i've found a job!!
yuppee!! after weeks of searching, interviews & disappointment.. i finally found a job!! yeah.. i'm working as a admin clerk in this really small company in tanjong pagar.. they paying me $6.50 per hour, 5 working day & it's from 8.30 to 5.30..
i went for the interview in panasonic.. tt person kept telling me they need someone with experience in logistic.. and the position i was applying for is not an assistant position.. if i were chosen for that post, i'm suppose to cover the duty for this colleague of theirs who'll be taking maternity leave.. so means i'll be on my own once that person is off.. can you imagine the stress i'll face everyday for 4 months? i've no experience in logistics, when that person is off, i'll have nobody to ask.. so means i've to master everything before she's gone.. somemore they're the regional HQ.. so means i'll have to deal with everything in SEA.. gosh.. can't imagine the stress.. also, i've to transfer bus-MRT-bus to reach their office.. it's too troublesome, even though it'll be really a good & valuable experience to work in panasonic..
that company is tanjong pagar is hiring me even before i go for interview.. it's easier to reach their office, right outside the MRT station.. the work is much simpler also; all i have to do is to answer calls & take down messages, collect mails & redistribute them, & maybe help them in calculating income tax.. i choose to work here because i am working as an assistant, so i always have someone there if i've any doubts in my work..
well, just pray that they won't cheat my money again.. give me what i deserve..
*as for that one in hougang, i sms tt IC & told her the truth, 'cause my mum said i not going to see them again so just tell them you found a better job..*
WHO CAN HELP ME!!!!
judging by the title, most'll guess tt i am going to complain about being jobless again.. but NO! i am not going to complain about being jobless again.. in fact, i've gotten job offers.. & now i really don't know what to do because these job offeres came all at the same time and i don't know which one to choose!!
ok, actually, to be exact, i've got 1 job offer (super comfirm hiring me) & 2 interviews (1 i think quite comfirm hiring me & the other my agent say chances is high).. i really don't know what to do now.. even my mum doesn't know.. i am desperately in need of help.. who can advice me in this?.........
this morning i went for an interview in a recruitment firm. that consultant say the company wanting to hire help is panasonic & it's a temporary position for 4 months.. the pay is $6.50 per hr & 5days work week.. he told me he'll contact the other party to arrange for an interview time with me..
later in the afternoon, i went for another interview in hougang, it's a very small private company(i think at most only 15 workers, office only got 3, inclusive of the boss), they are desperately in need of people & they asked me to start work tomorrow.. they paying me $1,000 per month & 5 1/2 day work week.. i told them i'll discuss with my parents & get back to them by tonight & when i stepped out of their office, the agent called & asked me go for interview tomorrow.. i asked him what's the chances of me getting that job, he said it's quite high..
then when i reached home, another company in tanjong pagar called & asked me turn up for interview tomorrow afternoon. when they heard that i've an interview with panasonic same time tomorrow, they brought forward the interview time & the caller added,"maybe tomorrow you come for interview & cancel your that appointment in the afternoon."*obviously, people'll not ask you cancel appointment if they are not willing to hire you right? so means my chances of getting this job is quite high too*
if we were to let aside the 3rd company(because i don't know what's the working hour & salary they offering), i still have a big headache.. first of all, i really wanna go for the 2 interviews tomorrow, i mean they are opportunities right? and when opportunities come knocking on my door, shouldn't i go & try? i mean if i give up these opportunities, then i am throwing away that 50% of chances (that they may hire me).. on the other hand, if i am going for interviews tomorrow, then what i tell that company in hougang? i can't possibly tell them the truth right?
here are the pros & cons in working in the respective companies:
-in panasonic-advantages:
1) higher pay
2) only 5 working days
3) it's near town (in between bugis & suntec)
4) make my resume looks much more attractive to my future employers (working in MNC before can definitely impress employer, even if it's only a temporary job)
disadvantages:
1) big company, a lot of politics & policy
2) a lot of rules & regulations
3) it's far from my house, i need to transfer 2 times before reaching the company
4) it's only an interview & they may decide not to hire me afterall
-company in hougang-advantages:
1) they're comfirm hiring me
2) small company so easier to mix & get along with
3) it's relatively nearer to my house, only need to transfer once
4) not many rules & regulations(like dress code), so i can be less rigid
disadvantages:
1) pay not so high (average on $5/hr)
2) need to work on sat as well
3) i can't quit as & when i like (they planning to hire me till uni starts & they're hiring a perm around 1 month before i leave & that person'll be under me for one month to learn from me), so it's like kind of 'tied down', can't seek better job opportunities
i watched this japanese drama when i was in secondary, i forgot what's the name of the show already (borrowed the vcd from my classmate), but there's this indroduction that i really can't forget.. the female lead narrates," finding love is like hailing taxi: when you want to hail a taxi, they're always hired; when you finally give up & decide to take another transport, empty taxis start showing up in foront of you," the older i become, the more i think this statement is true, not only in finding love, but also in other aspects of life, like when i am looking for a job now. a few days back i was so frustrated about being jobless & today, i am vexed because i have too many options.
haha..LIFE..
job hunt
[i wrote this post because i know the company i went for interview yesterday is not planning to hire me, & now i'm kinda upset, i just don't understand why my luck is so bad in lookin for a job, while others seems to have no problem in looking for a good job with satisfactory pay]
*sigh*.. i'm kinda depressed now.. i really don't understand why my luck is so bad in job-hunting.. i just can't seem to find a good job.. ok, there were 4 companies who replied my email & asked me to go for interview, but they are all not suitable..1 is in commonwealth, 1 in Tanjong Pagar & 1 more in Ubi (both too far from my place) *they didn't indicate their location on newspaper*..1 is in centrepoint working as retail(my mum say long working hour & pay very pathetic, asked me not to go).. so, i didn't go for any of the above interviews..
I bet others must be thinking, "you can't find a job is your own fault, who ask you to be so picky? location far don't want, work in retail sector don't want.. serve you right!".. okay, I agree that i'm abit picky, i mean i should grab hold of any opportunities that come my way right? & interview means opportunity, so i should go for them no matter what right? but the thing is that, i don't want to settle for something lesser than what i deserved. surely, as an A'level graduate, i deserve something more than working as a sales girl in shopping mall right?
it's not that i haven't been settling for something much lesser than what i deserved. i gave in alot for my previous job, i settled for a job that paid me less than S$4.50 an hour & i endure it till the very last day. I have been through it and what did i get for return? nothing!
i really don't want history to repeat itself again, working so hard & get so little pay.. i don't understand why i have to settle for something much lesser when ko sing they all are earning so much more than me. they are all earning more than a thousand per month, so why can't i find a job that pay me that well? especially since all of us do not have much working experience?
i have worked before and i know i have the ability to do well in the workforce. i am not praising myself, but surely, i think i have good employee attitude & i am capable. i just don't understand why people do not want to hire me. is it because i look dumb to them? or maybe i just don't have this capable-loking face.
this world is just so unfair.
interview
today went for interview in woodlands industrial park.. the company is call broadcom & according to my agent, it's an US MNC & i'm applying for position of admin asst.. & it turms out tt it's only only admin asst they are looking for.. it's more like asst for their engineers..
actually previously i went to the company on tuesday for interview, after 1 hour of waiting then i was informed that my agent gave me the wrong info.. my interview is on thursday, not tuesday.. i was super paisei, i have no choice but to go home because the person interviewing me was not in office on that day.. so i return today for the interview..
today, 4 person interviewed me which was really a big deal because i'm only applying for the position for an assistant & it's only for 3 months.. 1st it was the person from HR & she kept emphasizing that they need someone who's smart & fast in picking up new things for this job.. & that really lowered my confidence by million times..
the next two that came in were the engineers themselves, they explained that the person in this position needs to be very adaptive & he or she has to learn all the names & uses of the chemicals in their websites so that they can talk to the customers & explain to them about the uses of these chemicals.. & he or she has only to two weeks at most to learn everything.. that really hit my confidence to the rock bottom..
the last one that came in was alright.. we were just chatting & he was looking at my O'Level results & stuff. talking about Singpore & Hong Kong..
basically, i tried my best to impress them during the interview, but i think my chances of getting this job is quite slim.. because like what my mum said, if they're really impressed with your performance, they would have comfirm you on the spot.. and guess what? previously, i went for another interview as accounts asst, the way that that interviewer response & interact with me is very similar to what i get from this interview.. i didn't mamage to get that job, & so i doubt i'll get this one too..
well, i guess i'll have to try harder, which is exactly what i'am not doing right now..lol..
n_n happy lunar new year!n_nokay..even though the first day of lunar new year was quite some time ago.. i would still like to wish everyone happy lunar new year!..
a new year is a new beginning, a new chapter in my life.. & because of tt, i change my blog skin again!!haha..like tis new skin alot..cos' this skin is the closest to what & how i want my blog to look like.. do give me comments if anyone finds it not nice.. who knows, maybe someday i'll create my own blogskin!..haha..
eve of CNY
another thing i'm very happy about.. finally i left my previous company.. my last day was on 27th jan.. thanks to my surname, i waited in the office 'till 7 plus just to get my pay (they hired alot of temp staff & they arranged our names alphabetically).. when i reached home, i then realised tt they gave me alot lesser than what i deserved(i did OT almost everyday 4 jan).. so the next day, which's the eve of CNY, i went back to office with my mum to claim back the remaining sum.. in the end, the accounts dept ppl apologised as they missed out one side of my "punch-card".. & i claimed back S$200++ OT pay.. so in total, basic + OT + other allowances, i received S$1,200++ for the month of jan!! haha.. of cos' i'm very happy.. my ex-employee asked me to go back to work after CNY (they kept saying that i performed very well & i've a bright future..blah X3..)..but w/o much consideration, i decline their offer.. it's not because i dun like the environment or the ppl ere.. it's just the pay.. i'm an A'level student, yet they refuse to raise my pay even if i stay.. can you just imagine, your pay is same as O'level & even ITE graduates.. if that's the case, then what's the point of me studying in JC if i get same amount as them?.. also, a basic of $900/mth is really pathetic.. that's like less than $4.50/hr, which is less than working in NTUC.. ko sing & alice both have no working experience like me, but they manage to find jobs that can bring them more than a thousand per month.. so why should i settle for something so little?
days of CNY hol
for this CNY, my family's really LAZY..haha.. we didn't go anybody's house to 'bai-nian' at all!!..all we did on the 1st day of CNY was going to temples to pray.. then for 2nd & 3rd day, we stayed home & slack.. oh.. but i went sh's house after i went temple with my mum & bro.. & when i reached his house, he was so sick at that time he couldn't entertain me at all, left me there watched alchemist the movie while he went to sleep.. yah, of cos' i was kinda bored when i was in his house, but i couldn't blame him (& i'm not blaming him) as he was really ill..
on the 4th day of CNY, i went to tampines to watch movie with sh!! it has been sooooo long since the last time sh & i went to watch a movie in cinema together!!(the last show was "perhaps love" & i tink that was about 2 months ago..) we went to watch "fearless".. it's really a cool show.. all the moves & the fights in the movie are really stunning.. after watching the movie, i really understand why the censorship board rated it NC-16 nstead of PG.. well, if anyone wants to find out the reason, you can always go buy a ticket & watch it yourself, you'll understand not long after the show starts.. haha..
now..
as for now, after quitting my previous job.. i'm still jobless.. haha.. kinda lazy in loking for a new job.. dislike going for interviews also.. that's why i only send emails nowadays, i dun go down to the company for interview(i only consider going if they call me).. i dun even bothered to call.. really enjoying this break man..
P.S. in case anyone who are super ignorant, O'level results'll be out this friday, which means that A'level results'll be out either late next week, or early next next week.. good luck ppl..*i desperately need some luck as well!*
