5 reasons why working at the govt sector doesn’t impress me

14 May 2009 at 5:12 pm (Jobhunting)

Okay, despite those yummy allowances that surely make you instantly rich, and well-fed after retirement with still monthly allowances until you die..

I have been sick applying and thinking about working at the Govt because:

1- The job-matching website made by the Ministry of Human Resource is the LOUSIEST I have ever seen. I know I don’t have a first class degree, but my result isn’t too bad okay, then again when I try to apply even LESS than an average diploma grad job, they keep telling me “sorry, you’re not qualified to apply the said job.. get the hell out of here!!” well, something like that and I was like, WTF?? If I didn’t fill the form the way it needs, then tell me! But a failure online system like this disgusts me really.

2- When you talk about applying a job manually… and it’s really TRADITIONAL. HAHA, you can’t believe to see the form they provide.. omg, that must have been from the Japanese colonization time.. or the 60s the latest.. 

3- I won’t comment much the environment of Govt offices.. as I haven’t actually really worked in any of them, except schools. But sure, they’re monopolized by Malay officers.. not that I am being racist, but at least to me, even if I am Malay, I prefer to work with a mixture of people whatever they are… but if you’re talking about working at the Govt, then you’ll always end up being a colleague to your own people.

4- I h*te the current situation of Malaysian goverment and their corrupted leaders in the first place, that’s enough said. 

5- Gosh, this just happened yesterday. I wish I didn’t go to this “open interview for contract jobs at the Ministry of Education”… but I went anyway, coz my parents wanted me to. After hours of queuing, and ridiculously had to get the bloody form at the photocopy shop nearby.. just because they ran out of forms already with thousands of jobseekers flooding the center, (read here: they didn’t even put the form online for us to donwload.. how sappy is that??) and let me tell you… what I ended up with… I couldn’t get into the interview at all!!! Just because I didn’t have a copy of the Certificate of Finishing High School.. or whatever it can be called in English, but it’s just a crap of paper written on it my entrance and leave dates in my high school, that’s all… and it doesn’t even have any exam records whatsover, I ALREADY keep my SPM and PMR exams certs well and that should be enough. But this school-finishing paper… I simply misplaced it since ages, I thought I never needed that anymore.. at least not in many interviews and applying jobs I have been doing so far, even to enter university. BUT ridiculously, when you want to apply a job at the govt sector, this crap of paper from HIGH SCHOOL seems to be more important than your degree results… sigh. 

Therefore, don’t talk to me about applying a govt job anymore. Or I’ll shoot you die.

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Interview: Adventa Bhd

25 March 2009 at 7:10 pm (Interview)

Company: Adventa Bhd, Kota Bharu
Position: Graphic designer/programmer.
Date: 24 March 2008

Oh it’s been ages since I last made an interview post like this :) I don’t know why I wrote in detailed every single interview I had and went during my first phase of job-hunting last year. Well, they are just for my record, which is also part of my activity I may want to keep track, though most of time it’s funny that those interview experience posts I made here have been constantly trapping alot of people coming to this blog who are obviously looking for some info about a company profile and their interview from Google results. HEHEHE.. for your information I don’t write proper interview tips whatsoever so don’t tell me I didn’t warn you. They are my very own interview experience which I dont think would help anyone. Take this as just another boring story…….

Anyways. So the company is located in the Pengkalan Chepa Industrial Zone, which is only 15 minute or so from home, but the area is a total alien to me (okay, I haven’t travelled enough in my own place), and Adventa is a factory and office building complex which is quite big in size and their products are medical gloves. 

They called me for Graphic designer position, and the interviewer was the Head of Electronic and IT dept.. something like that, but after looking at my background and experience, he now is offering me to be a Programmer. I was at first feeling cheeky that I’ll be doing something fun like graphics though I don’t have a professional experience in it :P but yeah programming is still my thing, though they’re doing more of databases and PHP which I haven’t utilized anymore since the Database course project in the 3rd year UIA. I told him, wah, I need more time to polish back my knowledge on it coz it’s been years, so if you don’t mind.. and He cheerfully said he’s gonna train me, which sounds good, and I was quite happy to be able to speak and present myself easily in this interview..  okay maybe it’s the first since I have gotten a work experience so I had quite alot to say.

Though part of me feels good that I may have a chance to work and earn money again, now things are becoming harder to decide. I don’t wanna let go the postgrad studies plan just like that, I mean, yeah I don’t like going to classes and have to wait one year until I can get a job again, but I really need to escape from this place!!! I really don’t know, the only way for me to get socalized and make new friends again and get my life back is to go back to university (wherever it is), I don’t seem to think of any other place! I may want to work but I don’t know if I will like the company environment and staff, I mean it will be more or less like IRIS, yah there are people talk to you, eat with you, but no more as work collegues, and it’s tard boring if they talk about things you don’t give least of damn to, well if there are some who are okay, but I don’t know……. Thing is I don’t wanna be stuck in this town for long!!! Despite home, despite nice bed, despite car, despite I don’t have to spend my own RM for food and gas. 

Hmmm. I haven’t even got answer from anyone, so. Let me stop rambling and until next update.

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I don’t know what title to put but my mood is good :)

24 March 2009 at 12:18 am (Interview, Life)

Just came back from the function where the Queen (of Kelantan) was launching this first huge electronic billboard for this town.. and this state. It was actually the principal was invited to go, but couldn’t, so asked Mama to go on behalf. So I was acompanying her. I wasn’t interested about the billboard, and I didn’t have any clue what they would have either but lucky that the camcorder was inside the car, and when I saw they closed the road and people were walking there, and the trees in the landscape were all brightened with colorful lamps.. it was actually a small feast. Some youngsters wearing golden costumes as if they were going to dance on the street, but they didn’t (or maybe I was late) and rebana ubi performace which I’m always tuned to :)) and they had fireworks!!!!!!! HUGE ones and so many of them it was the closest I ever seen…. I will hopefully upload the videos tomorrow :)

I am busy now, I have a job interview tomorrow!!!!! Actually. At this moment I don’t expect a job interview anymore, or to be honest I have lost interest and motivation to work. Don’t ask me why……. Anyways. I didn’t apply for the job either, it’s must be Mama.. maybe they were trying to do something to show their concern or sorry or whatever during the miserable time I had to lose my job because they wanted me to.

Hmmmmm I don’t want to be upset and ruin my happy mood today. I will go to the interview tomorrow. Not a crime trying, though even if I get the position (Graphic designer??) it’s going to be for a few months only. I don’t want to work here for good. I don’t have a life here.

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“I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.” – Albert Einstein

10 October 2008 at 3:29 pm (Jobhunting, Love)

My uncle recommends me to apply for tutor position in UTHM, where he’s one of the lecturers there. As much as I can’t promise myself to be any good in teaching field (and somemore it’s university students! =_= so malu if the kids are smarter than I am) but he says the university would probably send the tutors to do masters overseas, and they have been doing it actually – and this bit somehow gets my attention. Coz if I stick to my current lousy job for good I’ll never ever go see the world.

So I sent him my CV though don’t have much hope and seriousness in it, he forwarded it to Head of Comp Eng Dept there, and the response quite surprised me. He said I’m qualified to apply for the position. I mean, are you sure you did look at my CGPA?? Hahaha.

I told Mama. She’s very keen to see me go there, even she’s happy with the fact that I may be sent to study masters far far away, which isn’t really of her, and somehow I can quite tell she hopes me to go far from KL. Far from Ado actually.

Oh come on, I haven’t yet sent the application. Haven’t even yet digged out my cert copies from the previous jobhunting days. Even if I send the application it doesn’t still mean that I can get a place there. And even if I get a place there it doesn’t still mean I will be sent overseas. Hmph.

I don’t know. To be honest I am not quite excited as I was when looking for job before.

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Things have been critical for Ado, I can help as much as I am able to. I know he’s strong enough to survive, but you can never tell the future. I want him to go back. But it doesn’t mean I don’t love him. I love him more than I can think.

Or am I not willing enough to sacrifice for love?

Maybe somehow it still depends on situation.

Coz life is not always easy as it used to be.

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Interview with ACS @ Luxor Tower

9 April 2008 at 8:07 am (Interview)

Position: PeopleSoft Trainee
Company: Affiliated Computer Services
Place: ACS, Menara Luxor, Persiaran Tropicana, PJ
Date & Time: 3th April 2008, Thursday, 3pm
Person in charge: Irene Tan

Alright, now the long story version. I arrived in KL and went to C.Nun’s house in Selayang, and after a short rest and nap I got ready to go out. Took a bus then LRT to Kelana Jaya station, where I took a taxi to Luxor Tower in Persiaran Tropicana. Quite a nice place to work in, given that it doesn’t seem too hectic or busy like KL. Anyways. I reached the ACS office reception’s counter exactly at 3pm, and later Irene came to greet me and led me to a room and collected my resume & certs copies and I was told to wait for a while.

Shortly one young lady and one young guy came to the room, and I guess they got to be my interviewers. So here goes, quite a long chats and interviews, I can hardly remember all by now hahaha but okay, let me briefly describe what the position as PeopleSoft trainee should be:

- Selected candidates will undergo comprehensive training & learning on PeopleSoft software and someother programming like ASP.net and management in SHRDC Shah Alam for 2 months. Allowance of RM1500/month.

- After that they’ll continue for on-the-job training at ACS itself (Luxor Tower, Persiaran Tropicana) for about 5 months. This time real projects will be given. Allowance of RM1500/month.

- Upon completion the candidates will be hired by ACS and be bonded for 2 years with starting salary of RM2000.

Sounds very nice, huh? Given that PeopleSoft is very new and demanding lately, I am somehow convinced I want to do this and become a professional in it, given that what I have learned in UIA like simple Java, C++ and all don’t help me much to get a job, much less to gain a title as a professional programmer. But my knowledge in DBMS (MySQL) helps a bit for this matters, though when the interviewer suddenly asked a pop quiz about SQL syntax I was going “err.. select all from um.. table name? Oh..”  Shit. Why would I be asked this now.. after ages leaving the subject? I’m sure it’s been like 2 inch dusty now.. But I was relieved that they were not actually strict in those, rather than they say they’re looking for potential people who can be trained well i.e. fast learner, good communicator, team player, hardworking person. This is a training programme afterall.

I can say this is the nicest interview session I have been, in the sense of interactive communication, detailed explaination from both parties: interviewers and me. And they say if I’m selected the training will start in mid of April, so quite shortly from now.

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Many many things to say

7 April 2008 at 11:25 pm (Interview, Whatever)

Hi dear WordPress, here I am making a post from my aunty’s house with – unfortunately – a crawling dial up connection. But never mind. I’ve been in KL since Thursday, so um.. *counting*.. it’s been 5 days now. I have loads to write here, from happpy things to sad things. I even dont know where to start. But let me summarize them first:

- On Thursday I arrived in KL, went to interview with ACS in PJ

- On Friday I had a great time hunting for potential jobs @ Jobstreet Career Fair in MidValley. Oh, and Lenya was with me :)

- On Saturday I went to a so-called consultation with another job agency called Adecco, which I wasn’t interested in going actually but that could make an excuse for me to go out that day because Ado had agreed to meet in the morning. However (I still can’t believe it turned out like this) he didn’t appear as he overslept!! What the f???? If this isn’t the WORST ever meet up-plan I ever had, I don’t know what is. He has received nonstop hate messages and words from me so I don’t need to re-write here again. Okay, he apologizes this time. But still that makes me want to swear to myself not to change my mind about him again. He’s jahat, jahat, JAHAT!!! Keep that in your mind, ilyani!

- On Sunday I was just staying in aunty’s home in Semenyih, so I am now on Monday. I am planning to go home tomorrow. Though Ado said we could meet on Thursday as he’s gonna be free whole day. Needless to say he’s trying to cheer me up and make me to stop being angry. But I don’t feel like meeting him anymore.

- I have cancelled the interviews with DevicesWorld and Hospitality Direct.

- I just realized this new WordPress wp-admin interface! At first impression, I loved it. Don’t you?

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Hospitality Direct interview call

2 April 2008 at 2:23 pm (Interview)

Position: Trainee Manager
Company: Hospitality Direct Kuala Lumpur
Date and Time: Tuesday Apr 8 2008 4:00PM
Venue: Suite 26-8, 26th Floor, Wisma UOA II, Jalan Pinang, KL

This is quite funny but never mind. I was applying to ads in Jobstreet and sometimes I tend to do something mischief and apply those job posts I do not belong to. And though I don’t expect I would get a reply, but this time I got. So what is a Trainee Manager all about? 1) Reporting to the Program Sales Manager, responsible for all aspects of the daily management of a telemarketing membership department with particular emphasis on Malaysia. 2) Responsibilities range from recruitment, training and managing a team of telemarketing executives, daily liaisons and coordination with all levels of management and staff, planning and implementation of sales strategies and forecasts as well as customer interaction on a regular basis.

Gyaaa, now I am scared I would be caught up for making fun with applying jobs. I wanted to ignore when they emailed me to come for interview which was supposed to be today, but later they called me (!) and I had to say I couldn’t come for the interview as I live far away.. (I can’t say I don’t want to come because I didn’t mean it when I applied that job) and she asked me to reply her email. And I did. And because Lenya was excited when I told her about this nothing-computers-nor-engineering position and asked me to try it out. So when I replied the email I said I could probably come next week. And later I got their reply to come on Tuesday next week. Yay.

The company is located opposite of KL Convention Center, so I think I’m familiar with the area. It is a leading provider of quality hotel membership loyalty club programs and database marketing. I can’t expect this interview will be the same as other interviews that I have been to so far. They wouldn’t mind if I know VB.net or not, perhaps. But I really have no idea. Hahaha but maybe I’m going just to see how it’s like.

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My Yahoo Avatar (okay, I am bored..)

2 April 2008 at 1:17 am (Jobhunting, Leisure)

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Hi I’m imajica and if you want to see me on YM my id is imajication :) Gyahaha.. I never bothered to create this weird faced avatar on Yahoo ever since it started to exist years ago. But just now I have come to realize that Isuma & Lenya have got annoyingly appealing avatars so I thought I got to make one too. Hahahaha. And this is the result I can come up with at least for now. See? I’ve got wings :-)

By the by, I have got myself bus ticket to KL tomorrow night. I’ll be attending interview with ACS on Thursday and DevicesWorld on Monday. And I’ll go to Jobstreet career fair in MidValley on Friday and oh yeah I have to find this guy who left comment in the previous post I wrote (ahahaha so convenient). I really hope I will not come back empty-handed this time.

Edit: I deleted imajication account and my YM id now is ilyanim.

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Devices World interview email

31 March 2008 at 6:38 pm (Interview)

Position: Java Developer
Company: Devices World Sdn Bhd
Date and Time: Monday, 7 Apr, 3:00pm
Venue: Suite 1-7, Menara KLH, Taman Puchong Jaya, Selangor
Person in charge: Ms Ping Ping

Okay, no time for a grief over the failure to get into IRIS. I received another interview invitation from Devices World, the company that produces iSCADA technology, or at least that’s what I read from their website. OK, so it’s something cool afterall. I guess I should try this out. But before that I have to polish my Java knowledge a bit now that it’s been well dusty.

But the company location can’t be reached by LRT or komuter. So it’s become my problem now. Maybe I can ask C.Nor to send me, I don’t know. But if I am going to this interview which is on Monday, I’ll also be going to the Jobstreet career fair in MidValley on Friday (and also Saturday and Sunday.. I can also berkampung there until I really get a job!). And perhaps I can call ACS to confirm my interview with them, which can be done in Thursday. And some more maybe I can call Dynafront Systems if they still have another interview session for me, as I couldn’t make it for today’s interview.

OK Ilyani, now we can proceed for the next job hunt. Good luck to me :-)

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Bad fortune and me

31 March 2008 at 3:25 pm (Jobhunting, Life)

Half expected, IRIS replied my email with bad news. I am not qualified for the position I have been daydreaming for :( Though Ms Siti said they’ll keep my record for future references and opportunities, it seems no more than to cheer me up. This is sad. Why am I not qualified? Is it because I didn’t learn VB in UIA? Or I didnt get flashy amazing results? Or because I don’t have job experience? Or I haven’t prayed enough? Or it’s just my bad luck?

I don’t want to see it as a bad luck, but Mama and everyone keep mentioning this lately, now that they realize I don’t seem to get a job however many interviews I have gone, how much I have tried. Mama says, wake up early in the morning and you’ll be blessed with good fortune. Yes I have heard something like that too.

Oh please. I know I get up 12 at noon everyday or sometimes beyond that. But but but.. it’s been like this, no? I don’t have much to do so I just sleep. And plus I tend to stay up at night so. But why must the fortune be so cruel just because I don’t wake up early?? :~(

Then again, I don’t know. It may be too late now to wake up early just to gain back good fortune to work in IRIS. However, I should try from now on. Who knows it will work? I’ll wake up early starting tomorrow, yeah. (Today it was 11.30am, a bit improvement somehow)

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