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Apologies for not updating for a few days. I have so many photos to share but have no time to sort them out and blog them for the time being. So I'll just upload photos at a slower pace than my entries. But don't worry, every entry will have photos. I'll make sure of that. "A picture speaks a thousand words"! Which also means I do not have to write another thousand words! HAHA!
Where shall I start?
This week has been hectic. I tried to go to the gym every day but failed to do so on Thursday and Friday. So Saturday was gym day!
Why was I packed for Thursday?
Wednesday I went to the gym as usual and got back feeling gutted I didn't ring back faster to get my temp job in a reputable recruitment agency. So I sat down in front my desk and started to apply for jobs one after another. Record! 10 companies from 5pm to 12 mid-night. CV and covering letters finished and sent. Feeling a bit better, I went to bed.
Thursday - 9am
Two phone calls for interviews. Does this mean I have a 2/10 chance to get a job with my applications? Two interviews for that very day. They guy told me 'no preparations needed, just come in for a meeting'. But when I got there, 25 smartly dressed young individuals were waiting in the lobby. UGH! I thought it was a short meeting?
NO NO No! Assessment centre!!!! The thing I was trying to avoid all my life. LOL.
Too late to chicken out now. We all sat around a huge conference table. The two recruiters sat on the side. And 'dreadful activities' came one after another.
1. We had to introduce ourselves to everyone in the room and say one interesting thing that you think other people do not have. (1 minute timed)
2. Interview the person next to you and vice versa, 1 minute, and you have 30 seconds to sell the person next to you to the recruiter in front of everyone.
3. Debate session, divided into two big groups and the recruiter got to pick who speaks next, so CONCENTRATION is highly necessary.
4. The recruiters went out and discussed who they want to keep and who they want to cut. I took a deep breath and felt rather relieved cause I did so badly I could not be kept for final round. Happily thinking I will not be late for my next interview with another company in 30min!
5. To my shock, I was the only female left in the final round. NERVES! A guy asked me 'so how does it feel to be the last girl standing'. I said 'fun!'.
6. Final round: Sell yourself in front of all the excellent candidates left and to the recruiter.
And then it was all OVER! I had to apologize to the other company for not being able to attend the interview that day and rearranged it for Friday (the next day).
Friday - 10.30am
Gutted again I might not have got through my final round yesterday, I decided to bring across what I learnt during the assessment centre to use for my interview today. I think I managed to shine as much as I could. haha. The people who interviewed called me immediately after the interview and arranged another interview for me with the managing director of a elite recruitment company for next Tuesday.
So that's what I have been doing.
PHOTO: My two flavoured spaghetti (in chinese: 鸳鸯意大利面); one side is special gravy, one side is tomato pasta sauce.
Try wheat spaghetti from M&S. They are healthy and taste a bit different than usual ones. ^^
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haha... I am glad I still have the sense not to say something like that. I might be jobless for a while if my brain are working that way. :) Have to be independent! haha...
btw, best luck for your coming interview xx
Thank you! That's flattering, someone actually enjoys reading what I write ^^ I will not disappoint you.
Starting to write my blog again was actually inspired by Julie and Julia. But I can never be as ambitious as her cooking all those recipes every night. I make up my own recipes! :)
x x x