Brain freeze in Job Interviews
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Thx for thatOriginally posted by Gazelle:
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It's okay. The experience will be valuable already.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Thanks for your well-wishes, littlestream
I surprised myself by being unusually calm for the interview this morning. I'd met one of the interviewers before, and she was v. friendly & kept nodding at whatever I said, so I suppose I felt a bit more relaxed and talked a bit more than I usually did :p
But, in the end, I don't think the job will be given to me, as I don't have the experience required. I could tell that they wanted someone else by the hints they dropped at the end of the interview, like "All the best", and "This is a v. senior position blahblah". Oh well, better luck next time!
Que sera sera, right?
On a different note, I was at the library last night and boy, was I impressed!!! You can tell what a mountain tortoise I am.
Well, I've not been to one for a long time coming.
I am not exactly surprised by the ethnic collections but to see a karaoke disc of Hokkien songs, like "must piah then can win" or "siong sim jiu diam" (heartbroken hotel)........I am like
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Anyways, hubby and I will be visiting this place more often. Not the library but the other facilities (we will be signing up for badminton this coming fall). The library is in a newly constructed community centre and it felt like a resort. We were treated to a town level ice-hockey match. Oh, what a night, we had. -
heyyyy littlestreamOriginally posted by littlestream:It's okay. The experience will be valuable already.
Que sera sera, right?
On a different note, I was at the library last night and boy, was I impressed!!! You can tell what a mountain tortoise I am. Well, I've not been to one for a long time coming.
I am not exactly surprised by the ethnic collections but to see a karaoke disc of Hokkien songs, like "must piah then can win" or "siong sim jiu diam" (heartbroken hotel)........I am like !
Anyways, hubby and I will be visiting this place more often. Not the library but the other facilities (we will be signing up for badminton this coming fall). The library is in a newly constructed community centre and it felt like a resort. We were treated to a town level ice-hockey match. Oh, what a night, we had. Glad to hear u visited the library & was pleasantly surprised by what u saw 
I can't wait to visit my local council's new library opening in Nov too.. they'll be using a kind of technology (RFID) which NLB also uses (first in the world to use this) to track where an item is located in the library, whether it be in shelf a, b, or even on a table! V. impressive 
And thanks for those comforting words... yep the experience of preparing for & attending the interview is, in itself, invaluable already! -
The interviewer called me up recently, and asked me to go for a pre-employment medical!! She said there's no certaintly of anything yet, but I think they are well & truly considering me for the post! The medical's tomorrow afternoon, and based on the results + my reference checks, they may or may not send me a job offer shortly
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I thought normally the medical check-up comes after you get the job, so it looks like they are likely to offer the job to you. Otherwise, why waste so much of your time? Is it the "v senior" position that you mentioned? Good for you!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:The interviewer called me up recently, and asked me to go for a pre-employment medical!! She said there's no certaintly of anything yet, but I think they are well & truly considering me for the post! The medical's tomorrow afternoon, and based on the results + my reference checks, they may or may not send me a job offer shortly -
It is! Thanks, Wanda...Originally posted by Wanda:I thought normally the medical check-up comes after you get the job, so it looks like they are likely to offer the job to you. Otherwise, why waste so much of your time? Is it the "v senior" position that you mentioned? Good for you! -
how did it go? have they offered?Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:The interviewer called me up recently, and asked me to go for a pre-employment medical!! She said there's no certaintly of anything yet, but I think they are well & truly considering me for the post! The medical's tomorrow afternoon, and based on the results + my reference checks, they may or may not send me a job offer shortly
Kenashi, how did your job interview go? What position did you apply for?
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don't know, they said they will get back this week.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:The interviewer called me up recently, and asked me to go for a pre-employment medical!! She said there's no certaintly of anything yet, but I think they are well & truly considering me for the post! The medical's tomorrow afternoon, and based on the results + my reference checks, they may or may not send me a job offer shortly
Kenashi, how did your job interview go? What position did you apply for?
Audit associate if I get my cert and audit assistant if I don't
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No... not yet, should know by the end of this week *fingers crossed*Originally posted by dragg:how did it go? have they offered?
gd luck!!!
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Do they need you to study and work full time? Will they pay for you / will they bond you for this?Originally posted by Kenashi:don't know, they said they will get back this week.
Audit associate if I get my cert and audit assistant if I don't
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I took my last exam in june, hope that I can pass it.Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Do they need you to study and work full time? Will they pay for you / will they bond you for this?
No bond just that they will give me study leave for my exam if I can't clear it this time round.
Hope to get out of my present job, damn sianz, now even internet access has been denied to me
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Hope you can get the job, Kenashi! Keep us updated on thisOriginally posted by Kenashi:I took my last exam in june, hope that I can pass it.
No bond just that they will give me study leave for my exam if I can't clear it this time round.
Hope to get out of my present job, damn sianz, now even internet access has been denied to me -
okayOriginally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Hope you can get the job, Kenashi! Keep us updated on this -
I got the job!! Woohoo!!
Now I need to consult jOhO on how to craft out my Letter of Resignation -
congrats!!!!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:I got the job!! Woohoo!!
Now I need to consult jOhO on how to craft out my Letter of Resignation -
SydneyLibrarian
Congratulations, that's fantastic news When do you start your new job? -
congratsOriginally posted by SydneyLibrarian:I got the job!! Woohoo!!
Now I need to consult jOhO on how to craft out my Letter of Resignation -
i found a job too..
heh..
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Hey Congrats..Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:I got the job!! Woohoo!!
Now I need to consult jOhO on how to craft out my Letter of Resignation
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Thank you, dragg, chocoB, InnoHippo and Subarugal I start on 19 Sept. Haven't told my bosses yet, tho. Am sure they'd be very pissed at me for leaving
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will they counter-offer you and get you to stay?Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Thank you, dragg, chocoB, InnoHippo and Subarugal I start on 19 Sept. Haven't told my bosses yet, tho. Am sure they'd be very pissed at me for leaving 
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looks like 2 job hunters found theirs
how to craft one?
boss... i quit!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:I got the job!! Woohoo!!
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Err even if they will, I'm not willing to stayOriginally posted by InnoHippo:will they counter-offer you and get you to stay? Cos the rewards (not monetary) are far better in the new job! I get to learn new things, interact with more people, manage diff. branches, catalogue (something I've always wanted to do since my 20s! 
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congrats!!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Err even if they will, I'm not willing to stay Cos the rewards (not monetary) are far better in the new job! I get to learn new things, interact with more people, manage diff. branches, catalogue (something I've always wanted to do since my 20s! )
Time to change a new work environment and get new friends!!
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your new job sounds too attractive .....Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:Err even if they will, I'm not willing to stay Cos the rewards (not monetary) are far better in the new job! I get to learn new things, interact with more people, manage diff. branches, catalogue (something I've always wanted to do since my 20s! )