Just an entry to remind myself on certain things...
Right, long time no update ... Well actually not very long lah, only about 2 months not updating this blog. Initially I thought of updating last night but I'm lazy so drag until now while waiting for Taiwan supplier mail to come in.
Okay, I should be in Bedok but somehow I'm not ... the boss changes his mind, and only Friday needs to be at Bedok . Paperwork done in Tanjong Pagar ...stupid right? Issue aside, just something new ... I'm changing my jobs soon.
In fact, I had already tendered in my resignation letter with 1 month notice - my last day with this company is until 19 October 2011. This time around, the job search went nicely as compared to the last time around.
Mainly because this time I don't apply to jobs randomly, I look through the job scope throughly and spend good old time considering about the duties as well as location before making up my mind to send out the applications. 4 applications and 2 job interviews later, I got myself a new job.
The 4 applications are as follows:
1. Books Kinokuniya - Cashier (No hope lah ... see from their impression during interview know liao )
2. Admin Assistant for Treede Concepts Group - no response, so I think either my notice period too long or they want someone with experience in that industry.
3. Admin Assistant for Gplan Design Pte Ltd - went for interview and viola! I got the job (details later)
4. Admin Assistant for Bukit Batok company (thru agent - he called and ask if I mind kranji instead ... but till now no response, so I heck care. If he does calls back, then I will just say I got job already)
Yes, I got the job of admin assistant for Gplan Design - am working at IMM but their head office at Maxwell went for the interview last Friday at Maxwell near to my current work place, so I went before I come in to work.
Right, the interview went smoothly with the person interviewing me briefing me on the duties and work to do there. Until we came to the topic of date of availability, cause my notice period is 1 month at first she says dunno the boss can wait for that long or not ... so she say she will give me a call if I am selected for the position.
She offered me a salary way higher than what I expected, cause this is the first time I went for a interview which the person in charge offers me what I actually wanted for the position. Then further on, while talking about the annual leave issue - she's willing to give me 10 days instead of the 7 days which is supposed to be. For that I am even more grateful - but what makes me real grateful is that - when I received her message on Tuesday morning and ask for me to call her.
When I call her up she's busy so she called me back slightly later on in the afternoon, and we discussed about my date of availability. Initially she wanted me to join the company next week, but I told her I don't wish to make things difficult for my current company. So she said, she would have to discuss with the boss then. I did inform her that if she does have a better candidate on hand she can give them the position I'm alright with the decision.
She said she does not want to randomly choose some candidates knowing that they won't be able to stay for long. Cause quite a no. of candidates she have on hand tends to job-hop a lot. In comparison to the rest, I seemed to be much a better choice for her. So she told me she would inform me after her discussion with her boss, if her boss really decided not to wait then she would let me know and I can forget about this job offer and concentrate on finding another job.
Later on in the evening, I message her and was thinking - she better let me know soon, so I would know if the other company called me in for an interview should I accept or not. Then hurriedly in less than 5 minutes, she called me back and said she had spoken to both the boss and the current admin girl that she had - and both the boss and the admin girl agreed to wait. In fact, the admin girl was kind enough to say that she will stay until the end of October and so I am accepted by their company.
She told me to contact her again once I can go over to join them, I'm so glad and grateful for the efforts that they made on their part and therefore I make up my mind that I would do my best when I went over to join them officially. I should express my gratitude to the girl once I went over, cause I sort of delayed her timing in leaving her position. This being said, since they made such a big effort in accommodating to my situation, I should put in my utmost effort in working for their company and at the very least stayed with them for a year or longer - since I heard the economy is going into recession soon.
The position is a 5.5 work week job, with hours from 9.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays and 9.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday. I am warned that the volume of work would be lot, but I am certain that I should be able to cope. The work load is a lot does not matters, what matters most is that what I done should be relevant to the position and that the people working with me are considerate and patient. Let's keep my fingers crossed and look forward to working for the company - hopefully, I'll get good colleagues that I can work with in peace.
Okay, I should be in Bedok but somehow I'm not ... the boss changes his mind, and only Friday needs to be at Bedok . Paperwork done in Tanjong Pagar ...stupid right? Issue aside, just something new ... I'm changing my jobs soon.
In fact, I had already tendered in my resignation letter with 1 month notice - my last day with this company is until 19 October 2011. This time around, the job search went nicely as compared to the last time around.
Mainly because this time I don't apply to jobs randomly, I look through the job scope throughly and spend good old time considering about the duties as well as location before making up my mind to send out the applications. 4 applications and 2 job interviews later, I got myself a new job.
The 4 applications are as follows:
1. Books Kinokuniya - Cashier (No hope lah ... see from their impression during interview know liao )
2. Admin Assistant for Treede Concepts Group - no response, so I think either my notice period too long or they want someone with experience in that industry.
3. Admin Assistant for Gplan Design Pte Ltd - went for interview and viola! I got the job (details later)
4. Admin Assistant for Bukit Batok company (thru agent - he called and ask if I mind kranji instead ... but till now no response, so I heck care. If he does calls back, then I will just say I got job already)
Yes, I got the job of admin assistant for Gplan Design - am working at IMM but their head office at Maxwell went for the interview last Friday at Maxwell near to my current work place, so I went before I come in to work.
Right, the interview went smoothly with the person interviewing me briefing me on the duties and work to do there. Until we came to the topic of date of availability, cause my notice period is 1 month at first she says dunno the boss can wait for that long or not ... so she say she will give me a call if I am selected for the position.
She offered me a salary way higher than what I expected, cause this is the first time I went for a interview which the person in charge offers me what I actually wanted for the position. Then further on, while talking about the annual leave issue - she's willing to give me 10 days instead of the 7 days which is supposed to be. For that I am even more grateful - but what makes me real grateful is that - when I received her message on Tuesday morning and ask for me to call her.
When I call her up she's busy so she called me back slightly later on in the afternoon, and we discussed about my date of availability. Initially she wanted me to join the company next week, but I told her I don't wish to make things difficult for my current company. So she said, she would have to discuss with the boss then. I did inform her that if she does have a better candidate on hand she can give them the position I'm alright with the decision.
She said she does not want to randomly choose some candidates knowing that they won't be able to stay for long. Cause quite a no. of candidates she have on hand tends to job-hop a lot. In comparison to the rest, I seemed to be much a better choice for her. So she told me she would inform me after her discussion with her boss, if her boss really decided not to wait then she would let me know and I can forget about this job offer and concentrate on finding another job.
Later on in the evening, I message her and was thinking - she better let me know soon, so I would know if the other company called me in for an interview should I accept or not. Then hurriedly in less than 5 minutes, she called me back and said she had spoken to both the boss and the current admin girl that she had - and both the boss and the admin girl agreed to wait. In fact, the admin girl was kind enough to say that she will stay until the end of October and so I am accepted by their company.
She told me to contact her again once I can go over to join them, I'm so glad and grateful for the efforts that they made on their part and therefore I make up my mind that I would do my best when I went over to join them officially. I should express my gratitude to the girl once I went over, cause I sort of delayed her timing in leaving her position. This being said, since they made such a big effort in accommodating to my situation, I should put in my utmost effort in working for their company and at the very least stayed with them for a year or longer - since I heard the economy is going into recession soon.
The position is a 5.5 work week job, with hours from 9.30am to 6.30pm on weekdays and 9.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday. I am warned that the volume of work would be lot, but I am certain that I should be able to cope. The work load is a lot does not matters, what matters most is that what I done should be relevant to the position and that the people working with me are considerate and patient. Let's keep my fingers crossed and look forward to working for the company - hopefully, I'll get good colleagues that I can work with in peace.
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