Obviously, this post has nothing to do with home-based business or Internet entrepreneurship. It has to do with (1) my personal life (2) mistakes people make in interviews
I’ll start with the second one. Most people sell themselves cheap at interviews, to the point where they sound desperate. You hear stuff like:
“I am willing to work long hours and overtime”
“I don’t mind getting a lower salary as long as I like my job”
“I have worked for XXX company, I have been pre-programmed to work hard like a machine without thinking or questioning, and now I am ready to be your slave…”
Ok, the third one is exaggerated, but it does speak a point. The majority of job seekers compromise too much, and then when they are required to do exactly what they promised they complain and start backstabbing each other. I did it once too.
Here’s a better way, I feel – Speak clearly what YOU want from the company, how much YOU think your time there is worth, and leave the ball in their court. If the company believes in your talent, and feel they need you, they will hire you. If they are looking for a robot, you won’t get the call.
To me it’s as simple as that. Selling yourself cheap isn’t always the best thing to do.
Now to the second part, about my girlfriend 
Her name is Sheila, and here’s a picture of her I really like.
Here’s a picture of her with some good looking guy:
Anyways, she’s a graphic designer for New Straits Times of Malaysia. She designs the layouts for the newspaper and to put it in a word, she takes chaos and turns it into pleasurable reading.
Anyways I talked her into getting more interviews just to gauge her real value in the job market and to never be complacent. So today she’s going for one with a local marketing / advertising company.
I told her not to sell herself cheap, and I’m sure that with her personality she’s have no trouble making an impression.
If you have the time, I hope you can leave her a message here and wish her good luck. Just say anything, as long as you do. I will really appreciate it!
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Dear Sofyan,Ihsan a.k.a Deen,damien,Qualawrence,
Thanks for the greetings ….really appriciate it ..and damien thanks for the compliments and Bala is a great chap himself…:)
As for deens question “Opportunity knocks all the time. The question is are we ready and prepared to act upon it?”… well dean I made the first move to accept this opertunity lets hope each and every step which I take will lead me to a better success.
And J.Manggay, yes i know i musnt forget my prayers…:)
regards
sheila
Dear Sheila,
My thousand apologies for not wishing you when you went for the interview, but congratulations to your success in getting the job. I was away when your bf bala put out the message on 19.05.06 that you are going for an interview.
To your bright future.
she is beautiful…good luck
Dear SheilaGobala,
1st of all very sorry to reply late. Anyway i would like to wish u all the best in ur interview. One thing that u must alwiz bare inmind is that u must have confidence in urself. Besides confidence u must not forget the Lord. All pray hard u’ll receive good things at all the time.
I would like to wish u all the best once again n remember that i can alwiz become ur good fren. I’ll alwiz pray on behalf of my frens for their future n 2 success in life.
Have a nice day n b happy alwiz.
bye
Congratulations Sheila!
All the best with your new organisation!
Best regards,
Ihsan a.k.a Deen
“Opportunity knocks all the time. The question is are we ready and prepared to act upon it?”
cool bro ..Go to school, graduate, get a good job for a good company, save for retirement, retire comfortably, travel and enjoy your golden years…by then maybe you’re 60-70 years old.
Remember don’t work for long Sheila and don’t get trap on the rat race…follow your bf advice he knows what he’s doing.
To Your Success
Sofyan AJ
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DEAR Mitchel Bethel,Cherylyn Ang,Jason,Per Persson,Simon,Farid,LcF,Sunny Tan,phupang,John,steph ,layla,mike,Siti,marlina ,Hafiz a.k.a Bitol,ganesh jadhav,Jonathan Haryanto,Zackary Harris,Regan Rajan,Richard,Ryan, horatiocrane,Charles Washington,Zulhairy,Jason Joseph,MarCat,Harith,Chiku,Stephanie,Zulkarnain Yahya,Anna,Jeffrey Yong,Phua Cheng Chiang,Ihsan a.k.a Deen,ilyas kazi,Mohd Sufian,Guet,Nezam Mansor,Bavani Mahen,yoke,shuk ,harmi,hashim,Kelvin….
I am still overjoyed to realise I had this much of best wishes…Now the moment of truth … YES I DID GET THE JOB!:)…. I went in for the interview last Friday 19/5/06 and I got a call today 22/5/06 saying yes I I am employed!.. Indeed the first person I called was bala to share the excitement which came at 3pm …
By the way in my current company I do have shifts where I have to report at 4pm
…so I went over to work … told everyone …among the response I receive…
1) No u shouldnt leave NST – the world out there is worst
2) U will never be sure of the company u are heading to
3) Congratulations- we are glad u are moving on to an organization that makes US500million in return profit
4) Never know sheila someday u mite be our boss
yeah I did receive a mix response….but most importanly I know I should not get too comfortable and always learn and seek more knowledge and experience….
Indeed I agree with Zackary Harris … perhaps I am not living up to Bala’s dream …but thats bala and I am myself:) … never know someday i mite end up working with Bala but as for now I have my own dreams to catch … and Bala is bright person he knows his every move ….therefore he;s moving towards his goals….as we all know it always takes a brave risk taker…and Bala is certainly a Braveheart
… unlike me I have to strive harder to be where Bala is now …
The most difficuilt part was for me to break this news to my dad …. somehow I managed to convince him …and hes glad and happy for me …
As for my current organization ….my boss doesnt want to loose me and at the same time he doesnt want to hold me back …but I was given an option to come back if things turn sour out there
… I guess it pays to always be hardworking ….
Currently I have 20 days of outstanding annual leave ….and I’m handing over my letter of resignation on the 1/06/06 and I am starting my new job on 5/0606…
I do agree … good things come once and they knock on your door …its up to us to open the door and accept wats out there …all I could do is pray and hope for the best ….
With god;s blessing I do hope the love and encouragment I receive from my dad and Bala will be onn going… I could even fly to the moon
…
Once again I thank each and everyone of u guys for being so supportive towards this blog topic ….
ps: Thanks for all the compliments …i never thought of myself as someone attractive
..now I will always thank god for all that he has given me …
Love and regards
sheila sri priya
First Stage In New Enviroment – Enjoy N Happy Met People
Second Stage – Induction Programme
Third Stage – SixSigma
Fourth Stage – Problem At Work
Fifth Stage – Increment Please
Final Stage – #@$&*/ You, I resign
–These Is The Reality–
Wish You All The Best Gobala N Sheila
hai Sheila,
Good luck to you, get the best.
belasah n try jer sheila ..n good luck .makan gaji kan …abis bulan makan gaji lagi ..heheheh.
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