Sunday, October 03, 2004
the phase.
Wednesday Nite
As recommended by JL & Kit, i finally budged n registered online wif Adecco n JAC.
Thursday Morning 10.10 am
I was woken up by Edlyn from Adecco. She called to verify my registration n told mi to take a test she will b emailing mi shortly. In a semi-conscious state i took the bleddy test, stg to rate my eye for finer details. Was almoz certain i did crap s my reaction was probly slower than my granmama's.
Anyway, shortly after, she called again n offerred mi two jobs; 1 temp 1 perm. The perm is a customer svc related job where i nid to receive clients frm HK, Taiwan, China etc so obviously good mandarin is a pre-req. I turned down the offer bcoz the location is in Yishun wch is not a v convenient place 4 mi n the company is dealing wif semi-conductors, of wch i hv 0 knowledge in n 0 interest to learn abt. And bsides, if i wanted my life to revolve ard PRCs, i cud hv juz applied for SOC in the 1st place. I didnt even ask for the pay..haha..The temp job is admin in Adecco itslf, $6/hr n the location is in Jurong..obviously i beamed upon hearing dat. Bsides, it'll at moz stretch for 1.5 mths only. She requested to mit up the very afternoon so i went for my very 1st intvw, albeit wif a recruiting agency. Heh. Well, b4 i noe it, she was offering mi another job; perm at Adecco, Personnel Consultant.
While i was at Adecco, David frm JAC rang. He requested for an intvw on Fri morning. I told Edlyn i wudnt mind giving the job a try so she arranged for a 2nd round of intvw wif the mgr at Int'l Plaza on Fri noon for mi coz the Tanjong Pagar branch is more in nid of pp.
Friday Morning 10.05 am
For fear of being late for my 11 am appointment wif David, i've dcided to stab myslf in the hart by taking a cab. S if i'd incurred the wrath of Tai Ko Sin, AYE had a huuuuuge jam due to accident involving 5 or 6 vehicles. 3 lanes were closed bcoz of dat n bsides hving to stop myslf from gifing the cabby uncle a "kanachee" frm behind (read: bcoz of his incessant grumbles), i had to call JAC to inform dem of my possible late arrival. (read again: i risk hving to carry a signboard chained across my bck stating "LATECOMER" s u noe how peculiar Japanese r abt punctually...) So, Strike 1 for Jay. When i rched JAC, i was probly 5 min late but the bleddy receptionist was totally attitude s she cudnt seem to b bothered to guide a flustered person around. It wasnt like 45 min later i got to mit David n his p'ner Minami. Dey r pretty nice people but when dey started to pi li pa la wif mi in Japanese, i blanked out. I had no idea dey were gg to test my proficiency so all i cud gag out was either "hai" or "iie". Although i could understand all their qns, i certainly didnt pass off s a veri proficient speaker. So, Strike 2.
The intvw wif the Adecco mgr went alright, minus the fact dat i was oredi half dead after the 1st intvw n plus the stupid cot shoes were totally murdering my feet. I hv a 3rd round tmr wif the GM of Adecco at Orchard n i hv no idea wotz coming up. I hv a feeling the remuneration wud b under my xpectations tho. N i certainly noe dat i wun b able to wear the appropriate intvw shoes 2mr bcoz of my poor mutilated lil' toe. I'm totally lame now, physically.
So, ladies n gentlemen, boys n gurls, take dis from Jay: Invest on ur shoes. Being a cheapo will oni reap u bruises, blisters, torments, sufferings, limpings, pains, pus, defaces, mutilations......did i say bruises oredi?
p/s: JL, i feel for u...
¶ J poppycocked at 5:41:00 PM
As recommended by JL & Kit, i finally budged n registered online wif Adecco n JAC.
Thursday Morning 10.10 am
I was woken up by Edlyn from Adecco. She called to verify my registration n told mi to take a test she will b emailing mi shortly. In a semi-conscious state i took the bleddy test, stg to rate my eye for finer details. Was almoz certain i did crap s my reaction was probly slower than my granmama's.
Anyway, shortly after, she called again n offerred mi two jobs; 1 temp 1 perm. The perm is a customer svc related job where i nid to receive clients frm HK, Taiwan, China etc so obviously good mandarin is a pre-req. I turned down the offer bcoz the location is in Yishun wch is not a v convenient place 4 mi n the company is dealing wif semi-conductors, of wch i hv 0 knowledge in n 0 interest to learn abt. And bsides, if i wanted my life to revolve ard PRCs, i cud hv juz applied for SOC in the 1st place. I didnt even ask for the pay..haha..The temp job is admin in Adecco itslf, $6/hr n the location is in Jurong..obviously i beamed upon hearing dat. Bsides, it'll at moz stretch for 1.5 mths only. She requested to mit up the very afternoon so i went for my very 1st intvw, albeit wif a recruiting agency. Heh. Well, b4 i noe it, she was offering mi another job; perm at Adecco, Personnel Consultant.
While i was at Adecco, David frm JAC rang. He requested for an intvw on Fri morning. I told Edlyn i wudnt mind giving the job a try so she arranged for a 2nd round of intvw wif the mgr at Int'l Plaza on Fri noon for mi coz the Tanjong Pagar branch is more in nid of pp.
Friday Morning 10.05 am
For fear of being late for my 11 am appointment wif David, i've dcided to stab myslf in the hart by taking a cab. S if i'd incurred the wrath of Tai Ko Sin, AYE had a huuuuuge jam due to accident involving 5 or 6 vehicles. 3 lanes were closed bcoz of dat n bsides hving to stop myslf from gifing the cabby uncle a "kanachee" frm behind (read: bcoz of his incessant grumbles), i had to call JAC to inform dem of my possible late arrival. (read again: i risk hving to carry a signboard chained across my bck stating "LATECOMER" s u noe how peculiar Japanese r abt punctually...) So, Strike 1 for Jay. When i rched JAC, i was probly 5 min late but the bleddy receptionist was totally attitude s she cudnt seem to b bothered to guide a flustered person around. It wasnt like 45 min later i got to mit David n his p'ner Minami. Dey r pretty nice people but when dey started to pi li pa la wif mi in Japanese, i blanked out. I had no idea dey were gg to test my proficiency so all i cud gag out was either "hai" or "iie". Although i could understand all their qns, i certainly didnt pass off s a veri proficient speaker. So, Strike 2.
The intvw wif the Adecco mgr went alright, minus the fact dat i was oredi half dead after the 1st intvw n plus the stupid cot shoes were totally murdering my feet. I hv a 3rd round tmr wif the GM of Adecco at Orchard n i hv no idea wotz coming up. I hv a feeling the remuneration wud b under my xpectations tho. N i certainly noe dat i wun b able to wear the appropriate intvw shoes 2mr bcoz of my poor mutilated lil' toe. I'm totally lame now, physically.
So, ladies n gentlemen, boys n gurls, take dis from Jay: Invest on ur shoes. Being a cheapo will oni reap u bruises, blisters, torments, sufferings, limpings, pains, pus, defaces, mutilations......did i say bruises oredi?
p/s: JL, i feel for u...
¶ J poppycocked at 5:41:00 PM