Laughter is the best medicine... :)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Just for laughs... :)
Got these pictures from an e-mail a friend sent to me a few days ago... hope they bring tears (of laughter) to your day... :)
Laughter is the best medicine... :)
Laughter is the best medicine... :)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Postal Job Application Strategy
Make your application as presentable as possible
A postal job application is a method of presenting one self as a good candidate for a vacant job position. Unlike walk-in interview sessions, the interviewer cannot see the candidate up-close and personal, therefore he/she/they won’t be able to ask questions to the candidate. Therefore a postal job application should recover the lacking of interaction between the interviewee and the interviewer.
A company might get thousands of applications for only one vacancy, as such many of the postal applications will either be kept in KIV or worse, thrown away. How can we make our application seen and known? In order for an application to stand up and rise above all other applications, candidates need to use a more creative and aggressive approach to get the interviewer’s attention.
Throughout this guideline, you will get some tips on how to make a good presentation of yourself in an envelope.
Things you need to have for a postal application are as per below:
1) Envelope (make sure it’s brown and fits bigger than an A4 size paper)
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
3) CV/Resume
4) Academic Achievements Certificate
5) Curricular activities Certificates (if any)
Below are some tips for a presentable application :
1. Envelope - the very first impression towards you
The envelope of your application plays an important roll to get the reader’s/interviewer's attention into opening the envelope and read whatever that is inside it, rather than putting it aside. Below are some suggestions for a good envelope:
i. Address of company – must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and
paste it exactly in the middle of the front of the envelope
ii. Stamp – to be pasted on the top right angle of the front of the envelope with ample space
from the corner of the envelope
iii. Job post – must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and paste it exactly
on the top left angle of the front of the envelope with ample space from the corner of the
envelope
iv. Your contact details - must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and paste
it exactly on the bottom right angle of the back of the envelope with ample space from the
corner of the envelope (this is important so that you’ll get the envelope back should it is not
delivered)
v. Avoid using marker pens, they will mess-up your envelope
2. Cover Letter – a professional approach
A cover letter (letter of application) is vital to inform the reader/interviewer what the package is all about – you applying for a job. This is also the 2nd impression that you will give to the reader/interviewer, so make yourself look ‘good’ in it. Make the letter look professional by adding a letterhead (if any), reference numbers, your contact details and so on. But what most important is the content - you should state your interest in the job in a soft-spoken language, grammatical error free, and clearly states that you are interested in filling in vacancy. Make the letter as presentable as possible and as professional as possible, but also as simple as possible. Readers/Interviewers don’t like too many words in a letter.
3. CV/Resume – a brief introduction of who you are
CVs need not be too flashy as this will show that you are desperate in securing the job. No, you have to be professional. A CV should give a brief introduction about you as an applicant to the reader/interviewer. It will help the reader/interviewer to determine whether you are suitable for the job you are applying. Below are some guidelines:
a) Must be readable, avoid small-size fonts on important information
b) Give all the necessary information the reader/interviewer might need in a presentable way
so that they can judge you with much ease
c) Avoid winding sentences, make it short but very clear
d) Maximum of 3 pages only, the less the better
e) Insert picture (if any) so that the reader/interviewer can also judge you from your physical
appearance
f) Use table-style and point-style data presentations for a more statistical approach
4. Certificates – helpful documents
To show that you are sincere in securing the job, you need the relevant certificates for the information that you have stated in your CV.
i) Academic Certificates – providing these papers will show your credibility as a well-educated
person
ii) Curricular Activities Certificates – these certificates will give a better picture to the
reader/interviewer of what kind of person you really are
Give as many certificates as you possibly can. The reader/interviewer might not read them all, but it will be helpful if they do.
5. Filing your application
Arrange your application in filing system so that the reader will have an easier reference to what they need to see.
An example for a filing system is as per below :
1st section - Letter of Application/Cover Letter
2nd section - CV/Resume
3rd section - Academic Certificates
- have a separator cover **
- sort from the highest education institution to the lowest (university – college
– high school – primary school)
- if possible, in color
4th section - Curricular Certificates
- have a separator cover **
- sort from the highest education institution to the lowest (university – college
– high school – primary school)
- if possible, in color
** A Seperator Cover is a sheet that seperates the sections, something like a Chapter cover in a book
After doing all that, you should recheck your whole presentation to make sure everything is in order, then seal the envelope and post the application right away.
A few days after sending the letter, do follow-up with the company by calling/e-mailing/visiting the PIC and check whether they have received the application. During the phone/e-mail conversation/personal visit, interact even more by asking questions regarding the vacancy. This will help the interviewer to get to know you a little better and to make sure they notice that you’re still interested in the vacancy. And if you get an interview with the company, the conversation during the interview with the interviewer will be less awkward.
I believe with a more creative approach, a positive mind and superb determination as well as timely follow-up, the chances of securing an interview will be much higher.
Good luck in your future undertakings.
A postal job application is a method of presenting one self as a good candidate for a vacant job position. Unlike walk-in interview sessions, the interviewer cannot see the candidate up-close and personal, therefore he/she/they won’t be able to ask questions to the candidate. Therefore a postal job application should recover the lacking of interaction between the interviewee and the interviewer.
A company might get thousands of applications for only one vacancy, as such many of the postal applications will either be kept in KIV or worse, thrown away. How can we make our application seen and known? In order for an application to stand up and rise above all other applications, candidates need to use a more creative and aggressive approach to get the interviewer’s attention.
Throughout this guideline, you will get some tips on how to make a good presentation of yourself in an envelope.
Things you need to have for a postal application are as per below:
1) Envelope (make sure it’s brown and fits bigger than an A4 size paper)
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
3) CV/Resume
4) Academic Achievements Certificate
5) Curricular activities Certificates (if any)
Below are some tips for a presentable application :
1. Envelope - the very first impression towards you
The envelope of your application plays an important roll to get the reader’s/interviewer's attention into opening the envelope and read whatever that is inside it, rather than putting it aside. Below are some suggestions for a good envelope:
i. Address of company – must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and
paste it exactly in the middle of the front of the envelope
ii. Stamp – to be pasted on the top right angle of the front of the envelope with ample space
from the corner of the envelope
iii. Job post – must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and paste it exactly
on the top left angle of the front of the envelope with ample space from the corner of the
envelope
iv. Your contact details - must be typed using an easy-to-read font on a paper, cut it and paste
it exactly on the bottom right angle of the back of the envelope with ample space from the
corner of the envelope (this is important so that you’ll get the envelope back should it is not
delivered)
v. Avoid using marker pens, they will mess-up your envelope
2. Cover Letter – a professional approach
A cover letter (letter of application) is vital to inform the reader/interviewer what the package is all about – you applying for a job. This is also the 2nd impression that you will give to the reader/interviewer, so make yourself look ‘good’ in it. Make the letter look professional by adding a letterhead (if any), reference numbers, your contact details and so on. But what most important is the content - you should state your interest in the job in a soft-spoken language, grammatical error free, and clearly states that you are interested in filling in vacancy. Make the letter as presentable as possible and as professional as possible, but also as simple as possible. Readers/Interviewers don’t like too many words in a letter.
3. CV/Resume – a brief introduction of who you are
CVs need not be too flashy as this will show that you are desperate in securing the job. No, you have to be professional. A CV should give a brief introduction about you as an applicant to the reader/interviewer. It will help the reader/interviewer to determine whether you are suitable for the job you are applying. Below are some guidelines:
a) Must be readable, avoid small-size fonts on important information
b) Give all the necessary information the reader/interviewer might need in a presentable way
so that they can judge you with much ease
c) Avoid winding sentences, make it short but very clear
d) Maximum of 3 pages only, the less the better
e) Insert picture (if any) so that the reader/interviewer can also judge you from your physical
appearance
f) Use table-style and point-style data presentations for a more statistical approach
4. Certificates – helpful documents
To show that you are sincere in securing the job, you need the relevant certificates for the information that you have stated in your CV.
i) Academic Certificates – providing these papers will show your credibility as a well-educated
person
ii) Curricular Activities Certificates – these certificates will give a better picture to the
reader/interviewer of what kind of person you really are
Give as many certificates as you possibly can. The reader/interviewer might not read them all, but it will be helpful if they do.
5. Filing your application
Arrange your application in filing system so that the reader will have an easier reference to what they need to see.
An example for a filing system is as per below :
1st section - Letter of Application/Cover Letter
2nd section - CV/Resume
3rd section - Academic Certificates
- have a separator cover **
- sort from the highest education institution to the lowest (university – college
– high school – primary school)
- if possible, in color
4th section - Curricular Certificates
- have a separator cover **
- sort from the highest education institution to the lowest (university – college
– high school – primary school)
- if possible, in color
** A Seperator Cover is a sheet that seperates the sections, something like a Chapter cover in a book
After doing all that, you should recheck your whole presentation to make sure everything is in order, then seal the envelope and post the application right away.
A few days after sending the letter, do follow-up with the company by calling/e-mailing/visiting the PIC and check whether they have received the application. During the phone/e-mail conversation/personal visit, interact even more by asking questions regarding the vacancy. This will help the interviewer to get to know you a little better and to make sure they notice that you’re still interested in the vacancy. And if you get an interview with the company, the conversation during the interview with the interviewer will be less awkward.
I believe with a more creative approach, a positive mind and superb determination as well as timely follow-up, the chances of securing an interview will be much higher.
Good luck in your future undertakings.
Intro...
Assalamu'alaikum...
In the name of Allah the Great and the Most Merciful...
Hi there... I'm Irwin from Penang...
This is my first time writing blogs... quite noob in this thing... hope all the sifus in the whole wide world can guide me to a better writing... :)
Being a pure Malay (eventhough my name sounds English) and a Muslim, please bear in mind that my articles may be somewhat 'rojak Penang' [a mix of Bahasa Malaysia (Penang style), Penang Hokkien, English and Manglish (Malayish English, something like Singlish)], just for the fun of it. Should you are not familiar with some of the words, please do not hesitate to ask, I'll be glad to help you out, like others who were very kind of helping me before.
Anyways, hope you guys will enjoy my writing...
:)
In the name of Allah the Great and the Most Merciful...
Hi there... I'm Irwin from Penang...
This is my first time writing blogs... quite noob in this thing... hope all the sifus in the whole wide world can guide me to a better writing... :)
Being a pure Malay (eventhough my name sounds English) and a Muslim, please bear in mind that my articles may be somewhat 'rojak Penang' [a mix of Bahasa Malaysia (Penang style), Penang Hokkien, English and Manglish (Malayish English, something like Singlish)], just for the fun of it. Should you are not familiar with some of the words, please do not hesitate to ask, I'll be glad to help you out, like others who were very kind of helping me before.
Anyways, hope you guys will enjoy my writing...
:)
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