Johann Low

木曜日, 7月 08, 2004

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I am offered a job. This time is a position of a office adminstrator in one E-commerce firms in Singapore (whereelse) Well it is the 2nd time I went to this company for an interview. The 1st was sometime back in Dec 2002 when I was clearing leave and was beginning to look for a job. It was the post of a web/multimedia designer then. Obviously, I did not make it. This time round, prior to the interview I realised more or less the career path which I wanna take up. I reckon doing project managment is something which I will wanna take it on for a career. Well at least project management in design firms.

The interview was long and I felt like I was being interrogated. I went there at ard 6pm which was the appointed time for the interview and I left at 7.30pm. There was alot of talking and asking. What I did in my previous job, why my PES Status was C2, why this why that. : / One of the more shocking thing was the boss actually called the 2 referees right in front of me whom I listed down in my resume. I was a little taken aback. He called my ex Assistant Manager but could not get her. Then he called my ex-officer in NS. Well not sure what my sir told him but I guessed it was not something which was bad. Well, I think I did a good job as my officer's PA back in camp in most areas. I get my work done fast and immediate when needed. I knew my work well. Don't talk abt "chao geng" like taking MCs n urgent leaves. Everyone does that especially in such a "well-run" ISO standard organisation like SAF.

It was quite a surprise when he asked me when can I start work. I told him I will be working next mon if possible and he prompted "why" again. I replied I need to clear off somethings and also to prepare myself. He said something abt my new haircut. Why my back was like the way it is now (long & wispy). I was like huh, "this is not army leh" For the jobscope, he mentioned that it will be stressful more or less as I'll be helping everyone in the office and dealing with people which is never easy. It is a new position again, like back in my ex-company. I have a thing for being the pioneer and paving a way for further candidates for the same position. One thing I liked abt this position is the working hours, it is from 9.00am-6.00pm and a 5 day week. Somewhat the "ideal" working time for most people.

Back in my head I was thinking, why for a simple administrative position do I need to undergo so much of a interrogation. (so it was not simple after he explained more in detail abt the actual jobscope) The same thing goes for my ex-company. For my ex-company, I was tested if I know how to use Excel and Word. I was thinking why do I need to be tested ? Just because I am a DIPLOMA holder ? I dun rem seeing the DEGREE holders interviewees being tested the same thing. Well all I can say is some of the DEGREE holders dun even know basic Excel cell editing. Just because they NTU or NUS graduate or graduates some other Uni dun mean they can work better or better in everything. Singapore's educational system is so outdated and flawed. And because this system is so deeply rooted into the local culture,almost all companies (local) will have a preference for people with better or higher academic paper qualifications.

My PS 2 is not working !!!!! Just when I was abt to complete my game~~~~!!!! The stupid lens/read head mst be faulty. Now I will have to spend quite a sum to get myself a new set. Repairing as told is not recommended as the problem will resurface in a short time.

elow at 1:43 午前 |

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