My Princess Diary

LoNgEsT TiMe EvEr

its was the longest interview i had in my life (for now =)) )
the interview time was set at 245pm and i reached the venue 15 mins earlier ( i very punctual one) and gave myself enough time to "warm down" and go for toilet break too......
waited for 15 mins and the hr came and brought me to a little room and viola!! didn't expect to see so many candidates in tt room.
now u must be wondering why we were all in tt room rite
coz we are requested to do a PERSONALITY TEST!!! for what i dun know. anyway its very simple, just have to rank it from a scale of 1 to 5 lor. the test took me 1 hr to do lor. coz at the same time, there were filling up of application form and for them to vet and verified the certificates.
i did asked the hr whether can we know the results of the test he told me "sorry its confidential"
well, whatever. just want to know how they use the test to determine the suitability of the candidate.

while waiting for my interview with the panels, i had a quick chat with the hr
he is a very nice guy
i asked him how many candidate they intend to employ for this post. so he told me "actually 1" so i went "oh! (a bit disappointed) so its a newly created post." and he replied "actually, no. its a replacement post. but maybe we might be recruiting more coz this morning we just received another tender and our organisation is different coz we dun employ until we have vacancy" and i went *nod head* still got chance. hehehe..... =)) coz i only saw another candidate applying for the same post lor. so just nice 2 candidates.......muahahaha....ok ok, i know i am kidding myself lor. coz they can schedule for the other candidates thru out this week lor. but at least i know its a replacement post. so i can ask another qn later when prompted by the panel to do so....muahahaha.=))

so how did the interview go?
sigh....i am totally speechless lor
from the moment HE opened his mouth, he kept "shooting" me
i had to be cool abt it and kept smiling and be diplomatic in my reply.
the hr was very nice, she kept nodding her head as in agreeing with me and also assist and prompt me here and there. she really saved me from HIM
i got to a point tt i literally "gave up" and really "throw water out liao and dun intend to retrieve it back lor" i also "shoot" back......hahaha
told dear later tt i should have maintained my cool but he kept "shooting" me

i dun mind he questioned abt my past job scope and the way we worked in tt organisation
coz every organisation has their own ways of working lor
there must be a system rite?
with proper system then everything will be organised and being organised then work can be done mah
he kept saying "this is not the way to work." "how can it be like this" i mean how i know rite? this is other co's method. u dun like then dun follow lor. but u cannot critised ppl one lor unless urs is very good. but if urs is in a mess then dun say ppl's one no good when ppl have been working like this since day 1 and have constant upgrading of the system lor
tt makes me wonder tt this organisation might not have a proper system lor. tts why he sounded so interested to know what other organisation is doing. he even told me "come share with us. i like this sharing session" hehehe...dear was saying "u tell him, this is an interview. not sharing session, wait till u employ me then i am ur staff then we share" hahaha......

anyway, just in case u wondering the interview lasted for 1 hr!!! hahahaha!! we were in the interview room,. 1 Vs 4 and we chatted for 1 hr!!!!! can u believe it!!! fruitful talk, casual chat. =) so all in all, i was there from 230pm to 5pm....muahaha......steady bo!!! =P

btw, i think i dun stand a chance liao. think i didn't impressed anyone in the room. bascially, my degree results no good. u know gahmen lor, results no good. no need to think liao. but i can confidentally said tt "I HAVE DONE MY BEST" =))
dear was also quite nice and comforting lor. he said "they dun know a thing one. if u get the job, u will know more than them." hehehe.....if its the case, then i will be boss liao lor. hahaha

anyway, as usual, got to work late lor. hahaha. very common now lah. not an issue to me. =)) since its QS scope of work, i know i can "sian" my way and also organised my own time lor. u know what i mean rite? coz i will be doing something in which i am familiar with. so no sweat!!

hr said will get back to me soon........how soon? as usual lor, 1 to 2 weeks time......there will be a written test then after........sigh.....so many tests to take.......i really cannot believe tt by gg thru so many tests and obstacles, u will find the RIGHT candidate lor. for me, its experience!!! muahaha....tests are just tests. good for those who loves theories and write write write. i preferred practical. do do do. coz action speaks louder than words........

ai ya!! whatever lah. if hdp ring ring ring, then good for me lor. but another headache lah. i dun like to write essay. and if hdp no ring ring ring, well, expected lor =P

wish me luck!!! =))

posted by yee2 @ Tuesday, April 08, 2008