assalamualaikum
here's a story begin when once upon a time.......
out of nowhere i recieved an offer letter for an interview of foundation in TESL at uitm Shah Alam.
hehe. The interview consists of two sections, one writing test (it is the same as spm's English paper which cosists of comprehension and essay writing questions) and two is oral test (interview).
For the interview, it is an individual interview. First, you'll be asked to introduce youself. The interviewer won't tell you how and what are you going to tell about yourself. At this point, you can simply tell them basic introduction of your identity (eg: name,age,where're you from.....etc.). Once you stop talking, the interviewer will start to ask the questions of their own(non fixed,common,and predictable questions). Usually the interviewer will ask you based on the introduction you've presented. The main things they would love to see is on how you talk,respond,and express your answers. In the case of your introduction is too short, the interviewer might ask you based on the current issues that can be in the form of movies, news, trends etc.
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credit to this entry is the tips shared and should be spread because it came from a true story.
INTERVIEW: HIGH CGPA ; BEST UNIVERSITY vs LOW RANK UNIVERSITY
~ yesterday I've interviewed 4 candidates for 2 posts of Assistant Quantity Surveyor in my company. All were fresh graduates without any working experience. these were the candidates summary:
candidate 1: University Teknologi Mara (UIiTM) : CGPA 2.72
candidate 2: University Malaya : CGPA 3.55
candidate 3: INTI International University and Colleges : CGPA 2.97
candidate 4: University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) : CGPA 3.41
candidate2 and candidate4 came from the best university (UM) and the 3rd best university (UTM) in Malaysia. Came with outstanding CGPA of 3.55 and 3.41. They brought in all the "sijil dekan" and "sijil kecemerlangan". I asked 10 questions to each candidates but they could only answer 3 out of 10 questions. They have no self confidence and the 1st impression was really bad. They were not showing enthusiasm and interest on the job. They fail to elucidate how their skills match the job. What surprised me; they were inattentive, looking around and fidgeting. And one of the candidates arrived LATE (overslept)!
candidate 1 and 3 from UiTM (ranked 7 in Malaysia) and INTI International University and College (not even in top 10 Malaysia).they obtained low CGPA of 2.72 and 2.79. No dean list, no sijil kecemerlangan BUT they managed to answer 8 out of 10 questions. The spoken English was super duper great, they have self-confidence, they really understand about their scope of works as quantity surveyor. The 1st impression was great and presentable. And they have goodleadership qualities in their CV's leading a few events during university life.
And I hired candidate1 and 3 & rejected candidate 2 and4. As an employer:
1. I am not looking for "scorer" with high CGPA in my company
2. I dont care which University you came from whether the best university in Malaysia or thr=e worst university in Malaysia
4. I am not looking for book smart but I prefer street smart that could help my company to make money
5. I am looking for someoe with the ability to take charge, to vlounteer for tasks, and to accept accountability for achieving the required results of those tasks given
6. I am looking for someone who can work in a team NOT just sitting infront of you a table and do your own work.
7. I am looking for someone with the ability to set priorities, to seperate the relevant from the irrelevant tasks, and then to concentrate single-mindedly until the job in=s complete
8. If I can have candidate with good CGPA, good attitude, presentable and got all the x-factor, then it is a bonus for my company to have them in
Regards,
Sr Dr Md Azree
#copy from Sr Dr Md Azree
