By the way, another good way of making eye contact is to look at the interviewers nose. If you are the scared type, it is good to try it during an interview

there are many books out there that teach you how to write a good cover letter. the best thing for you is to have at least 6 to 7 books and just copy and paste the sentences in the examples that suits you. remember, it is the personality that counts, so don't worry about copying other people's words to express yourself

remember to do smile training. stand in front of a mirror and smile until it is perfected!!

just cross at the top right corner. write "for application only" across it. actually, it should be done for any type of application. credit card, bonus link etc. not good to let people take copy of your mycard

should cross out both front and back too.

yeap, the best is black ball pen.

talking bout mycard copy, has anyone noticed that there's a "salinan" word everytime you copy the back portion of the mycard.

can also take the chance at the loo to straighten up the tie or tidy the hair in front of the mirror.

yes, you need to authenticate your resume with Jobstreet first. if not, it would not be made available for the employers to view. as for the resume you submitted, usually there are more than 300 applications for a single job. it would take an effort to view them all. what you can do now is just wait. somethings, after 3 months, the position is still vacant and they will view your resume by then.

maybe you can ask the CEO what is the direction of the company? what are their short term, medium term and long term plan.

congratulations!

normally, an increase of around 20% is acceptable.

salary issue is always tough. candidate wants the highest in the range but the employer look for candidates that can accept lowest in the range. sigh...

i guess you should try to refrain from talking about the salary until you have entirely presented what you know and what you can do for the employer first. After that, you could always state your salary in a range format. for example, if you are really want RM2,000 , you could ranged it like this Rm1,950 to Rm2,200. But if you want a minimum of Rm2,000 , then you can try a range of rm2,000 to rm 2,300. a compant will usually have a standard salary scale, so you will have to start somewhere in the scale. and where you start depends on you abilities and the output that the employer perceived that they can get from you.

anyhow, remember when you want to buy a product like a tv, you would want to know about the features first right? and you are willing to pay for the features if you want them. it is the same case with negotiating salary, the more knowledge and skills you have, the employer will definately willing to pay a bit more for your services.

dude, these questions are so general. You must at least know which industry or career to you are focusing in order to match the questions with suitable answers.

You must first get to know your Strength and Weakness. The thing with working life is that we only use a bit of knowledge from our studies. Most of the skills that are used are like communication, analytical and other skills that is not coming from any text books. Therefore, you should sit down and write down your non-technical skills and other professional values and think how to relate them to what you are going to do for the company once you are hired.

- employee benefits
- annual leave
- salary
- probation period
- working hours and working days
- job scope
- bonus
- medical benefits
- insurance
- dental benefits
- % of EPF contribution from the company

should bring this list in the pocket. Interviewers will usually be impressed with these preparations.