Sunday, May 15, 2005
So hows life... - 9:57 PM
"So hows life?" I asked my friend. She said, "Good, eat, sleep, play and watch TV" I replied given a few more daes of such life, life would turn boring. I mean I have been living this kind of life for the past month I suppose. I almost ran out of games to play, shows to watch or simply even books to read at times. Its true its wonderful as I never had time to do so much things before, but ever since living the life of unemployment, things have pretty much changed a lot. I can go to chalet on a weekdae and stay overnight without really worrying bout I have anything to do tomorrow. In fact, it is precisely the "nothing to do tomorrow" that worries me. I got more than a couple interviews, but I turned down so many that I only end up going for 2 of them only. Perhaps I am too picky, maybe I will land myself into trouble soon if i were to be rejected by this HSBC. I met another friend on my way to the interview and she was shocked I am already going to my interview and she has yet to even write out her resume. I was sshocked too, perhaps she was in marketing and banking are simply too kan cheong or kiasu. Come to think of it, only those from accounting, banking and acturia science people out there looking for jobs. Perhaps people are are better with numbers calculated that the probability of finding a job early when you start looking early is much higher. What am i talking bout here. An idiot would have noticed that. I meant to say number people are more kiasu.As I wait to fill up the test that HSBC are going to send me before I will know I am shortlisted for the second round, I question myslef if all these are ever worth it. 1 hour of interview, quite intense, never had a chance to breathe, followed by 2 hr of online test, hardly any time to think. I will be given a chance to enter the next round. If not all efforts are wasted, not to mention the resumes tailored to suit the company and the read up of the company. Even if I went to the next round, would I scrap through it as well? If not, I guess it would be another 1 hr wasted as well? Expereince of interview I would gained, just that I hardly remebered anything she asked, she asked so much that the course I went to was probably useless as what she asked was most probably like 15 questions that din came from the so call 15 standard questions. Such that the only question I could remember was the warm up question, "tell me more about yourself and why you apply for this job?"
But of course, nevertheless, I shan't give up. I mean what choice do I have. This is the last chance and only chance I have before I have to start sending out resumes again. I really hope I don't have to open the folder call "my resumes" again.