My DISC personality test report
Saturday, July 30, 2011 |12:22 AM
Everybody manage to see my results? Yes that's me.. yours truly.
- enjoy competition and challenge.
- are goal orientated and want to be recognised for their efforts.
- aim high, want authority and are generally resourceful and adaptable.
- are usually self-sufficient and individualistic.
- may lose interest in projects once the challenge has gone and they tend to be impatient and dissatisfied with minor detail.
They are usually direct and positive with people, enjoying being the centre of attraction and may take it for granted that people will think highly of them.
They may have a tendency to be rather critical of others. Consequently, other people may tend to see them as being rather domineering and overpowering.
Comparatively Low
- tend to want peace and harmony.
- prefer to let others initiate action and resolve problems.
- are quiet and indirect in their approach to most situations.
- are usually cautious and calculate risks carefully before acting.
Influence
Comparatively High
Here are some traits and behaviours that describe people who are comparatively high in Influence:
- are strongly interested in meeting and being with people.
- are generally optimistic, outgoing, and socially skilled.
- are quick at establishing relationships.
Comparatively Low
- are usually socially passive.
- quite frequently have an affinity for things, machinery and equipment.
- are generally comfortable working alone.
- frequently have a tendency to be analytical and once they have sorted the facts out they communicate them in a straightforward direct way.
- tend to take little at face value.
They may well have learned and developed good social skills but they only bring these into play when logic dictates such tactics.
How to write a proper/decent resume
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |11:38 PM
As many of my readers know, I've switched to being a Recruitment Consultant / Headhunter as some of you know it as for a good 7 months. In these 7 months, minus all the weekends, I look at resumes everyday. Tons of resumes everyday and to my horror/ disappointment...I realised many people do not know how to write a decent resume..Some tips as per below to "beef" up your resume and attract people to it.
1. I'm not too sure if some of the applicants has realised this statement - "Interested applicants, please send your detailed resume with your last drawn salary/current drawn salary, expected salary in MS WORD FORMAT to..." Well, there must be a reason why recruiters are asking for resumes in WORD FORMAT and if that's what's required, follow the instructions. Don't give your resume in PDF.
2. Photos. Yes that's the next thing I am going to talk about. Especially for front office kind of jobs whereby you meet customers. Front office jobs would include positions like customer service, receptionist, sales etc. Give a decent photo or let me put it PROFESSIONAL. Don't put those "cutie-pie" photos.
3. Your resume should be in chronological order from the most recent job. Ok let me repeat myself - FROM THE MOST RECENT POSITION. Do indicate the duration - MM/YY to MM/YY, designation, to whom you report to and your responsibilities of what you have done. Responsibilities should be stated in bullet/ point form for easy reading instead of writing it in paragraphs. Include your reason for leaving as well and if possible write your achievements in your respective jobs!
4. Give a brief summary of your skills. Ie. If you are good in MS Office, do state it like Word/Excel/ PowerPoint/Access. Or like you are applying for accounting positions, state the accounting system that you have used before - Oracle/ SAP/ Hyperion/ JD Edwards.
5. In addition to Pt 4, another thing you should write about will be like what are the things you are good at. Example would be an Accountant position. Let's say you are an auditor who wants to go into commerical. You can write that you are 1) Well versed in Accounting Standards 2) Reviewed consolidation for eg: no. of entities.. etc
6. Traits and Personality. These will include things like -> Meticulous, Pro active, Responsible, Excellent team player, Analytical mind etc.
7. Important thing -> Education!! Yes I can't emphasize how important this position this. If you can remember the duration like MM/YY to MM/YY which you did your education it will be Best. If you can't the year of graduation at least! Include the institution which you did your studies at and be clear what's the degree you are pursuing. An example will be: Degree in Commerce - Majoring in xx or Bachelor of Science - Majoring in Banking & Finance. Yes, be sure of what is the degree that you are getting. It will cast doubts on the HR personnel (like what!!! this person don't even know what degree they are pursuing. WTH!!!)
8. Please try to use standard fonts in your resume writing except for headers. Using standard fonts shows consistency. Remember you are writing a professional resume after all. Don't use fancy fonts and do check your alignment. It's a pain when resumes presented are in a MESS.
9. PLEASE!! When you are selected for the interview, do go read up about the company. Go to the website and find out more. It shows you are interested in the Company and in the position on the "plate". Even if its just things which are written on the website, its ok.
Well, that's all about it on how to write a proper/decent resume. So good luck to all of you, job seekers out there!
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~pretty nails once more~
Sunday, July 17, 2011 |11:20 PM
OMG!! I simply just love my nails!!! Yap...after 4 weeks of my "wedding" look alike nails from my previous post, the gelish was almost coming off and once again, I went back to Milly's to re-do. :))) Was looking for Rebecca but she wasn't around so ended up Tina did it for me!! She's fast and also very detailed and I'm in love with them. As usual I couldn't decide on what I wanted, so Tina gave me 2 magazines, initially the design I wanted was this--->
the one in green. looks sweet right. but I didn't end up doing this. told Tina, the next time I want this design.
after much choosing and viewing past designs done by other people..i finally chose the following design..and the theme was PURPLE!! But i told Tina I don't know how to match so she has to decide for me and the talented Tina did this--->
step 1: gelish french manicure
step 2: white stripes. Does this remind you of candy? those candy canes which are usually seen during christmas?
step 3 and its the final step: acrylic ribbon done on the nails!
yay!! finally done..pretty nails done by Tina from Milly's!
both hands. yipee!! pretty nails!
yap the place I did my nails is called Milly's which I did it @ the following shop:
Bugis Village Extension
Level 2 @ Bom Bom street.
Booking & enquries: 8383 5395
Tel: 63384137
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~addicted to gelish~
Thursday, July 07, 2011 |9:47 PM
You know what? Ever since i started doing gelish nails, I'm so addicted to it..The reason? Gelish nails can last up to 3 to 4 weeks! Another advantage of gelish nails is that after the session, you don't have to worry that you accidentally touched something and it gets scratched coz it gets dried upon putting your hands under the UV light. No worries about doing household chores etc..After like 3 times of doing gelish, I did try to revert back to the classic manicure session for once, but its just ONCE. Well because the colour just came off in less than 3 days. (can you imagine I ain't someone who does house hold chores and this happens??)
I ain't someone who signs packages - reason being I can go try different salons such that I know which is a good one and recently I found one which I really like and somehow there was an urge to sign on a package with them!!! So unusual of me :p but well its true leh!!! It just started off that I wanted to redo my pedicure and because I have keyboard lessons at bugis every saturday and happen to have time, therefore, I pop over to the salon to check out if they were free. BINGO!! They were and their charges are reasonable.
strawberry look alike toe nails
see the acrylic ribbon the the 2 big toes?
yap..that was the end product. love the manicurist dedication cause she was very detailed and she really scrub and painted my nails well.
A week later, because of a friend's wedding, I went back to them to get my nails done again!! too bad the girl who did my pedicure wasn't around therefore another girl did it for me...but she was just as good. I couldn't decide on the design and she did it for me. All I told her was that I wanted french manicure. Something simple but yet elegant...and see the end product?
~i love ribbon~
~french manicure with ribbon on the thumb with bling bling~
Now...where I did my nails??
yeap the place is Milly's! Go to their website -> http://www.millys.com.sg/ They do hair extensions, eyelashes extensions and nails of course! Where to find them? Go to their website!
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