I got a job!

In Malaysia, that is. I knew Graduan Careers Fair was on last weekend, but i was too tired to actually attend the event on Saturday. Luckily, MoMU who has all the connections sent out another email detailing that they were still gonna be holding walk in interviews yesterday and today. So i simply rocked up after class today, totally unprepared and under-dressed (other ppl were wearing suits), and submitted my resume to a few companies.

Was interviewed first by Public Bank, and after some 15 minutes of conversation, the lady who was interviewing me said that she's prepared to give me a conditional job offer. Not too bad an outcome, considering i had no preconceptions of what to expect (i had hardly any knowledge about the banking industry), i wasn't exactly prepared for an interview, and i had 3+ hours sleep the night before (as i was working on my final year project presentation this morning). Anyway, the letter starts off:

Dear Mr. Chew,

CONFIRMATION OF OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
Further to the interview you attended, we are pleased to confirm our offer of employment for the position of Trainee Credit Analyst to be based in the Klang Valley region. We will advise you of your branch in due course.

You shall receive an initial basic salary of RM2,200-00 per months. Your employment with the Bank will however be subject to the following:

etc

etc...

Haha, a credit analyst - after studying 4 years of engineering. Well, at least I get to approve your loans. haha. And RM2200? Not that fantastic, but i guess that's standard fare; and she did mention that since it's a graduate program, there will be an increase of between RM100-400 in renumeration every 6 months, for the duration of the 18 month program.

Next, went for an interview with OCBC Bank, and the guy was very straigforward, saying that "we are definitely interested in taking you, but considering that you already are a PR, I have doubts about whether you really are interested in working for us." Valid point i guess, but I'm just exploring my options, and anyways, they'll be giving me a 2nd interview.

Last interview was with Perodua. 5 mins in, and i already losing interest and felt like leaving. 3 Malay dudes (no offence for racial stereotyping), trying to interview me, not really sure of what to ask, asking each other if they had any questions for me. And there was this one guy who asked me about 5 times to go and play the piano nearby just coz he saw that i had Grade 7 certification. And he was excited about me joining their Perodua band, more than anything else. Quite a joke. Typical Malaysian company, flying 3 ppl all the way to Melbourne just to play around.

It was an interesting process, sitting for my first interview. But that's what i like about Malaysian interviews. The interviews are very conversational and easy going, as opposed to Australian interviews where they bombard you non-stop with difficult questions. Anyway, now's the time for me to start looking for jobs in Australia - someone keep reminding me to do so. I'm too slack! =P