hard work n determination, we're gonna overcome the challenges n stay together through thick n thin. I have u in my future plannings n i want it so bad that I'll make sure it happens... *shy* LOVE YOU DEAR!
I missed last year's Valentine's with my darling dearest n I'm glad we're able to experience it together this year. Different from the previous times, we had dinner on the 13th of Feb. He told me that he booked a place at some bak kut teh shop in somewhere that he didn't know how to go. Hello... Klang has the best bak kut teh n how can he now know klang's way around. N he sooooo super knows that I'm not a big fan of bak kut teh... Well, I knew from the start we weren't eating bak kut teh but i played along - asking him wat's the place like? What am I to wear to a bak kut teh stall? Candle light dinner road side? Haha... He later dropped me a hint, saying that it's a place that we've both been to.
He drove to that "secretive" place uisng the NKVE highway. So, I guessed that we were probably going to 1u which in the case was correct n i kinda guessed the restaurant based on his clue. It was indeed, nonetheless, the famous "Italiannies".,, It wasn't the set kinda dinner cos hc said it'll be a waste of food considering that I won't manage to finish wateva's served. Haha... So we just ordered a side n a main. I ordered a pina colada with rum. I forgot that he didn't like the coconut taste in that drink n I couldn't fnish the drink. He had to drink that down for my sake. Haha.. Next... Pressie time!! When hc brought the box out, I could roughly guess wat was it already cos he has been dropping hints weeks before. N guess wat it was? It was a steel ring! How did I know? He asked me a few times wat was my ring size (indirectly n discreetly of cos)... He, however, surprised me when he wore the other half of the ring on his finger. I didn't expect him to buy a pair n neither did i expect him to be willing to wear a paired ring on his finger. Initially i wanted to wear on my right hand middle finger but he said no cos it meant engaged. So, the ring settled down on my 2nd finger instead. Hahaha...
What did I get for him? I got his present only on the 13th Feb at about 11.30am. After much contemplation, I finally decided to buy him a pair of Hush Puppies shoes - the one that he had longed for for the past 1 year. It wasn't cheap but it wasn't expensive either. For that quality, it's worth the value... One thing though... I wasn't sure whether I had buy the right pattern that he liked cos he only showed me once. So, when i passed the pressie to him I was too afraid that i had my eyes closed. But his reaction told me that I was correct. Phew... It would have turned out a disaster if it wasn't the 1 he liked... Glad..
He had prayers on the 14th. We didnt managed to go anywhere. So, we ended up watching Blood Diamond in Klang. Good movie! Too violent though...
THank u dear for the memorable time... Will always appreciate our love... We're gonna go through another rough ride when I start working but I believe with hard work n determination, we're gonna overcome the challenges n stay together through thick n thin. I have u in my future plannings n i want it so bad that I'll make sure it happens... *shy* LOVE YOU DEAR!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Chinese New Year Holidays coming to an end...
It is now the 8th day of CNY... n the whole celebration (by right) is gonna end in 1 week's time. Some has already started their work a few days ago but tomorrow will be the day where everyone is back at where they are suppose to be - be it workplace, school, college etc. I am still "rotting"... Until now, i have not attended any interview sessions. I do intent to.. Have applied for a few jobs online and am still waiting for their reply. Will be sending snail mails to respective employers as well...
Previously.. I thought I was going to specialize in the clinical field of psychology. I did a personality test and discussed with my career counselor, who suggested that I may not actually suit clinical or counseling, considering the way my personality report came out to be. After a long session of chat, he gave me new perspectives to think from and fed me with information about the working prospects for degree holders in psychology... As my ex-lecturer, i trust his counseling skills and experience. He suggested that I try my luck in marketing event management. Come to think about it, event management is an interesting and challenging job. It fosters a creative environment and provides opportunity of network building. It is worth giving a try anyway. He told me that he would personally recommend me to the director (in Help UC... Yes, it's back at where I started, the college that I had studied in)... I'll be seeing him tomorrow to pass him my documents. I guess the next step will be an interview. However, I'm not gonna be hanging only to this job opportunity. I'll still be waiting for other job opportunities, maybe things like PR or event management, preferably at nearer places which do not require too much petrol, toll or parking. Haha...
I understand that psychology is still at its baby level here in Malaysia but I believe that it's prospering, moving on to its toddler years. Yet, many misunderstands this field. This is what i find disappointing about... Then again, who is to be blamed? They are not the people in this field. THey are not obliged to understand this field. I may not even understand other fields as much as I think I do. So... no hard feelings... What people has misunderstand is that psychology is a field limited to counseling and counseling only, nothing else. The truth is psychology is a very very broad and general subject. As wat my brother's fren had said... it's something that is BSBH ("Bao sua bao hai" - a term from Money Not Enough)... Psychology is a scientific study of understanding human thoughts, behaviors and feelings. That's the basic definition of it. Almost every single thing in this world involves humans... human interactions, human communications etc. And as long as there are humans, psychology is always needed. So, we, as psychology graduates, can venture in almost, but not all, the jobs out there including marketing, HR, PR, social services, research, advertising, mass comm etc. Some have argued that human interactions is an accumulative skill attained over time. With experience, these skills are sure to come sooner or later. The thing is, why make it later? We have an advantage in this. I'm not saying that we can understand people with just a glance or a word or wateva not. It's just that we have learnt possible theories and explanations to events happening around us. We have learnt to be good observers, good listeners, to understand why people behave the way that they do... In a way, we have sped up our learning process and have attained skills that others may need 10 or 20 years down the road to acquire... OK.. I think i better stop my psychology "philosophy" here. It is of interest to me, but it may not to others. Like yesterday, I was very fascinated by hc's very very very super kuai cousin but hc found it normal n no big deal... Well... interests vary...
Hope to get some news on my job soon... Toodaloo!
Previously.. I thought I was going to specialize in the clinical field of psychology. I did a personality test and discussed with my career counselor, who suggested that I may not actually suit clinical or counseling, considering the way my personality report came out to be. After a long session of chat, he gave me new perspectives to think from and fed me with information about the working prospects for degree holders in psychology... As my ex-lecturer, i trust his counseling skills and experience. He suggested that I try my luck in marketing event management. Come to think about it, event management is an interesting and challenging job. It fosters a creative environment and provides opportunity of network building. It is worth giving a try anyway. He told me that he would personally recommend me to the director (in Help UC... Yes, it's back at where I started, the college that I had studied in)... I'll be seeing him tomorrow to pass him my documents. I guess the next step will be an interview. However, I'm not gonna be hanging only to this job opportunity. I'll still be waiting for other job opportunities, maybe things like PR or event management, preferably at nearer places which do not require too much petrol, toll or parking. Haha...
I understand that psychology is still at its baby level here in Malaysia but I believe that it's prospering, moving on to its toddler years. Yet, many misunderstands this field. This is what i find disappointing about... Then again, who is to be blamed? They are not the people in this field. THey are not obliged to understand this field. I may not even understand other fields as much as I think I do. So... no hard feelings... What people has misunderstand is that psychology is a field limited to counseling and counseling only, nothing else. The truth is psychology is a very very broad and general subject. As wat my brother's fren had said... it's something that is BSBH ("Bao sua bao hai" - a term from Money Not Enough)... Psychology is a scientific study of understanding human thoughts, behaviors and feelings. That's the basic definition of it. Almost every single thing in this world involves humans... human interactions, human communications etc. And as long as there are humans, psychology is always needed. So, we, as psychology graduates, can venture in almost, but not all, the jobs out there including marketing, HR, PR, social services, research, advertising, mass comm etc. Some have argued that human interactions is an accumulative skill attained over time. With experience, these skills are sure to come sooner or later. The thing is, why make it later? We have an advantage in this. I'm not saying that we can understand people with just a glance or a word or wateva not. It's just that we have learnt possible theories and explanations to events happening around us. We have learnt to be good observers, good listeners, to understand why people behave the way that they do... In a way, we have sped up our learning process and have attained skills that others may need 10 or 20 years down the road to acquire... OK.. I think i better stop my psychology "philosophy" here. It is of interest to me, but it may not to others. Like yesterday, I was very fascinated by hc's very very very super kuai cousin but hc found it normal n no big deal... Well... interests vary...
Hope to get some news on my job soon... Toodaloo!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Reliving this blog...
Welcome back, miss Chin Hun...
I shall not let this blog die. Thanks to Averdim, who so nicely encouraged me with his "almost" comment...
There are tonnes of updates, so i shall just briefly mention the things that I have done for the past 3 weeks:
- Volunteered at Malaysia Mental Health Association (MMHA)
Seriously, that was my first experience with adults who have mental health difficulties. Some of u may think that studying psychology, it should be the one of the core exposures that we have during the course but No... What we had was just theories n research. Never a direct contact with clients. If I wasn't at MMHA, I wouldn't have known that some of them were facing difficulties. They looked very very normal, just like any other people. Even until now, I have no idea wat are they down with. The person in charge said that it was total confidentiality. Well, I suppose unless I volunteer there long enough, I will find out sooner or later. So far I've only been there twice to bake cookies with them. I hope to prolong this experience of mine. It will definitely help with my opportunity in the clinical setting.
- Genting with Darling
Hehe.. THis was of course a sweet experience. Pak toh with him 4 years n that was our first trip together, just the both of us. Went there for 3 days 2 nights. Took our time. Played in the themepark - indoor and outdoor. It was fun despite the heavy fog. Different from a week before when i went to Genting where I could stand the weather by just wearing a spaghetti top, this time i had to use my BSU sweatshirt. It;s good news cos the sweater is so thick that Genting is the only place that I can use it. Probably Cameron n Frasers Hill as well. We wathed Death Note 2 there. I loved the movie. So interested in "L"'s character... Went into the casino. Yes! I'm old enough to enter the casino although they did insist on checking our ICs. Overall, it was a beautiful xperience...
- Grandparents house with darling...
If u guys were thinking about kin ka jiong, sorry to disappoint u but its not the way it appears to be. My darling dearest caught flu cos he wasn't used to the kampung's polluted air (thanks to my grand dad burning kulit kelapa hahahah...) Then he was fascinated to see roosters fighting among one another, cats killing rats, methods to make kuih bakul (my grandma uses the traditional china way to make it), wat else? Thats about it... My grandparents seemed to adore hc very very much, say he very kuai la, very quiet la, very helpful la etc. Even said that he wont' curi makan ask me not to worry hahaha... Thanks dear for accompanying me to a place that u weren't used to.. Love u o...
Thats about it so far.. further updates later...
I shall not let this blog die. Thanks to Averdim, who so nicely encouraged me with his "almost" comment...
There are tonnes of updates, so i shall just briefly mention the things that I have done for the past 3 weeks:
- Volunteered at Malaysia Mental Health Association (MMHA)
Seriously, that was my first experience with adults who have mental health difficulties. Some of u may think that studying psychology, it should be the one of the core exposures that we have during the course but No... What we had was just theories n research. Never a direct contact with clients. If I wasn't at MMHA, I wouldn't have known that some of them were facing difficulties. They looked very very normal, just like any other people. Even until now, I have no idea wat are they down with. The person in charge said that it was total confidentiality. Well, I suppose unless I volunteer there long enough, I will find out sooner or later. So far I've only been there twice to bake cookies with them. I hope to prolong this experience of mine. It will definitely help with my opportunity in the clinical setting.
- Genting with Darling
Hehe.. THis was of course a sweet experience. Pak toh with him 4 years n that was our first trip together, just the both of us. Went there for 3 days 2 nights. Took our time. Played in the themepark - indoor and outdoor. It was fun despite the heavy fog. Different from a week before when i went to Genting where I could stand the weather by just wearing a spaghetti top, this time i had to use my BSU sweatshirt. It;s good news cos the sweater is so thick that Genting is the only place that I can use it. Probably Cameron n Frasers Hill as well. We wathed Death Note 2 there. I loved the movie. So interested in "L"'s character... Went into the casino. Yes! I'm old enough to enter the casino although they did insist on checking our ICs. Overall, it was a beautiful xperience...
- Grandparents house with darling...
If u guys were thinking about kin ka jiong, sorry to disappoint u but its not the way it appears to be. My darling dearest caught flu cos he wasn't used to the kampung's polluted air (thanks to my grand dad burning kulit kelapa hahahah...) Then he was fascinated to see roosters fighting among one another, cats killing rats, methods to make kuih bakul (my grandma uses the traditional china way to make it), wat else? Thats about it... My grandparents seemed to adore hc very very much, say he very kuai la, very quiet la, very helpful la etc. Even said that he wont' curi makan ask me not to worry hahaha... Thanks dear for accompanying me to a place that u weren't used to.. Love u o...
Thats about it so far.. further updates later...
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