recap

my blog's been empty for like 10days.. well... i guess the biggest event so far, (other than the exams) would be the interview.. (which i screwed up.. but never mind..)

wat i'd like to talk abt though, is that i got a pretty good impression of mas after i got out of there.. or at least.. a gd impression of the ppl there.. the managers, as u all mite have seen already, are pretty good looking... (so far i think the clare or claire looks really good..)

then there was the mini sharing session with two senior officers.. not too senior though.. they've only been there for like one year... one's a local scholar and one's an overseas scholar.. (ah well..) and these are a few takeaways from the session:

1. one of them was just asking abt wat we look for in a job, and that if we want quality of life, mas has it.. pretty good working hours.. most ppl leave by 6..
   
2. it's only good to stay in there for abt 3 years (if u wanna rise fast) cos after that time, u'll prob be losing out to ur peers in terms of salary...
   
3. but well, it seems that most ppl there really enjoy what they're doing... and it's the sort where u realli dun mind the kinda pay u get.. (well... cos the pay's not all that pathetic..)
4. they kept emphasising that EVERYONE there is smart.. which i do believe la.. but wow.. it'll b pretty pressurising.. and i recall one of them saying something like.. "it's not something u see very often.." haha... reminds me of something i read in someone else's blog...
   
5. well, altogether i saw about 5 mas ppl.. 2 mgrs and 3 officers.. they were all pretty friendly.. esp the officers.. the hr officer that's been contacting us is like damn polite.. and nice and all.. and oh.. she said we didn't need to wear a blazer..
   
6. the other 2 that were in the sharing session were also VERY friendly.. in fact, other than giving us their name cards, they said we could call them any time and ask them out for lunch or sth..
   
7. oh and they also said we could ask them anything that wasn't mas-related too.. and like i said i was interested in IB, and one of them jus said she has a fren doing DBS m&a and she said she could give me his/her contact.. i'm like wow.. they're really helpful!!

and well at the end of it i jus thought it mite be quite nice to work in mas after all.. and that u know.. IB is gd money but terribly no life.. (not like i have very much of a social life, and not as if i could get into IB.. but ... u get wat i mean..) and well.. they said if i get into the next round of interview i'd be contacted within 2 weeks... which means 2 weeks from the 10th... 24th? yeah.. around there.. but im not expecting anything la.. as i said, i did SCREW UP.. and i do think going through interviews require a bit of experience.. so this shall be part of my experience building.. and hey.. i think i really ren4 ming4 to becoming an auditor.. (ah i hope im not being too arrogant, thinking that confirm will get into one of the big4..)

ah wellz... and IT IS THE LAST PAPER THIS FRIDAY!! gdness.. the last paper of this semester.. actually i think i'll miss it.. cos during exam period i'm like totally commitment-free.. i do whatever i want (with the exception of shopping), and i get to skip all my meetings... everything my mom tells me to do i say sorry i need to study... all the planning for the concert i jus dump on my counterparts.. no need to practice my steps.. no need to do fyp.. basically i jus get to watch all the tv i want.. pretty cool huh.. exam period is gd...

and just a last bit of recap of the interview... there were 4 other candidates, 2 being china scholars... from nus.. and while they were handing up their certs, i, being the kpo, decided to peek and i jus saw plenty of As and variants of it.. (i.e. A- and A+)... when i saw them i was jus... kow.. i'm out of the competition liao la..

this other china guy has got work experience in the states..

the only other girl has a masters..

i'm like.. jaw-drop... these people really have what it takes la.. as in they're what u really think a smart person should be like... dynamic, outgoing, the take-charge kind.. basically, they have the words "i haf wat it takes" written all over them..

basically amongst them i've got the lousiest grades, and physically im the shortest... really got no presence.. aiya..

ah well.. anw i said im not hoping for anything now... i jus wanna get A for the paper on friday!!

yup... so goodnight!