From: HP Human Resources

From: HP Human Resources
To: Yong Yong, Gordon
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:14 AM
Subject: Requisition Cancelled
June 22, 2005
Dear Yong Gordon,

Thank you for applying for the position of Procurement Engineer, requisition # 881737. Due to a business decision, this requisition has been cancelled and will be removed from our website. We encourage you to revisit our Corporate website to apply for other positions that may be of interest to you.

We will retain your information in our candidate database for one year for the purpose of matching your job skills and interests to future job openings. You have the option of having your information automatically reviewed against the required skills for future job openings as they occur.

Thank you for your application. We wish you all the best in your career search.


Sincerely,Hewlett-Packard Companywww.hp.com/go/jobsJob Searcher (internal use)

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I only got the above reply today after applying it since late April. In fact, it has already been 6 weeks since i was offered a job at HP. TECHsemiconductor also called me 2 evenings ago to arrange for an interview. Similarly, I have to say the same thing to the HR as I did last yr that i have already gotten a job. So to ppl out there who thot they have sent enough resumes (say 10-15), they shld think twice. Unless u r very outstanding, the probability of getting a reply from the companies is actually very slim. So send more, go for more interviewes, learn more, listen more, gain more experiences. I know time is a factor, but then, never be TOO sure on what you want. Ehi Passiko.... its better late than sorry.

Quite a no. of friends (at least 4-5) have announced closing their blogs, for whatever reasons they feel appropriate, and i respect their decisions. But a couple of them re-opened up theirs again, welcome back! Cos i enjoy reading ur blogs. Some may claim blogging to be a waste of time, but the funny thing is tat u still see them reading other ppl's blogs and leaving comments (wats the difference then?).

Perhaps i am never a 100% sure person, thats why i am never confident enough to openly declare what I WANT or DUN WANT to do, cos i know nothing is impossible, and even my own views and thoughts will be impermanent. And if u dun keep to ur words, it may only become a laughing stock to others, u know?