Herm, at last, I had
submitted my coursework.. First time in my whole three years siapkan coursework
dlm masa 3 days.. biasanya a week before the date of submission, ikin dah
siapkan everything.. kalau tak kerana marathon interview ari tu, mungkin ikin
dah siapkan semuanya.. and, ikin takut if I don’t meet the expectation of my
lecturer.. sebab dia selalu ingat yg ikin akn produce quality coursework..
Let my share my experience with you masa interview kat London dulu.. first
interview is with an audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, then, Deloitte.. ari
isnin nya pulak with Ernst & Young, bank CIMB and Kementerian Pengajian
Tinggi and Ari selasa nya pulak with Securities Commission and Kpmg..
Interview 1.. PwC
On the Saturday morning, ikin pun pergilah assessment centre
utk ujian psychometric testing a.k.a iq test utk PricewaterhouseCoopers..herm,
the questions are quite tough and sometimes macam x der logic pun.. and, dia
suruh tulis essay.. and, ikin jadi blank masa menulis tu.. tak tau apa yg ikin
main tulis pun.. sampaikan org lain mintak additional paper while ikin tulis
satu suku muka surat jer.. and then, at 12pm, ikin pun masuklah interview with the manager..nama manager dia encik Azlam.. takutla
ikin tgk manager tu.. sebab badan dia besar and suara dia besar.. masa ikin
mula2 masuk, mmg ikin duduk tegak 90 darjah.. mcm lawak jer.. hehehehhe =) dia
tegur ikin suruh make myself feel comfortable, and jgn takut kat dier.. masa
ikin interview tu, ikin tgh selsema and ada running nose.. hidung asyik berair
and asyik2 kena lap hidung (dlm hati ikin ckp, habisla tak dapat keje la ikin
)…and, antara soalan yg ikin ingat ialah macam mana ikin deal with clients masa
ikin keje kat kpmg dulu.. mmg dulu ada client yg mmg ‘kerek’ sikit sebab dia
ingat ikin ni muda and boleh dibuli. But, ikin explain kat manager tu macam
mana ikin handlekan problem tu sampai dia admit mistake dia kat ikin.. biasala,
ego dia kan
tinggi.. and dia pulak seorang executive while me, degree pun tak habis lagi..
but, akhirnya, ikin berjaya tunjukkan dia yg ikin jalankan tugas ikin as an
auditor.. pastu, manager tu Tanya ttg leadership ikin as ikin ialah course
representative utk accounting and finance students.. biasanya, kalau ada
student complaint, ikin yg akn jumpa
dean and cuba
selesaikan masalah.. tak pun with the undergraduate officer.. manager tu sempat
ckp yg senang ckp ngan ikin sebab ikin tau tugas sbg seorang auditor..interview
tu last for about 1 hour and 10 min.. human resource manager tu ckp, dia akan
call malam ni kalau ada candidates yg berjaya… ikin tak menaruh harapan lasnung
sebab ikin tak sempat jawab soalan psychometric dia.. so, I assume, ikin tak
dapatla that job and mmg dalam hati tu frust sgtla after the interview..
lagipun, ikin tulis essay yg entah apa2..tapi, yg seronoknya, dia share experience keje dia and at the
same time dia tanya soalan kat ikin.. and, 1 more thing, i forgot to
smile.. smile pun dlm keadaan terpaksa kot.. sebab mungkin ikin
mengharap sgt nak keje tu, and ikin fikir hrpn mama and ayah ikin
supaya buat betul2, and kawan2 ikin yg bagi support.. after habis
interview tu, human resource maanger dia tanya, how was it? ikin pulak
jawab, i dont really make itin the interview.. it was totally a mess..
bila dia tanya values of pwc, ikin pun dok bantai hayun, and then, tak
mengena pulak tu.. sure kena reject la..
Interview 2.. Deloitte..
10 minutes after keluar interview with PwC, ikin pergi pulak
interview with Deloitte.. yg interesting part nya tu, interview tu macam 10-15
min… antara soalan yg ikin ingat, kenapa nak join Deloitte? And, ada tak Kpmg
make any offer to you.. and, org interview tu siap ckp, are you willing to work
for long hours? Ikin jwblah, masa kat kpmg dulu, dah byk kali balik lewat, and
ikin rasa tak der problem pun.. lagipun, my parents are very understanding dgn
keje ikin.. and, at the end of interview, dia cakap verbally I got the job..
dia suruh consider the job sebab cara dia cakap, dia very sure yg others firm
nak amik ikin as an auditor.. dlm hati ikin ckp, iyeker? Dia ckp nanti dia
antar offer letter kat ikin..
Malamnya pulak, ikin jalan2 kat Westminster.. tgk London eye waktu malam, big ben and the house
of parliament dgn adik.. and, ikin takut nak terima keputusan PwC, so ikin pun
switch off my phone..biasalah budak bijak?=p lagipun, phone ikin ni ada
masalah sikit, sebab banyak kali org cuba call, x dpt.. and, lansung
tak de voice message.. mungkin kena masuk scrap dah kot? =p tapi, duit
x derla nak beli hp baru.. dtg London pun guna duit jugak... kena
jimatlah sikit..
The next daynya, Sunday, ikin pun pergi the career fair…
entahla, time tu ikin rasa sedih sgt tgk booth PwC.. and, sebab tu,ikin daftar
nama ikin utk walk in interview utk jadi lecturer and diorang akan interview
ikin the next daynya.. same with CIMB.. herm, entah macam mana ntah, gerak hati
ikin ckp, pergila kat booth PwC and tanya what happened to my interview
yesterday.. dlm hati, ikin berdoa, kalau
Allah tak izinkan ikin join PwC, mungkin ada lagi baik perancangan Allah utk
ikin.. so, ikin pun pergi and jumpa dia punya human resource manager.. erm,
ikin tanya mcm ni, ‘ I just want to know the result of my interview and my
assessment?’..and then, the human resource manager jawab, ‘ what is ur name?’.. ikin ckp la,
nor ashikin.. pastu dia ckp, nor ashikin isa? “yup”.. and, ikin seronok sgt
biler tgk ada headletter pwc yg ada nama ikin ckp ikin dpt kerja dgn PwC.. kat
letter tu ckp, ikin akn lapor diri on the 3rd Sept.. wahhhhh..
alhamdulilah.. ikin syukur sgt.. mmg happy sgt.. x sangka dpt.. tapi, mungkin
Allah nak tolong ikin sebab ikin selalu practice ujian IQ.. mmg Allah yg tolong
ikin and bg rezeki kat ikin..
After tu, ikin pergi ke booth Ernst and Young sebab ikin dah
confirm nak pergi interview dgn diorang utk esk.. I become quite cheeky sebab
ikin tanya kat interviewer which is the partner (partner tu mcm pangkat
tertinggi in that audit firm) ‘tak der soalan bocor ker utk interview esok?’ Dia
ckp, nanti kita bincang2 esok jer la.. cheh.. herm, takperla, ikin dtg
interview tu pun sebab ikin dah confirm and ikin rasa tak baik mungkir janji..
Interview ketiga.. Ernst and Young
Oleh kerana ikin dah confirm ikin nak dtg interview seminggu
sebelum tu, terpaksala ikin and adik menapak ke Ernst and Young London yg
situated near the London Bridge.. cantik giler
bangunan tu.. macam kat tempat executive.. Time tu ikin mmg dah tak der
perasaan dah, sebab ikin rasa dah secured sebab PwC have make me an offer
letter.. tapi, sebelum pergi interview, ikin sempat call mama, and mama kata,
buat yg terbaik utk the interview.. so, ikin pun pergilah interview tu and meet
the partner.. mmg ikin tak der suara masa interview tu sebab sakit tekak and
batuk plus selsema.. asyik2 lap hidung jer.. and, yg soalan bg ikin mmg tak
terlintas kat hati ikin lansung ialah, kalau semua firm offer ikin tempat,
tempat mana yg ikin akn pilih? Ikin pun time tu jadi terkedu.. tak tahu nak
jawab apa? Takkan tentang bonus kot? Pastu, ikin senyum and ckp kalau semua
firm bg offer, ikin akn pilih firm mana yg boleh bagi ikin buat pentauliahan in
ICAEW.. (Institute Chartered England and Wales)..
then, the partner told me, yg sbnrnya dia nak amik ikin as an auditor.. and
ikin mmg dah dpt tempat.. Actually, I was not really expecting to get that kind
of feedback.. sebab ada embarrassing moment where tetiba ikin terbatuk2 sampai
keluar air mata.. mmg time tu tak leh nak cover la.. partner tu pun sibuk
tuangkan air bg ikin minum.. mmg muka ikin mmg merah.. adusssss… malunya!! Ikin
pun dlm hati ckp, hah, dia nak offer ikin kerja kat tempat dia? Cuma, dia ckp
utk nak bagi ikin buat training in ICAEW, dia ckp, dia nak bincang dulu
internally sebab dia kata the cost of inverstment in sponsoring the training is
quite high.. and, dia ckp assistant akn call ikin petang nanti nak discuss
about that with me.. alamak, dlm hati ikin ckp, mmg serious business la ni… dia
siap htr ikin sampai ke pintu keluar bangunan tu and ckp hope to see you soon..tadi baru ikin dpt email ckp dia suruh ikin lapor duty ikin kat Ernst and Young on the 1st August..awalnya??
Interview keempat.. CIMB
Nothing much happen in this interview.. Cuma, dia ckp, nanti
dia akan buat interview kali kedua ngan ikin sebab the boss of CIMB was not
here.. herm, ikin pun dtg sebab nak tunjuk muka and lagipun ikin dah confirm yg
ikin akn dtg for the interview…
Interview kelima.. Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi..
Frankly speaking, ikin pergi interview ni sebab mula2 ikin
ingat tak der audit firm nak offer ikin tempat kerja.. and, ikin dtg pun sebab
nak tunjuk muka sebab ikin dah booking nak gi interview.. lagipun, ayah ckp,
kalau tak der any BIG FOUR firm i.e. PwC, KPMG, Ernst and Young or Deloitte
offer, ayah suruh ikin cari jadi lecturer.. and, ikin ingat lagi, dia tanya
soalan, ‘ kalau awk jadi lecturer, university mana yg awk pilih?’ ikin time tu
ckp ikin apa yg ikin tahu nama university jer.. ikin ckp first choice UM,
second UKM.. then dia ckp, ‘awk ni ckp ikut apa yg terlintas kat otak awk jer..
awk tak tau ker ranking setiap university tu mcm mana.’. then, ikin jawab
balik, ‘tugas saya hanya sbg lecturer, and saya hanya perlu ‘share knowledge’
(time tu tak tau nak translate ke bm).. and bagi saya, semua pelajar adalah
sama walaupun kat university mana saya kena mengajar’.. dah habis ckp tu, baru
ikin terkedu.. beraninya ikin jawab soalan dia.. pastu, dia terus keluarkan suratbiasiswa suruh ikin
buat master and phd kat sini.. ikin dlm hati mmg terkejut giler.. tak sangka
pulak, dapat biasiswa tu, padahal, ikin mmg hanya dtg interview sebab ikin dah
confirm ngan diorang nak dtg masa ikin mula2 frust dgn PwC tu..
Petangnya pulak, Ernst and Young call me, and told that my
offer letter is on the way.. nampaknya, diorang buat counter offer ngan ikin
pulak..
Interview keenam.. Securities Commission (SC)..
Hari selasa tu, ikin ada interview dgn SC.. Ikin mmg tak
berapa sihat time tu, and feel like not going to that interview.. soalan dia
tanya punyalah susah, and hari seblumnya ikin tak leh tidur sampai kul 2 pagi..
and, ikin pun tak berapa cergas la masa interview tu.. ikin rasa mmg ikin tak
dapat keje pun lepas interview tu, sebab kalau dapat pun, ada banyak lagi
pusingan interview and assessment.. macam MALAYSIA IDOL la pulak..
Interview ketujuh.. KPMG..
When I first came in to Malaysia Hall, I checked my name and
it was not in the list of interview.. sedih giler.. ikin pun jumpala dgn staff
KPMG tu and ckp my name is missing.. kenapala KPMG ni tak suka ikin yer? Then,
staff tu kata, ‘takper, awak kan pernah buat training ngan KPMG dulu.. So, tak payah nak interview sgt.. Mcam
buat syarat jer.. Lagipun, senior manager ikin yg recommend kat interviewer tu
amik ikin as an auditor kat KPMG .’.. dlam hati ikin ckp, what? My senior
manager? Biar betul? Sebab ikin pernah tembak dia masa main paintball
department game dulu.. masa ikin nak tembak senior manager ikin tu, ikin fikir,
nak tembak dia ker tak, last kali, tindakan refleks ikin pun pi tembak dia.. sanggup
dia amik ikin kerja yer? Ker, sebab dia nak balas dendam kat ikin kat game
paintball akn dtg? =p..and, ikin pernah terkantoi tertidur depan dia sebab
penat sgt bekerja.. bygkanlah, pada malamnya ikin balik kul 11 mlm and kul 6.50
pagi dah gi office.. partner tu pun mcm tak byk tanya kat ikin.. lagipun, ikin
pernah makan lunch ngan dia dulu masa ikin training.. KPMG yg belanja makan, so
apa lagi, ikin pun makanla… and cara partner tu cakap, ikin akan dapat that
job..
Seriously, masa nak gi interview tu kan, ikin mmg tak make up sgt.. sebab,
pertamanya, ikin tak pandai bersolek..and kedua, ikin rasa org tu test ikin
based on ikin punya ability bukannya from my muka.. takperla, mmg muka ikin tak
cantik pun.. bagi ikin, muka cantik tapi tak reti buat keje pun tak guna jugak..
ikin rasa balik msia nanti, ikin nak
belajar bersolek..
And, ikin amat bersyukur my mama and ayah bagi support yg
sepenuhnya kat ikin and buatkan solat hajat kat ikin masa interview tu.. ikin
amat bersyukur adik ikin bg sokongan kat dia and terpaksa ponteng kelas sebab
temankan ikin.. kalau tak, ikin mmg sesat kat London tu.. Ikin bukannya pandai baca map
sgt.. cepat sgt terconfuse.. and, adik la bersusah payah carikan bed and
breakfast utk kami tidur sebab Msia Hall dah fully booked.. and, ikin bersyukur
sgt ramai bg support kat ikin masa nak gi interview tu .. kak yani, kak ina,
kak syima, kwn2 uni ikin and kwn2 yg doakan kejayaan ikin..macam lawak jer
diorang ajar ikin cara bersolek tapi last2 ikin nak praktikkan pun.. sebab mmg
ikin tak reti nak guna alat2 bersolek ni.. cam satu benda yg weird..
Masa ikin nak gi Londonari tu, my student card hilang.. haisey.. dlm hati ikin, lagi 2 bulan nak habis
uni, student card boleh hilang? Alhamdulilah, ada org jumpa and pulangkan balik
kat ikin.. Yesterday, ikin ada jumpa Ipod yg org tercicir and ikin pulangkan
balik kat org tu..
Ikin pelikla kenapa ramai org yg senyum kat ikin bila tgk
gmbr passport ikin.. actually, gmbr tu ikin amik masa umur 18 thn masa ikin nak
belajar kat sini.. and,ikin guna gambar tu utk semua form application masa
interview
Now, ikin kena pilih which firm yg ikin nak join.. entahla, ikin dah confuse, serba salah.. kalau
ikin pilih PwC, ikin rasa kesian sgt kat Ernst and Young sebab diorang macam
bersungguh2 nak amik ikin, and kesian kat KPMG, sebab kat situlah ikin mula
bertatih dlm dunia audit.. ikin kalau boleh tak nak fikir sgt ttg hal ni
and nak concentrate in my studies.. tapi, semuanya suruh ikin bagi jawapan dlm
masa sebulan.. entahla..ikin kena buat solat isthikarah la mcm ni.. and, ikin
bertekad tak nak kahwin dalam tempoh 4 thn sepanjang ikin join any firm nanti..
ikin nak bagi sepenuh commitment kat career ikin for this first 4 thn.. lagipun, ikin mana ada special lagi..lagi lambatlah
kahwin kan?.. lainlah, kalau yg dah bertunang.. sapelah yg boleh tolong
ikin buat decision firm mana yg ikin nak pilih? PwC? Ernst and Young? KPMG?
Deloitte?Ikin nak pilih based on location ker? Kalau kat PwC, dekat ngan KL
Sentral.. hehhehehe=) .. Kalau KPMG, Deloitte, Ernst and Young dekat ngan rumah
family keluarga mama.. Di jalan mana yg harus ikin pilih.. and, ikin takut
disebalik kegembiraan ikin dapat offer ni, ikin risau dgn study ikin.. takut
kalau tak dapat second upper class..Ikin akn cuba yg terbaik and semampu yg ikin
boleh.. and, kalau Allah kata No for me, so means Allah ada perancangan yg lagi
baik.. Ya Allah, bantulah hambamu ini membuat pilihan yg tepat.. macam nak
pilih calon suami jer? Kuikuikui..