happy!

happy happy happy!=)

3 modules down - 1 final report and 1 exam left before i can officially conclude my third year of nus life.

the two interviews ytd went fine. but well, considering that both coys prob have many many candidates, i really dunno if i can secure an internship with either.

*keeping my fingers crossed and wishing*

i seriously dun want to go hk and feel so insecure without an internship waiting for me when i come back.

but the first one was good. the interview was scary, the person asked so many difficult qns, like, "you said you want to work in a bank, but why didn't you do any internship at banks before?", "how come you only applied here in april?", "there are so many jobs with numbers and fit your criteria, why banks?", "what did you do in 2008? how come i dun see anything here (on my resume)?", etc etc. i stammered thru some, i smoked thru some. but i still like this interviewer.

he made very fair assessments, saying i was too stern and this might jeopardize my chances at interview, but he told me to feel good about myself because i stuck with my tutee for 3+ years while others could have given up very easily. i mentioned that with a better job fit, i might be able to perform better, but he said, "i dun agree. from my assessment of you, you are those sort whom if i place you anywhere, you will still do well because you will never want to submit substandard work. the only difference is you won't be happy doing it."

so, he suggested to forward my resume to the ops dept cos his program doesn't have rotations in ops. he said again, "i think you're suitable to work in a bank. i rather retain you than let you go elsewhere, but i dun have any job that might fit you. so i'd rather you be referred to my ops side to have a better fit to your interests."

well, it's great to have an interviewer understand you. he wasn't an easy interviewer to smoke thru, but he was fair, and that's what i liked about him. even if i end up not getting a job in the coy, i would at least feel good that someone actually understands me.

luckily i applied for the program. cos the application deadline was so near all the assignments, but i still sent in my application, actually thinking that i dun stand a chance. well, at least the chance stands somewhere at 20-30% i think, which to me, is rather high already.

the second interviewer was a stark contrast. he was VERY nice. i asked him more questions than he asked me. and he really explained a lot of stuff. i can totally tell that if i work under him, he will definitely try to guide me and teach me a lot of things. but well, it sure doesnt seem like i will be able to secure any job at the coy after the 3-mth internship.

but anyhow, if i get any offer now, i'll be damn happy. seriously seriously happy. but yeah, wait till that day.