Hi, guys... it's been half year since i posted anything up... yeah yeah... it's that job in Hong Leong that has been eating up my time... i'm blaming them for my laziness... not even anything interesting happened in my life that is worth any posting here...
But anyway, on the 4th of December 2006 i decided to resign and thrown my letter in. and that's 1 day short of me being confirmed. Reason? nah i just felt the time was right and if i dont leave then, i'd have to give 1 month's notice after being a confirmed staff...
no i dont want that actually... had i stayed on for another month, imagine the amount of bonus that i'd get! (i was later informed that i'd get at least rm2.5k for bonus, rm150 increment over my salary, and i'd get the commissions on all the sales i've closed over the past 6 months, which amounts to a couple hundred RM more!)
but imagine u'd have to face ur superiors for one whole month after they knew u wanna leave. gonna make life miserable for u. i know. i've seen it. so it's better i cut it off clean and quick. i'm ready to forgo all those above when i made up my mind to leave.
after all i've got some cases which is very "entangling" and no doubt it'd leave a black mark over my record, though it's no fault of mine. Somebody's gotta be a scapegoat and i'm just too near and convenient for that, i'm not gonna give them any chance of making me one.
SO, fast forward till now, i've been jobless for close to 2 months. Been hunting for jobs since, although the prospects were not very good. unlike last time when i do my research on the jobs i applied, show them the best face i've got and tell them all the sweeteners i could give, this time around i've been more to a down-to-earth, realistic job interviews methods. In other words, downright stupid & unexciting.
Like many job hopefuls, i used to boast and promise this and that just to create attention and increase my prospect. simply said, i used to faking it. but this time, i went and just be myself. didnt even bother to put on a tie. just a long sleeve (sometimes folded)shirt together with a document bag containing my papers, i strutted head on into the interview room.
instead of trying my best to impress the interviewers, i told them how and what i am. this is me. this is how i do my work. i dont promise u i'll stay forever here. i dont tell u what i'm gonna be in 5 years time IN your company. u gimme a job, i'll complete it for u. u gimme what's due for me. fair and square.
if u think my capabilities fit the job and your company goals, and wanted to gimme a chance for it, i'd gladly thank u. but if u think that there might be better candidates out there (of course there are! but do they wan to work for u?) then by all means it's your right to do so!
while i do sound downright arrogant and and inambitious, i'm happy that i dont have to put on a pretentious face this time. i'm just so f*cking tired of doing that. and i'm happy i did that.
anyway, just to update y'all, i'm gonna start work with Maxis (yeah, u read that right) on 5th February 2007. The end of perfectly 2 months being a jobless grad. lol. nah it's not the most glamorous job, just a Client Service Rep, on a contract basis, but i took it up due to the promise of opportunity to convert to a permanent employment (and other benefits) after 1.5 years of employment. IF i can stay that long...
oh by the way, i've already got myself the two-wheels i've always wanted. though mom-n-pop are very much disappointed, hell, i've stood up to what i believe and did wat i wanted to do. no regrets. someday i'm gonna post up a pic of that bike and my adventures with it. lazy to do it now.
so ppl, till my next post. ciao!
But anyway, on the 4th of December 2006 i decided to resign and thrown my letter in. and that's 1 day short of me being confirmed. Reason? nah i just felt the time was right and if i dont leave then, i'd have to give 1 month's notice after being a confirmed staff...
no i dont want that actually... had i stayed on for another month, imagine the amount of bonus that i'd get! (i was later informed that i'd get at least rm2.5k for bonus, rm150 increment over my salary, and i'd get the commissions on all the sales i've closed over the past 6 months, which amounts to a couple hundred RM more!)
but imagine u'd have to face ur superiors for one whole month after they knew u wanna leave. gonna make life miserable for u. i know. i've seen it. so it's better i cut it off clean and quick. i'm ready to forgo all those above when i made up my mind to leave.
after all i've got some cases which is very "entangling" and no doubt it'd leave a black mark over my record, though it's no fault of mine. Somebody's gotta be a scapegoat and i'm just too near and convenient for that, i'm not gonna give them any chance of making me one.
SO, fast forward till now, i've been jobless for close to 2 months. Been hunting for jobs since, although the prospects were not very good. unlike last time when i do my research on the jobs i applied, show them the best face i've got and tell them all the sweeteners i could give, this time around i've been more to a down-to-earth, realistic job interviews methods. In other words, downright stupid & unexciting.
Like many job hopefuls, i used to boast and promise this and that just to create attention and increase my prospect. simply said, i used to faking it. but this time, i went and just be myself. didnt even bother to put on a tie. just a long sleeve (sometimes folded)shirt together with a document bag containing my papers, i strutted head on into the interview room.
instead of trying my best to impress the interviewers, i told them how and what i am. this is me. this is how i do my work. i dont promise u i'll stay forever here. i dont tell u what i'm gonna be in 5 years time IN your company. u gimme a job, i'll complete it for u. u gimme what's due for me. fair and square.
if u think my capabilities fit the job and your company goals, and wanted to gimme a chance for it, i'd gladly thank u. but if u think that there might be better candidates out there (of course there are! but do they wan to work for u?) then by all means it's your right to do so!
while i do sound downright arrogant and and inambitious, i'm happy that i dont have to put on a pretentious face this time. i'm just so f*cking tired of doing that. and i'm happy i did that.
anyway, just to update y'all, i'm gonna start work with Maxis (yeah, u read that right) on 5th February 2007. The end of perfectly 2 months being a jobless grad. lol. nah it's not the most glamorous job, just a Client Service Rep, on a contract basis, but i took it up due to the promise of opportunity to convert to a permanent employment (and other benefits) after 1.5 years of employment. IF i can stay that long...
oh by the way, i've already got myself the two-wheels i've always wanted. though mom-n-pop are very much disappointed, hell, i've stood up to what i believe and did wat i wanted to do. no regrets. someday i'm gonna post up a pic of that bike and my adventures with it. lazy to do it now.
so ppl, till my next post. ciao!
posted by Andrew at
7:21 pm
