Thread cleaned ... Please refrain from casual chats here in this topic as LaR_c and I hopes that this thread will help out more people searching for jobs ... Thank you

This post has been edited by Geminist: Dec 29 2005, 09:31 PM

Normally you can get a list of the companies which will be participating in the job fair from the college admins (this works for me ...)

You could attach your results slip for your degree course ... However, for my CV, I'll just specify the grade of my current degree ...

If you could get hold of the companies which will be participating, then you will know how many copies of CVs you will be needing ... If not, try and make it like 10 copies or so as I believe it'll be impossible for you to submit all of your CVs ...

Well, the main thing is to try and ask for more information regarding the job fair now as after having more information, you'll know what to do

I'm not sure about the cover letter part as I never really got any replies from handing in CV in job fair ... (And from my experience, non of them asked me for a cover letter) ...

Personally, I believe cover letter should be more specific and directed to a specific company instead of a general one ...

About the results I was saying, you're in your final year right now, am I right? You can always keep a few copies of your previous year results in case someone asked for it ...

I'm not sure if someone mentioned this but if you are invited to an interview with lunch provided or coffee break, be aware that they are still judging you even if it's a break.

Behave positively, beware of your manners, ask questions and take the initiative to talk to the interviewers there

1. why do you choose so and so company?
my dilemma: how do i answer this? do i have to recite its reputation, its success in the corporate world, my interest? if priority has to make, which should be first? to show them my interest above all those supposedly unimportants? can show me the best way to answer the question?

- The best way to answer this is to first make sure you know the general information about the company. Then from there, you can take the strong point of the company and explain why do you want to work for them. For example, if you know this company is strong in a particular area, emphasize that you know about this and this is one of the reasons why you wanted to work for them because that area is your main interest (relate some of your coursework with that area if possible, or provide solid examples to back up your claim) and you wish to develop further.

2. you are studying chemistry, why do you think that you are fit for the post of material engineer? (or some question asking regarding why don't i just choose the job that best fit my qualification)
my dilemma: i really wanted so much to work in the company regardless of the job...apart from it being the most high paid salary company in Melaka, it is very near to my house. But can i say that the company pay their employee well? i have doubts when saying that because i would be labelled as money minded, right? and second reason is that i wasn't very good at chemistry actually. I didn't get a very sounding result.

- Don't ever mention about salary in your first interview. Everyone know that's a fact that $ is important, but don't mention the word "salary" until you're offered a job. Seriously, if that's not the job you like, I would personally suggest you to think twice about it. When you like something, it's easier for you to show that side of you compared to when you dislike the job. But if I were you, I'll first try and find out what the job does and what skill it requires, then from there, relate them to your past experience by providing a solid answer (with examples as back up).

3. what can you contribute to the company?
my dilemma: this one is a killer question! i have no idea whatsoever to put it into sentence!

- Again, understand what the company wants from the job and relate your skill from there. For example, if the company is expanding to foreign market like China, you can relate your language skills or something like that.

4. what is your highest achievement?
my dilemma: although not all of the interview i went that the sickening interviewer ask this stupid question...but most of them do! come on, i am just freshly graduated from the university, what's my highest achievement? if really i want to answer it, can i say the highest achievement is that i have had my tertiary education in UKM, which almost few thousand stpm leavers in 2003 didn't get...

- It's not about you climbing moutain Everest or you help saved the world. They are probing for your personality here, anything can be a huge achievement. For example, you can say that your English isn't that good last time, but you worked hard to improve, read and write alot, ask for comments from people and lastly, you were able to win some writing contest or your articles got published on a reputable media.

Above all else, do not try and bullshit your way without facts or examples to back up your claims. Hopefully this helps.

I would usually send them a thank you email (to everyone who have interviewed me) and about the follow up, I'll usually do it after a week or two by calling them up and ask.

For my first interview, I would bring all my certs and relevant documents. They might not need it, but when they need it and you have it, this will make a good impression.

Also, I made a portfolio of myself and put in the relevant bits I need for my job, like my final year report, the previous projects I did and etc.

Yes it's normal for them not to reply.