Mar 12, 2011

[ the ] Unexpected Job Interview


Position:
Mechanical Design Engineer
Out of the blue, a lady just simply called and arranged me up for an interview the following day for the Mechanical Design Engineer position. Stunned and confused at first. Then straight I asked her the most obvious question:

Me: Where did you get my number and details?
Lady: Oh, we got it from Jobstreet. You didn't apply.

Me: Oh.. ( wtf? )
Lady: Ya, so I'll send the Interview details to your email. timonloh@hotmail is it?

Me: Yes
Lady: Thanks. (hanged up straight)

*More or less like this la

Hermm
No need apply wan??


No harm trying for the experience rite??

And so I went back home after work. Slotted in my certificates and required documents into a file. Check out their company's website. Update my resume and partial transcript, then printed them out with Motorola’s printer the following day.

The big day.
Arrived at the company 15 minutes earlier and asked to fill in some forms.

Filled in my expected salary:
RM3000.00
Aim for the sky rite?

Next, proceed straight to the interview room and given 20 minutes for a technical test. In the name of awesomeness, I passed up an answer-less paper back with many unrelated drawings/formulas!! And finally the interviewer, Mr Wong stepped in.

An excellent return for Jet Li to the Wong Fei Hung character in the Once
I meant. The other Wong.


And so the interview session begins:
Tell me about yourself..

Then ended up with:
Please allow me to escort you out of the building..

The End

10 comments:

PuRp13 said...

then the interview consider success??
geng wow...without apply but others find u...

Simon Loh said...

lol. Consider an interesting experience.. u interested? he asked me recommend my friends. haha

PuRp13 said...

no need thanks...so u going to work there so izzit?

Simon Loh said...

See if they wan offer me bo lo.. I'll pass them ur number if they contact me agaib. dun worry =)

CL said...

Actually that's the reason why u uploaded your resume onto jobstreet right..so that interested companies can contact u directly after wiewing it online without having u to apply for the position ma. :)

But congrats! That's a really high pay for an engineer in Penang (although I don't really know Mechanical Engineering's starting pay though..)

Simon Loh said...

Thanks CL..!

Arm.. Thats my old resume used during my internship hunting. So, pretty weird when they offer a permanent job instead. Plus asking me for interview in such short notice is kinda shocking.

*Dun think I'll get anywhere near 3k if they are seriously considering me. Hahahaha

PuRp13 said...

walau....wei..are u serious??dun play la...tomorrow u got any plan???

Simon Loh said...

Haha.. See how lo.

Nop, no plans tomorrow. Apa pasal?

PuRp13 said...

ahaha...i want to sing the song apologize...but change a bit "is too late your reply to me...is too late...."ahaha....

Simon Loh said...

save the song. spend me for dinner instead! thanks 1st! =)