Excuse Me? Are you a Job Seeker?
nowadays it is the employers' job market. if you are looking for a job now, you are in for a hard time.
from employers to human resource agents, they are a mad bunch in today's society.
they dun make things difficult for you. they make things extremely difficult for you. they are mad! they are crazy!! they are lunatic!!!!
an ex-uni classmate was juz whining about how difficult it is to find a job nowadays.
some interviewers will gave you a written test on the spot to test your knowledge. such test can stretch as long as 20 pages. if you do not finish it by the time permits, fire alarm will ring and water will be gushed out of the ceiling.
*hehe... this is a joke*
some will test you verbally. if you failed to give the correct answer, you will be sneered and criticized at inside that stuffy room. for worst cases, you might be taken out of the room and be shot.
*hehe... this is also a joke*
some interviews will consists of a panel of seven or more interviewers to bombard you with questions in all aspects of life, even when you are only applying for the most junior post or cleaner post in the company.
nowadays, before you even get to the hiring co, there is a pre-round by the hiring agents.
another ex-colleague was telling me the other day that once she was criticized by an hiring agent for bringing a plastic bag for a short interview with her, and she wasn't even from the hiring co.
some nasty agents, will be falling back on what little knowledge they know about your industry, and started flaunting their knowledge and criticized you for your lack of experience or knowledge.
what the hell...
the job seekers are the pathetic lots. hiring companies juz cut, cut and CUT.
there is no training provided, no OT claims provided, some ridiculous co even have only ten days of annual leaves.
and if you are called up for a permanent post, you have struck toto.
most co only have contract jobs that lasted one year or three months.
in the past, to compensate for the instability of contracts jobs, you are offered a higher pay. now they gave you a perm post pay but you are told it is a contract post, leaving you with no buffer for retrenchment.
no bonus, no aws, min annual leave, no shares option, no medical claims, no maternity leave but you are expected to toil for the co.
pathetic.
another frenz of mine in IT, is willing to give up all the standard market rates coded when the economy is in good times, but he was rejected due to lack of experience.
when you have the knowledge of a required field, they want the exact system.
when you have the system, they want the relevant environment.
when you have the environment, they want the specific modules.
when you have it all, they want the prog languages.
when you have the prog languages, they want more prog languages.
when you have more languages, they want you to speak jap or korean.
when you can speak a third language, they told you 'sorry, management has cut the budget. we are not hiring anymore....'
.............................
I feel we are so socially abused.
or mebbi we, the supposedly more educated lots from the uni or polys, have higher expectations?
juz few months back, the toilet cleaning lady was telling us that she has found a greener pasture and leaving the co.
wow!! i am IMPRESSED!
but i do know, you have to answer the right questions at the right time at the right place.
some guidelines to the answers to be given at the interview for various occupations:
Qn1: what makes you apply for this job?
engineer: my mom submitted the application for me. i have no choice.
air stewardess: fly!! i like to fly!! i luv to fly!! i want to fly with the birds!!
bimbo secretary: eh?? can you spell 'apply'?
fireman: i want to serve my people. i want to serve my community!!
Qn2: what are your strengths and weaknesses?
engineer: erm... trouble shooting? weakness... ermmm .....................
air stewardess: my strenght is that i can boil a kettle of water in one hour. my weakness is that i am afraid of ants, bees, houseflies, dragonflies,......
bimbo secretary: can you wait? i need to ask my boyfriend.
fireman: my strenghts are my muscles. i have NO weaknesses.
Q3: What is your expected pay?
engineer: oh.. very little. anything less than 200k but 100k per annum is good enuff.
air stewardess: pay? oh!! they actually pay me to travel all over the world?!!
bimbo secretary: err....ermm...ah... can i answer that question tomolo?
fireman: pay? what pay? what audacity?! how can you insulted me?! i wan to be a hero! a serivce to the people! i shall demand NO PAY !!
the above are juz meant for your reading pleasures. if you have really followed as per instructed, you are my hero.
from employers to human resource agents, they are a mad bunch in today's society.
they dun make things difficult for you. they make things extremely difficult for you. they are mad! they are crazy!! they are lunatic!!!!
an ex-uni classmate was juz whining about how difficult it is to find a job nowadays.
some interviewers will gave you a written test on the spot to test your knowledge. such test can stretch as long as 20 pages. if you do not finish it by the time permits, fire alarm will ring and water will be gushed out of the ceiling.
*hehe... this is a joke*
some will test you verbally. if you failed to give the correct answer, you will be sneered and criticized at inside that stuffy room. for worst cases, you might be taken out of the room and be shot.
*hehe... this is also a joke*
some interviews will consists of a panel of seven or more interviewers to bombard you with questions in all aspects of life, even when you are only applying for the most junior post or cleaner post in the company.
nowadays, before you even get to the hiring co, there is a pre-round by the hiring agents.
another ex-colleague was telling me the other day that once she was criticized by an hiring agent for bringing a plastic bag for a short interview with her, and she wasn't even from the hiring co.
some nasty agents, will be falling back on what little knowledge they know about your industry, and started flaunting their knowledge and criticized you for your lack of experience or knowledge.
what the hell...
the job seekers are the pathetic lots. hiring companies juz cut, cut and CUT.
there is no training provided, no OT claims provided, some ridiculous co even have only ten days of annual leaves.
and if you are called up for a permanent post, you have struck toto.
most co only have contract jobs that lasted one year or three months.
in the past, to compensate for the instability of contracts jobs, you are offered a higher pay. now they gave you a perm post pay but you are told it is a contract post, leaving you with no buffer for retrenchment.
no bonus, no aws, min annual leave, no shares option, no medical claims, no maternity leave but you are expected to toil for the co.
pathetic.
another frenz of mine in IT, is willing to give up all the standard market rates coded when the economy is in good times, but he was rejected due to lack of experience.
when you have the knowledge of a required field, they want the exact system.
when you have the system, they want the relevant environment.
when you have the environment, they want the specific modules.
when you have it all, they want the prog languages.
when you have the prog languages, they want more prog languages.
when you have more languages, they want you to speak jap or korean.
when you can speak a third language, they told you 'sorry, management has cut the budget. we are not hiring anymore....'
.............................
I feel we are so socially abused.
or mebbi we, the supposedly more educated lots from the uni or polys, have higher expectations?
juz few months back, the toilet cleaning lady was telling us that she has found a greener pasture and leaving the co.
wow!! i am IMPRESSED!
but i do know, you have to answer the right questions at the right time at the right place.
some guidelines to the answers to be given at the interview for various occupations:
Qn1: what makes you apply for this job?
engineer: my mom submitted the application for me. i have no choice.
air stewardess: fly!! i like to fly!! i luv to fly!! i want to fly with the birds!!
bimbo secretary: eh?? can you spell 'apply'?
fireman: i want to serve my people. i want to serve my community!!
Qn2: what are your strengths and weaknesses?
engineer: erm... trouble shooting? weakness... ermmm .....................
air stewardess: my strenght is that i can boil a kettle of water in one hour. my weakness is that i am afraid of ants, bees, houseflies, dragonflies,......
bimbo secretary: can you wait? i need to ask my boyfriend.
fireman: my strenghts are my muscles. i have NO weaknesses.
Q3: What is your expected pay?
engineer: oh.. very little. anything less than 200k but 100k per annum is good enuff.
air stewardess: pay? oh!! they actually pay me to travel all over the world?!!
bimbo secretary: err....ermm...ah... can i answer that question tomolo?
fireman: pay? what pay? what audacity?! how can you insulted me?! i wan to be a hero! a serivce to the people! i shall demand NO PAY !!
the above are juz meant for your reading pleasures. if you have really followed as per instructed, you are my hero.
a miracle struck @ * 11:36 PM * (",)
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Ode to the Job Seeker
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Ye who seeks
the job of dreams,
Tis to which I say
'Continue!'
Ye who yearns
the job of power
Tis to which I ask
"Why?"
Ye who wants
the job of satisfaction
Tis to which I wonder
"Possible?"
Ye who craves
the job of meaning
Tis to which I note
"Fulfillment."
Ye who whines
the job of unhappiness
Tis to which I urge
"Change!"
Ye who slams
the job of inequality
Tis to which I appeal
"Fight!"
Ye who fights
the job of challenges
Tis to which I sense
"Greatness!"
Ye who finds
the job of worth
Tis to which I laud
"Achievement!"
-- You-know-who. =]
err.. not very sure wo are u though i suspected. haha. kindly drop me more hints? anyway if u r seeking too, all the best!
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