15% pay cut from private sector to teach in Polytechnic

[malawikigo]

thanks everyone for sharing your views.

from the feedbacks, hiring behaviour can vary from coy to coy so i just have to give it my best shot. i tend to share the view that if asked to go interview, prolly means ur 50% there already. they alrady see u fit the credentials but mebbe want to tkss with u see can get along anot etc?

so long never go interview hands all shaking sia hahaha

Originally Posted by malawikigo

yala...dats y. i used to do freelance tutoring and its always nice to see these youngsters succeed and achieve somethign they never thought they could do. its never boring with youths. u get to bond n tkss with them sometimes and just chill. thanks for sharing your thoughts. i u'stand smthings cannot be shared publicly. but like what u say la...if whatever u did got a C, then how to get A? give up work-life balance? donate kidney?

btw, any tips for my interview?

When I went for my formal interview, I was told to arrive an hour before the appointed time. I was asked to write 4 short essays based on 4 situational questions. They relate to your previous work experiences, how you'd handle certain situations, etc. The interview was then conducted by a panel consisting of the Director of HR, School's Director, Director of Projects and a HR SM or M. Standard questions were asked: whether I was willing to be stretched; what my 5-year, 10-year plans are; verbally describe my CV (trust me few actually read your CV); explain certain experiences on the CV, etc.

Essence: be smart, alert, and honest (or be a very good actor if your honesty is gonna screw up your chances)...

Originally Posted by malawikigo

thanks everyone for sharing your views.

from the feedbacks, hiring behaviour can vary from coy to coy so i just have to give it my best shot. i tend to share the view that if asked to go interview, prolly means ur 50% there already. they alrady see u fit the credentials but mebbe want to tkss with u see can get along anot etc?

so long never go interview hands all shaking sia hahaha

Not to pour cold water, but you too long never go for interview liao. Most poly have 3 rounds of interview & tkss only is for last round meet big boss to go through motion. Out of the 1st round they will forward 3-4 for 2nd interview and last round usually 1 or 2 left.

If it's RP u refer to, then their SOP is to book 1 full day of all the penalist time and then start slotting candidates into 1 hr slots each. They will usually cram ppl to fill up all slots for the day even if not enough.

You better prepare well. If u go in with a mentality that they already 50% select u and just want to tkss, ur in for a nasty surprise.

[malawikigo]

ic ic yah these are the feedback that i looking for for the interview...i am preparing for it hopefully sufficiently. of coz the tkss part is not like army style tkss la but prolly some SOP for interviews which interviwer also sure sian one...

ROFL

50% chance on 1st interview!!! So many ppl from pte sector are now trying to get into a poly to lobo… Be prepare for some tough competition.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What has your HR experience in an ex-company got to do with the question? Malawikigo is asking about his upcoming interview with a poly.

Your previous company might have lax recruitment standards, but you should stop extrapolating your limited experience into all hiring scenarios. Most hirers do not call people down just to see if got "bad vibes".

maybe you got the kind of face or character that get you kicked out of many interviewsfirst round, don't blame me on me. haha. "Limited experience". PUnks these days.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

maybe you got the kind of face or character that get you kicked out of many interviewsfirst round, don't blame me on me. haha. "Limited experience". PUnks these days.

I think he makes more sense than you. You are the juvenile one and should stop acting like you know the world. No credibility at all!

Originally Posted by malawikigo

Ic ic...but isnt it a waste of resources to call u for interview when they already know ur qualifications? funny lei...

i share your interest in going into tertiary education instead of pri/sec. hope you get to achieve it someday. or maybe do PT, i heard its better n no admin stuff to do.

Well, you won't be surprised, I have attended some other interviews where although my CV is displayed in front of the interviewers, they would react with surprise and rummage through it when you state some info that is already inside.

Yup, hope we can achieve it.

Heard that polys are in discussion for salary adjustment. Following the footstep for civil servants which happened in Feb this year.

Anyone can confirm this? The last adjustment was in 2008, which comes with a price, slashing the annual leave drastically.

Heard d same thing. Where is d source of your info though ? Mine from mid- high level civil service people