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Interview Fiasco
Thursday, July 24, 2008

In turbulent times when job opportunities are scarce and interview opportunities (especially with big renowned companies) are a gem.. having a cockup I had today is really exasperating. Here are the sequence of events that led up...

17th July, Thursday.. I received a call from this certain *** company:
@#$: Hi Clement. I'm calling from ***. Can you please reply the email stating if you'd be interested in the interview?
Me: Sorry, I'm on Reservist right now and have no chance to check my emails. When is the interview?
@#$: It's on the 23rd July.
Me: Ok. I am interested in the interview. But I can only reply the email on Friday afternoon. Would that be ok?
@#$: So I'll slot you for the interview then. Please reply to the email.
Me: I will do so on Friday. Who am I speaking to?
@#$: @#$. It's in the email.
Me: All right. Thank you so much.
18th July, Friday.. I went home, checked email, replied.. and see the sequence of emails the followed...
Email
23rd July, Thursday.. Since there was no reply from them.. I decided to show up anyway. Arrived at 4pm at the hotel without a clue who to look for and where was the venue. No one in the hotel lobby knew about any interview that was happening at the hotel. Strange eh? Considering that there should be interviews between 8am and 4pm that day already.

Whipped out my handphone and called that Malaysian number. No answer.

Sent out an sms..
"Dear Sirs, My name is Clement Chio and I'm here for my *** interview slot at 4.20pm. I'm waiting at the lobby of --- already and would like to know who I should contact? Thank you."
Only to receive a call 5 mins later..
%^&: Oh Clement! I'm so sorry! Did I make an appointment with you?
Me: Yes. At 4.20pm.
%^&: I'm so sorry. I've checked out already. I'm on my way back to KL now. Are you at the hotel lobby already?
Me: Yes. I am.
%^&: Oh no. I'm on the way to the airport. Tell you what, I have your resume right....
Me: Can you at least do a phone interview?
%^&: Ok. I'll call you again then. Bye.
Well that was it. Super pissed and dunnowhattosay.. Wasted my time researching about the company and preparing for the interview and travelling all the way to the silly place. I found myself with suddenly 2 hours of free time with no where to vent my exasperation.

So going for ICT did slash one of my interview chances this time eh? That's the consequence of non-Singaporean HR.. totally unsympathetic to National Service requirements. And how ironic rite? Bugging me to reply their email when they don't reply theirs to explain the conflicting instructions. I should have just spent the overseas call and confirmed the interview slot with them. ARGH!!

Big, renowned MNC. Reputation in my eyes destroyed by lousy HR.

I'll update again if she really does bother to call me tomorrow.

Signed off at
2:32 am


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