A Rusty SIngaporean Excuse
I've been busy.
It's been like that for me for the past couple of weeks; the busyness has been pretty mind-boggling. And mind you, these stuffs that have been keeping me busy are over and above my usual job.
In fact, in this week alone, I have to design a banner for a half-way house, plan a mid-autumn party, ate lotsa different kind of cuisins, sent out job applications and responded to a job interview.
Yep, yours truly has managed to secure a job interview. It had happened today, by the way. The manager of the office emailed me yesterday morning, and I didn't get to see the email till late afternoon at around 5. I grabbed my phone and settled for an appointment this morning at 9.15am.
Everything happened so quickly.
Oh yes, lesson to learn: Remember to leave your contact number in your resume. I didn't check mine (an edited to death version) and send it to the company. Fortunately, they were kind enough to consider me and emailed me to ask for the number, even though I made that blooper.
It's my first interview in years. The jitters did occur, but fortunately at a very kind advice of a very kind friend, the research I did on the company and revisions on the do's and dont's during interview - AFTER I attended a sumptuous dinner gathering yesterday - helped alot. I declared that I was ready at 2am.
This morning, everything was done early: woke up early, took the shower early, did my make up early (go easy on that!), took the early bus (alighted at a bus-stop later), walked to the location, still early, hang around the vicinity, show up at the office.
I prayed an awful lot while waiting for the MD to come in to talk with me, and had psyched myself that I will just talk as if I am meeting a client for the first time; I know talking in that manner is one of my best talents. "Joyce, you'd be fine. Just be comfortable with yourself, and words will flow. God, please help me to speak with wisdom."
Without revealing too much details, I have a feeling that I am close to being selected :D The translation certification was the shiny button that got the MD interested :D On top of that, some stuffs I've googled/metacrawled/hotboted about the company surprised him; he thought there isn't much information one can get from the website that is under construction.
I thought the sharing he did about the company excites me. Or so it seems. It is very close to what I want to do.
But it wasn't a perfect interview. I wasn't able to get into my head the company's focus, and kept harping on the things that are carved in my head . MD was kind not to cut me out, but reiteriated his company focus to me over and over again. My opening speech was terrible, when he asked me to tell him about myself. I went way off with the things that are carved in my head again.
I was given a task to do before I left the office. Initially, I thought it was simply an unusual request, and was also glad that I am expected to keep in contact with the MD. Later on while I was relating this to a friend, it became clear that it was a test. An assessment of me to see if I am what he sees I am and who I can be. It is a good assignment to do.
In any case. Thank God. Phew, it came and gone.
Meanwhile the busyness will continue.
It's been like that for me for the past couple of weeks; the busyness has been pretty mind-boggling. And mind you, these stuffs that have been keeping me busy are over and above my usual job.
In fact, in this week alone, I have to design a banner for a half-way house, plan a mid-autumn party, ate lotsa different kind of cuisins, sent out job applications and responded to a job interview.
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Yep, yours truly has managed to secure a job interview. It had happened today, by the way. The manager of the office emailed me yesterday morning, and I didn't get to see the email till late afternoon at around 5. I grabbed my phone and settled for an appointment this morning at 9.15am.
Everything happened so quickly.
Oh yes, lesson to learn: Remember to leave your contact number in your resume. I didn't check mine (an edited to death version) and send it to the company. Fortunately, they were kind enough to consider me and emailed me to ask for the number, even though I made that blooper.
It's my first interview in years. The jitters did occur, but fortunately at a very kind advice of a very kind friend, the research I did on the company and revisions on the do's and dont's during interview - AFTER I attended a sumptuous dinner gathering yesterday - helped alot. I declared that I was ready at 2am.
This morning, everything was done early: woke up early, took the shower early, did my make up early (go easy on that!), took the early bus (alighted at a bus-stop later), walked to the location, still early, hang around the vicinity, show up at the office.
I prayed an awful lot while waiting for the MD to come in to talk with me, and had psyched myself that I will just talk as if I am meeting a client for the first time; I know talking in that manner is one of my best talents. "Joyce, you'd be fine. Just be comfortable with yourself, and words will flow. God, please help me to speak with wisdom."
Without revealing too much details, I have a feeling that I am close to being selected :D The translation certification was the shiny button that got the MD interested :D On top of that, some stuffs I've googled/metacrawled/hotboted about the company surprised him; he thought there isn't much information one can get from the website that is under construction.
I thought the sharing he did about the company excites me. Or so it seems. It is very close to what I want to do.
But it wasn't a perfect interview. I wasn't able to get into my head the company's focus, and kept harping on the things that are carved in my head . MD was kind not to cut me out, but reiteriated his company focus to me over and over again. My opening speech was terrible, when he asked me to tell him about myself. I went way off with the things that are carved in my head again.
I was given a task to do before I left the office. Initially, I thought it was simply an unusual request, and was also glad that I am expected to keep in contact with the MD. Later on while I was relating this to a friend, it became clear that it was a test. An assessment of me to see if I am what he sees I am and who I can be. It is a good assignment to do.
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In any case. Thank God. Phew, it came and gone.
Meanwhile the busyness will continue.
Labels: career
3 Comments:
EEEEEEEEEE!!!
Good for you, PJ!! :D :D :D
I'll be praying!
well, i also went for an interview this morning. but sadly the job is not what i really want to do.
elye: Thanks! I will do my best!
MOFW: It's good you identified that now and regret the decision later. I am sure there will be other opportunities. Keep on praying and searching! :)
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