Finish Interview
Today I went to Parcel C of Pusat Pentadbiran Awam Malaysia. This is where you can find office of SuruhanJaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia. Just head to 6th floor (interview rooms). Be there early as the there will be traffic jam at Putrajaya in the morning.
We were surprised when we reached there. There were more than 200 other fresh graduates like us waiting to be interviewed. SPA handled the process very well.
Well, I think the interview is quite relaxing. More like a Q&A question. There will be 2 interviewers, I heard one is from SPA, and the other is a pharmacist.
A lot of people keep on asking what question that they may ask. I heard from our local uni friends that they may ask Dasar Kerajaan, important people names. We were not asked of any single name..
As far as I can remember, they asked me:
- intro myself and my family
- co-curriculum and sports activities
- difference between football and futsal. FIFA rule?
- difference between generic and original drug
- uses of aspirin and side effects
- rukun negara, explain about it (got 5 rukun negara ok!!)
- perbelanjaan negara untuk kesihatan (i answered more than RM 1 billion, but dunno the exact amount).. correct!!
Actually, they can ask anything under the sun. Don’t worry as the whole interview process is just a formality. Answer honestly and truthfully. Apologize if you don’t know the answer.
BTW, you can get more pictures taken by Dr. Kang at my Flickr account.
SilverIsle said,
Wrote on May 21, 2008 @ 1:30 am
Huh? They asked the difference between football and futsal too? Oh, probably because you said football is your favourite sport. Haha.
admin said,
Wrote on May 21, 2008 @ 11:09 am
to [SilverIsle]
Yea, you’re right. That’s because I keep on stressing that my favourite sport is football and futsal. HeHe..
teddY said,
Wrote on May 21, 2008 @ 6:08 pm
Wow the questions are hard for me! Lol! After spending 6 years in Singapore, I have completely forgotten about the Rukun Negara thing! I would have screwed the interview up, lol!
Anyway I went for a scholarship interview the other day, and the interviewer asked me about ‘the differences between life science of this university and life science of the other’. I was stunned! Haha.
admin said,
Wrote on May 22, 2008 @ 12:46 am
to [teddY]
I was able to answer the rukun negara question because I read it up before I went for the interview. HeHe..
If i were to get the same Q as yours, I will definitely get stunned too. Hope you can get the scholarship.
teddY said,
Wrote on May 22, 2008 @ 11:30 am
In a twist of events, I got the scholarship
I can only say that I was lucky that day. Maybe it was that bunny-in-the-headlights look that made my interviewers took pity of me, haha!
Anyway I should keep in mind to memorise the Rukun Negara if I would ever go for a job interview in a Malaysian company in the future - thanks for the heads up!
iCalvyn said,
Wrote on May 23, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
for me, interview is a very excited task during job seeking. The interview will reflect how ur future boss look at you
admin said,
Wrote on May 26, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
to [teddY]
Getting a scholarship is not easy nowadays, with the stiff competition.
Memorising Rukun Negara is quite easy, but explaining each line of the Rukun Negara is tough!
to [iCalvyn]
I agree with you. First impression will leave a deep mark on your future image.