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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Best of wishes on your job search. May this be the beginning of a whole new adventure.
Hi Sheila…
Just bought an e-book from Gobala and he directed me here… All the best for the interview or how did it go? Surprisingly, I’m also a graphic designer, now AD in a very small ad agency… have been in the trade for the past 12 years now. Design life is still as exciting when you constantly challenge yourself to greater heights. I’ve been with my agency for the past 10 years. This is actually my 2nd job. Wonder what’s my market value now… Hmmm?
Anyway, all the best to you… and God Bless.
Cheers,
Cherylyn.
Hello Sheila,
First of all, I would like to wish you best of luck.
Secondly, You’re lucky to have Gobala as your boyfriend.
Hopefully one day we’ll be able to log on to http://www.gobala-sheila.com
As to Gobala, Keep up the good work & I really hope to learn more of your money making skill. (Btw you haven’t answered my Q’s ^_^)
Anyway hear from you soon
Take care,
Jason
I just want to wish you good luck for your interwiew.I´m sure you will get the job.
OK, Sheila – let’em know who and what they’re missing if they don’t hire you! Enjoy the interview, and remember, sometimes interviewers can be as nervous as interviewees.
Knowledge & Experience are the most important when you want to look for other job.
say to yourself, “The job is mine! The job is mine! The job is…”
Then… the job is yours. Good luck!
The best job in the world is of course the one where you have undying passion for…
Good Luck!
Good luck
It’s a good sharing. I also wan to share some of my experience, regarding interview:
1-You are the boss of your OWN. You are the one choose the job, not the job chose you. If the job chose you, you will suffer for the rest of your life stuck with that work. If you chose the work, you will end up with good experience and sweet memory in your life.
2-Even you called to interview with your ‘favorite’ company, don’t get your potential hidden. Be honest to the one who interview you(manager, director etc), tell them what best in you, and mean WHAT you said. And let them know what your weakness.
3-Be yourself! This is important cause this will help you get higher raise upon your confirmation. Example:- if you act pro during interview, they might hire you. But while you working, the superior will notice you different from the ‘you’ during interview. If you think you not pro enough, get yourself some lesson and educated more to be more pro.
Just feel free and confident to express bout ourself…good luck
hello sheila…
I wish you all the best for your interview…
By the way, I am layla, writing from cairo, egypt. I visited malaysia many times during my childhood (was living in Jakarta for 20 years back then) ..and must say: its beautiful…
You are both are very lucky indeed:)
For your success!
hi there sheila, you may not know me, but i would like to wish you all the best for your interview. may the Lord be with you and bless you. amen. amen.. amen…
take care!
Hopefully you will find the right job for you. Most important be yourself,the most practical things in life.
Wish U GOOD LUCK !!!
Good luck for your interview Sheila! May you get your dream job!
I totally agree with Jason (above):
“You’re lucky to have Gobala as your boyfriend.”
Haha…lol
Hi Sheila,
I have handled a job interview at my U. What can I say is, just proud to be yourself. Don’t bother what they think you are. Don’t sell yourself cheap, and think 5 years from now, what you can do for that company.
Wish you all the best, Sheila! Good Luck!
Regards,
Hafiz a.k.a Bitol
p/s: BTW, you’ve got a nice bf. I know him through Chapter-M and what can I say is, he is totally a GOOD person
hello gobala ganesh here
my hello to both of you
You both are very nice couple and gobala u r very lucky to find such gf
bye
have a good time
Good luck Sheila. God bless you.
I wish you will not get that job. Because you know why, you are not committed to your boyfriend’s philosophy of new way of making money. Otherwise, what your boyfriend preaching here in this internet self-employed and money making is just another piece of garbage….My wish only apply if you want to do job hopping to another salary earned working structure.
Ok sheila.. this is just my honest opinion. Don’t feel sad. Everyone need to earn money for living. You know best your choice… Chow
nah Zack…it’s ok. everyone’s got their own journey to explore. I’m just happy that she will start the journey to determine how far she can go in whatever she choose…
oh no…. INTERVIEW… the word i hate most… so much competition in employment market… so it is right to not promote ourself cheap in an interview… anyway… ur personality and experience is yet the biggest advantage for you… GOOD LUCK SHEILA… God Blesses… Go in with Confident, Come out with Confident…
Good Luck. Good Luck. Good Luck. Anyway…God Bless and you can do it. You the best. believe it in yourself.
Hi Sheila,
I wish you best of luck in your interview. May you get this job as you wanted.
Murugu
Hi Sheila, Good Luck,
L Location
U Understanding
C Connections
K Knowledge
Definition of LUCK for clarification. When we were graduating, we were told to impress the Interviewer and KISS ASS, Don’t believe in all that. Being myself & never selling mysefl short has always landed me the job I wanted. Of course gotta get to the interview stage first. KISS ASS on CV(resume)cover letter is acceptable to get u thru d door…..
Once again both of you have a good one……….
Good LUCK! Hope you get what you want!
wish you all the best in your interview!!!
Sheila,
All the best.
Be brave and conquer!
i’m a newbie here – greetings everyone
just wanna wish :
all the best, sheila
just be yourself
when i say that i mean – as much as possible, try to bring out the best in you – only the best
great personality will win their hearts without consciously resorting to trying too hard to make an impression
in any intyerview – personality will always pay off big time
nuff said – go break a leg
Looking at the photo, I don’t think you really need our approval. I do wish her luck. I hope to be your neighbor by the end of the year. Meaning (Thailand). I have lived there before in the mid-80s and use to make my visa runs to Malaysia. Oh yes looks count for more than half of getting the job.
Good luck! and be confident during the interview.
The presence of then LORD wil b with u. Never feel afraid n lonely… let GOD guide u….n let GOD hold our hands coz if we hold GODs hand mayb it wont b strong enough… gud luck
Be true to thine own self.
If you can’t be yourself
who else can you be?
Best wishes to you and by
the way you are HOT !
Gobala … You one lucky Dawg !
Marc from Canada
hi Marc..
yeah I got lucky
goooooooddddd luuuccccckkkk sheila..
Hi! Sheila
Just wanted to wish you luck on your interview. I pray you will get hired soon.
Chiku in St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Hello Sheila
With all the best wishes and blessing u received here, how can u fail? So go for it… may the best lady (Sheila) win!
All the best to u.
Have a nice day!
Good luck , but may I ask why ?
Hi, Shiela,
If you plan to work for advertising agencies, be prepared for looooooooooooong hours.
I know because I have worked for several advertising agencies in my 15 years’ career as a graphic artist, starting with manual cut and paste during the late 70’s. (The Mac came into our life only in the early 80’s)
Anyway, best of luck to you.
Jeff
Hi Sheila.
Wish you all the best.
Be confident in yourself. You will be able to achive what you wanted.
May God bless you……
Regards,
Anna
hi sheila,
good luck anyway.. Many company waiting for you
Hi Sheila,
Put yourself as the CEO of the company and think as a CEO what will you want your ideal employee be like?
Be like that, be that person during that interview…and of course when you accept the job, be and do like that ideal employee
All the best Sheila!
Ihsan a.k.a Deen
p.s Bala….get back to your healthy lifestyle! Before you start putting on those pounds back where you hate! (Dude, jgn mare yer…:-)
and from me too..
GooD LucK …ShieLa… Think at ToP of the WorLD…
Bala, cheer her up….
Regards,
ilyas kazi
Dear everyone….
I have no words to describe how much all these best wishes mean to me …I … from the bottom of my heart would like to thank each and everyone of u guys for taking in the trouble to drop a few lines of good wishes and comments….
I believe everyone is keen to know how the interview went ….
i do wish to talk all about it now ….but I want to be really sure on how to say and personalise my respond to everyone as possible ….so do come back to bala’s blog in a few days time …and I will tell u guys how the whole process of the interview went …and the kindda questions I was thrown into ….and the outcome of the whole interview 
..so stay blogged!
PS:/ yes indeed I am very proud of Bala ….and all the encouragement I get from him… hes the closest to my heart and everthing I do …. Thank You people all over the globe .
Hi Sheila,
Gud Luck.
Dear Sheila,
You are really beautiful!
All the good wishes have been said by all the good people here. So I wiil just add mine.
All the Best for your interview. Take it in your own strides.
Guet.
Hi Sheila and Gobala!
May success be with you.. Always!!!
Best Wishes,
Nezam Mansor
Hi Ms.Sheila
You are really a beautiful women.
Wish u best of luck on your interview..
May god bless u..
Take care.
Hi Sheila,
My post-interview piece for you – sorry I was away earlier.
Whether one gets the job or not this time round, I agree with Gobala – just attend the interviews to get a broad picture of your market worth, landing the job becomes secondary.
All the best in all that you do!
Dear All,
Whateva you do.,.,DON’T EVA EVA BEG!
Cheers.
belasah n try jer sheila ..n good luck .makan gaji kan …abis bulan makan gaji lagi ..heheheh.
hai Sheila,
Good luck to you, get the best.
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
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
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
+65 98587749
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?”
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
she is beautiful…good luck
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.
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