I went to HP for a job interview today. The unfortunate thing was that I applied a few positions (using multiple selections on the web portals) and I din know which post I was called up for the interview. I asked the caller, but he refused to tell me, and asked me to 'come down and discuss'. The caller was also the gentleman who interviewed me today.
We spoke for more than an hour and he made me choose a post among the 2 I have applied. It was like a gamble, and I was suay enough to choose the wrong one, hahaha. The interviewer told me he was very impressed with my presentation today, and I would definitely stand a very high chance of getting chosen if he were to select a fresh entry level engineer. The unfortunate thing was that he is looking for ppl who knows exactly what they want, and not 'greedy' ppl like me who told him that I wanna learn as much as possible.
The latter half of the session was like a career consultation, with him giving me advice on how i shld build my career path. He told me has been through my stage, and felt that I should join some big companies in their Management Trainee Program, to find out what i want exactly, and not aim to land myself in a MNC and got stuck there in a specific specialization 'for the rest of my life'. Perhaps he was hinting me that i am not 'qualified' enough, or mabbe hinting me that 'HP' is not a good place for me to learn?
Q: How much is your pay over there?
A: 3.0K exactly, excluding allowances (shock x 1)
Q: How many months of bonus?
A: 3 and 3/4 months (shock x 2)
Q: How many staffs report to u?
A: 135 staffs in all (shock x 3)
Q: Dunt you wanna advance your career further in your present company?
A : I have already resigned! (shock x 4)
Q: What bus did u take to come here?
A: I drove (shock x 5)
Hahaha, I sent 5 shockwaves to my interviewer just now. Now i really see how much ComfortDelGro treasure me as an employee....
"Alrite, we will call u back for a 2nd round of interview, and mabbe a third one if possible". In my heart, i wanted to tell him "NO thanks..." As vince has told me, the moment u step into the company, soemtimes u will know tat 'this must be the place for me'. On the other hand, you may also feel "argh, this is definitely not the right place for me". I really have this 2nd feeling.... so i know i am OUT for this round :)
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
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