~blog silence~
Sunday, April 22, 2012 |11:02 PM
I'm back after a long break. Nope I have not forgotten that my blog existed but was just too busy to update. So now...I left off in January 2012. Its already almost the end of April and in 4 more days I'll be getting my Q1 commission. So looking forward to it!!!Many happenings in the past quarter. So where shall I begin?
Mei @ work:
Ever since the restructuring that was announced in December 2011, the atmosphere and culture in my branch have been quite different. The IP branch started with our Chinese New Year "Lo-hei" just for our branch specially from Sakae Sushi->
Besides our branch having our "Lo-Hei", the commercial branches all had a Chinese New Year Dinner at Jumbo Seafood as well and it was really crazy!!!
While we were waiting for everyone's arrival, Vel and I as usual was cam whoring
During the Chinese New Year Lo Hei, the servers will usually say some good things. Poor waiter while he was at our table, he was so soft that we were all requesting him to speak up.
and the crazy Lo Hei started...
Look at the mess we created!! It was so "hiong" that there was almost nothing left
it was such a crazy night that this was like just a quarter of the bottles that we drank
There were only 2 major events that took place in terms of Company events since the beginning of the year and the other one was our Annual DnD and Q4-2011 and Q1-2012 awards night.
~the best award I got~
and yes..the IP perm team did it once again!
See Yang and Augustine both presenting my Rookie Award :)
~once again...presenting the IP perm team consisting of See Yang, Cecilia, Stephanie, Grace, Augustine, Susan Yang, Mei, Ivy, Vel, Rio~ and of course not forgetting our dear Susan Tan (who's on maternity leave)~
Oh well..many will ask..huh? awards presented at the branch? yeap. because want to save time during our DnD mah. Our Annual DnD was held on the 13th April at Rasa Sentosa..and once again..we are the Champions for Kelly's Idol! Presenting some of the preparations we had as a branch before the event..we had photo taking session for all the dancers
Our ever handsome Augustine and drama queen Cecilia (aka 446)
David Hew (the geek) and Zoe (female version of William Hung)
Vel. our dear Ms Heng striking a pose
the geek loves taking photos with everyone
Susan Yang, our pretty perm team unit manager + the geek
david's favourite shot because its taken with his gorgeous!!!
Zoe and Susan striking a pose.
the latest addition to our IP perm team - Rio Susanto, also the only guy in our team. Using one of the member from 2pm's body and Rio's face :p
this is the actual Rio Susanto..he's so damn proud of his mini fan!
Vel fan! hahaha using 1 of the member of Girl's generation body and Vel's face of course!
my "偶像" - Kim!!!
"the most excited fan"
Snippets to our IP dancers in practice!!
Leading up to all the preparations by the fan club and all the hard work, sweat, energy by the dancers..we are finally ready for our Annual DnD and our Kelly's Idol. Before heading into the function hall for our dinner , the party already began at the beach...
lovely ladies @ the beach -> Vel, Susan Yang, Me, Cecilia, Ivy and Diana
Consisting of a guy from Corporate Key Accounts (Kenny) and some of the members of the IP team both from the Temp & Contract + Perm team
Of course I will love to take picture with 446!
pretty pretty Kimberly with yours truly
oh jimmy!!! how much Ivy & myself miss you!! especially your catwalking in the office. So glad you are happy where you are right now :)
how can i miss out my ex buddy who guided me through my initial stages in Kelly and encouraging me all the while. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am. :) Thanks, dear Peggy!
Members of Ipeeps!!!
After approximately 45 mins of mingle at the beach, we adjourned into the function hall for our DnD. The event hall was really hot but it was all great fun!!!
Kim and I were seated at the same table and we started to cam whore
goes without saying i took an individual picture of myself
the people proceeded to the stage and started dancing!
while queuing for the food, the 4 of us took a picture. I love this pic..its so heartwarming :)
Q4-2011 award winners!
Q1-2012 award winners!
After all the award presentations, we proceeded to the segment whereby we most anticipated for. Its our chance to showcase our talent! *drum roll* presenting IP performance and as usual our boss took the centerstage because he is the most "kek-say" kia!
Ipeeps dancing to "Bo peep" and "Sorry Sorry"
and of coz with all the video, dance and all the fan club..WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!! and because we are the champions..the dancers had to do an encore :)
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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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