what not to do?

while attending an interview.


so,
i just went to an attending an interview workshop
organised by UM's counseling section.


it's quite useful.
the speaker is really bubbly 
and i like her way of talking.
her hand smells nice too.


i'll tell you why i know it later.


no,
i didn't smell her hand.


so,
what not to do while attending an interview?


i only jotted down some notes..


this is my summary.


1.
Do not choose the phone interview
(which is becoming more and more popular [coz can save cost])


why?
because you'll be evaluated only by ur voice.
if you sound shaky,
they WILL know.


if you attend an interview,
the interviewers get to see and analyse more.
(if you think that's bad,
think again)


you could get more chances to prove them wrong.
(if your first impression is not good)


2.
Do not ONLY address or greet one gender.
when you go into the room
address both sir and ma'am
(only if there are both genders)


Address the interviewers appropriately.
use common sense la...
don't call a pregnant lady miss


3.
Do not extend ur hand to muslims of the other gender
UNLESS they do so first.
it might create and awkward situation 
if the person doesn't feel comfortable in shaking your hand.


when shaking someone's hand,
a firm grip without hurting the person would be the best.
shake the hand twice.


4.
DO NOT go unprepared.


do some background check 
of the company before going for the interview.
Don't let them have the chance to get u when you can prepare for it first.


5. 
Don't speak too fast.


unless you're looking for a job as a sports commentator.


6.
When the typical request "tell me about urself" is said,
don't tell them a grandmother story.


talk about ur experiences in the field that u're about to venture into,
or any point that you can connect to the job.


as the speaker said,
"this is not a history lesson about you and your family"


7.
Do not wear anything new to an interview.


in case the things don't work how they should.
especially underwear. =P


Do not wear jeans or t-shirt to an interview.
(unless u're the interviewer).


even if the people working there said that they wear jeans to work.
they're already employees there.


you're not.


for guys,
don't wear a tie with short sleeved shirt.
always bring a tie
coz if others are wearing a tie
at least you're prepared.


girls,
don't wear colourful clothes.
keep the colours to two or less.
(i think white and black is safest)


for both genders
invest in a pair of black covered shoes
(court shoes?)
even if it will make you broke.


you'll get the money back.
(if you get the job of course)


8.
Do not sit unless told.


if the interviewer forgot to tell you to sit down after some time,
ask politely if you may.


do not cross your legs.


9. 
DO NOT PANIC!!!


coz no matter how prepared you are,
if you start to panic,
everything goes out the window.


10.
DO NOT ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS!!!
- What does your company do?
- Are you going to do a background check?
 ~ if they don't they will check yours. don't make urself suspicious.
- When will i be eligible for a raise?
 ~hellooooo... you're not hired yet, REMEMBER?!
- Do you have any other jobs available?
- How soon can i transfer to another position?
- Tell me about the bus line to the company.
 ~ Welll, not really a question here,but it could be.
- Do you have smoking breaks?
 ~ I don't think that would leave a good impression. A LOT OF people hate smokers.
    (including MOI)
- Is my medical conditions covered under your insurance?
- Do you do a drug test?
 ~ again, don't make urself suspicious.
- If you hire me, can i wait until {more than 3 weeks from the interview} to start working?


11. 
DON'T smoke before the interview.
like i said,
a lot of ppl hate smokers.


and the smell usually gets stuck on ur clothes.


ppl WILL know.


12.
Don't be plastic.
meaning
FAKE.


don't overwork the "charm" factor.
HR would know.


so,
that's all that i can remember.
feel free to ask if you have any questions.


i'll try and ask the speaker. XP


good luck!!!


that's what J_Fish wants to say~ Au Revoir~


p.s. don't be too honest during an interview.
not saying that you should lie,
there are just stuff that you just keep to yourself.

next stop... modelling?

i was going through a part time job website
and came across a modelling job.


it's for those online boutiques.
so they don't really need height.
we just have to look... tall. XD


i don't really look tall 
but i certainly don't look stubby.


so i contacted the person.
sent her a few photos of me.


she said that they'll go through all the photos of applicants
and then decide if i'll be hired.


totally ok with that.


the pay's good too....
i think. 
XD


what's the normal rate anyway?


the girl said that we won't be taking saucy photos.
and i do hope so.
kinda hope they'd pick me.


PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME....
XD


i could use some extra money
(the reason i was looking for jobs in the first place)
dating is expensive. XP




that's what J_Fish wants to say~ Au Revoir~
p.s. water supply's back!!! 


course problems.... still maintain as a problem.
an unsolvable problem. 
T-----------------T

pressure on non-muslim clubs?

*caution*


i'm gonna talk about religious stuff,
after reading this.
malaysian insider post
so it's sensitive. 
go away if you can't handle it.


ok,
this is the case.


this is real life experience.
and it's true.
so if you're gonna bomb me about this not being true,
you should open your eyes
and accept the fact.


the news report basically is about a few non-muslim religious clubs
in schools being closed down.


it didn't happen in my high school
coz we dun have muslim clubs.
it's a chinese school and we only have less than 10 malays.


make that 5.


apparently it's happening to some kebangsaan schools.


after getting into uni,
i see things differently.


i remembered clearly
that before every formal college event,
there'll be a person to baca doa (say the prayers... or something equivalent.)
but one day, 
they were stopped,
because it's religious.


but then
the thing is,
during the Deepavali Night,
the Hindus  were allowed to pray
before the event.


ok
so think about it.


(at least) UM students would know that that's not possible.


because i lied.
it's the other way round.




when the Hindus proposed to pray before the Deepavali Night,
they got turned down 
because,
they said it was too religious.


but before every formal event in college,
they'll ask someone to baca doa.


so the hundus praying is too religious 
but bacaan doa is not?




think about it.


that's what J_Fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

The problem with um

Like the title says.

There's always water shortage.
At least once in a year.
And trust me, it's a lot more than that.

So, woke up this morning
to face the biggest and oldest problem of all.


Luckily there's c big tank of water at my floor.

And luckily I washed my clothes yesterday.

Now, no 1 in um can wash their hands after going to the toilet.
And i'm sure ppl dun really feel like going.
Unless it's an emergency.

The old wifi problem still exist.
So i'm still updating with my phone. T-T

Can't even read my own blog.
I'm sure it's quite lonely now
coz ppl come to my blog coz I visit theirs.
And I can't go to innit. >_<
Which means no one would know that i've updated.


Now,
The problem with my fac.
Lack of planning, lecturers and classrooms.

Even for a class
of about 20 students,
we can't find a
time for tutorian without someone having to drop the course.
There're not enough lecturers to open other classes in english.

I think the freaking problem is
The lecturers dun care about english classes even though there're foreign students around.

I think the best way to solve the stupid problem,
Is either to ask all foreign students to learn malay,
or all the lectures should be in english.
I think the second
choice is better.

The problem about classrooms.

Students
keep walking into classes
And it annoys my lecturer a lot.

And why do students walk into classrooms while other classes are on?
The system's shit.
They can't rmb which lecturer booked which class.
And therefore giving other lecturers the same room.
How stupid is that?
It's a simple thing.
Mark which rooms are booked from what time to what time
And don't let other lecturers get the same room!

But they just can't manage to do that.
I wonder why.
It's not like the fac has 200 rooms. -_-lll

We're probably the smallest fac in um.
Even some departments of other facs are bigger in land than ours. Wth.
-_-lll
They're juz lazy.
End of story.

I think they should get off their lazy behinds and do their freaking job.

That's what j_fish has to say~ Au Revoir~

P.s. Despicable me and inception are both really great films.

Bon odori

First time updating my blog with my phone.

Due to bad internet system, I haven't been able to go online via lappy for 4 days.
T---------T

So,
Yesterday was the bon odori of kl.

Saw a few bloggers there.

I wasn't planning on going there
But my friends were going
So I juz tagged along.

Went to the kl bon odori for the First time.

Been to the penang one once.

Really enjoyed it.
But there were less stalls there.

And less ppl were lining up for the food. -_-lll

Everything was not worth the money.
And most of it can be bought in jusco. Wth

Anyway,
I enjoyed the dance, the crowd and the friends.

First time going out with the new juniors.
They're basically very nice and funny ppl. XD

Didn't take any photos sadly.

Saw lots of pretty japanese with their super nice kimono.

Wish I brought mine back with me.... >_<

We took the last train and almost missed the last lrt back,

But we missed the last bus.
So we walked from the station back to college.

I love being the tour guide. XD

Anyway, half way back it started to rain. -_-lll
But it didn't pour.
Lucky(?) Us. XD
After all that walking,
We ended up going to the mamak for supper.

Overall,
Enjoyed the whole trip.
Even the rain.
I kinda miss walking in the rain.

Would enjoy it more if the babes went.

That's what J_fish has to say~ au Revoir~

P.s. I miss you.