Anyone jobless for a long time before?

Originally Posted by jrbearus

You can always be polite and send a thank-you note to the interviewer(s) and indicate that you appreciate the time and effort taken. End up with that you are looking forward to an opportunity to work together.

I was polite enough during the interview already. At the end of the interview, I just say thankyou for the time/interview. They want to employ me will call me the next day. I always give them a few days to call, if didn't receive any call from the interviewer, I will just move on. The bottomline is not to appear desperate. I don't understand why some people still want to follow up with a call after the interview. Pointless.

[jrbearus]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I was polite enough during the interview already. At the end of the interview, I just say thankyou for the time/interview. They want to employ me will call me the next day. I always give them a few days to call, if didn't receive any call from the interviewer, I will just move on. The bottomline is not to appear desperate. I don't understand why some people still want to follow up with a call after the interview. Pointless.

If private sector, this should be ok. For public sector, they do take some time to respond, partly due to the paper work involved. Calling up is usually not necessary and may be at times, seen as being too persistent.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

but without work.. there is no meaning to life.. after all money is needed to suffice life.. its like i studied so hard cuz back then the cb MOE said that i need gd results to be a teacher.. and now they take in all the lanjiao results.. how to not feel depressed..

Work is work. Passion is passion. Without work, no income no money to sustain your passion. So actually work is important as you need money.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Work is work. Passion is passion. Without work, no income no money to sustain your passion. So actually work is important as you need money.

i decided to sidetrack from my passion but still jobless.. i even went to recruitment agency and they gave me an O level post.. went to the company and they say is the recruitment agency crazy or wat.. giving an O level post to a degree holder..

[battleship]

Will be leaving end of aug due to company restructuring. damn sian. have went for an interview. lowball me by almost 40%. then ask me can i go lower? i am thinking, issit pple like us (i am 40s), always have to eat humble pie and lie low on the floor for employers to step on us and spit hard on us? still said i cant quit within this 2 years if i am on the job? i am thinking if i really take this job to tide over, i ll definitely run once a better offer come along.

Recruiters still tried her best to ask me to "accept" the job. yah la, once i accepted, she ll get her commission and kick me off her list liao while i LL die there.

luckily i have saved up a substantial amount over these 20 years. if not i ll really be at the mercy of these assholes employers.

times are real bad for sinkies like us.

sigh

[battleship]

Originally Posted by moonlightlover

Hi,

Anyone else here who's unemployed? Please pm me, we can try to form a support group or something.

Cheers!

hi, am new on this forum. hope we can find a job soon! Jiayou! we must help ourselves, no one else can help us.

Originally Posted by battleship

hi, am new on this forum. hope we can find a job soon! Jiayou! we must help ourselves, no one else can help us.

I was retrenched early in the year. Job taken by foreigner. Mind you, they are not cheap. In fact, they are more expensive because of all the perks that the company needs to give them. So happens that the new boss is a foreigner. So he wants his own kind.

Actually, I was looking forward to it so that I can get the payout. I was not going anywhere in the company. I am not rich but I live a simple life. So, the payout helps. Luckily for me, I got a job almost immediately that pays the same as my last drawn salary.

As I said, I was lucky. But luck doesn't come twice.

Are you able to retire now? How much is your household net worth? How much is your wife's salary?

Originally Posted by battleship

Will be leaving end of aug due to company restructuring. damn sian. have went for an interview. lowball me by almost 40%. then ask me can i go lower? i am thinking, issit pple like us (i am 40s), always have to eat humble pie and lie low on the floor for employers to step on us and spit hard on us? still said i cant quit within this 2 years if i am on the job? i am thinking if i really take this job to tide over, i ll definitely run once a better offer come along.

Recruiters still tried her best to ask me to "accept" the job. yah la, once i accepted, she ll get her commission and kick me off her list liao while i LL die there.

luckily i have saved up a substantial amount over these 20 years. if not i ll really be at the mercy of these assholes employers.

times are real bad for sinkies like us.

sigh

[battleship]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Are you able to retire now? How much is your household net worth? How much is your wife's salary?

i am single. own a fully paid hdb flat. Saving and investment ard 600k. CPF ard 290k. Not much commitment except daily expenses.

i dun think is good to retire at 40s as u will aged and die faster. i still want to work to keep my mind active.

Just pissed with what some of the big company and HH behaviour la. They are trying their luck on vulnerable employees like meat on the chopper board.

Guess i ll bum ard and find other jobs oppts. sigh.

I'm a fresh graduate from SIM-UOL Bachelor (Honours) in Business. No relevant exp as I took up temp admin jobs during my semester break over internships for the higher income.

I sat for my final year exam in late May this year and started looking for a permanent job. I applied directly to many companies and sent my resume to about 20 recruitment agencies but still went jobless for 2 months.

I got more desperate as the days went by, and when I was offered a contract job in a bank I accepted it immediately. Oh well, at least I have income for now. When my contract ends I will be jobless again.