After NUS

I will be working for....

Thank you so much Lord for this. It's one less thing to worry about, but the level of anxiety lifted off is really significant. Now I can focus more on more urgent issues at hand, such as my FYP due in less than two weeks.

Thank you Robs for telling me about this company!!! I had two rounds of interviews, but it was mainly because the operations manager had a meeting and hence I was asked to come back for a second round. Both interviews were pleasant ones. The first one was solely with the HR manager, and at first he appeared kinda...not so friendly. Haha. I guess because it was too early in the morning??? 8 am what. But I smiled and smiled and smiled a lot, and after a while he began to smile too and became more engaged in the conversation. Actually, he wanted to to speak more than hear answers from me I guess haha. It was really good I did extensive prior research on the company, and I had a lot of things to add when he was telling me stuff about the company.

Oh and that black NUS clearbook served its purpose well too. It contained all my interview arsenal such as copies of my resume, NUS transcript, cover letter, reference list, certificates from previous part-time jobs and even pictures from the Singapore Scholarship awarding ceremony.

The second interviewer was a really nice Australian guy (the company's head office is based in Australia). At first he was just looking at the application form I filled up which was handed out by their company when I first came. An attention grabber was my stint at the Grand Canyon (for the first interview too!). Then I offered to let him see my certificate if he's interested. He said he was so I gave him the whole of my NUS clearbook and he began to leaf through the contents one by one and asked me questions about them, which I gleefully answered. And then of course he had to ask me about civil engineering stuff.

This was the most interesting part!!! I couldn't believe myself!!! Thank you Lord for letting me be able to communicate to him using civil engineering jargon.

Actually the most important thing I guess is my genuine eagerness and enthusiasm to work in this field and for their company. I am really glad that I didn't totally give up on pursuing a career related to my field of study. It was only very recently that my views were broadened, that there are other possible starting points in engineering other than DESIGN WORK which I do not want to do (remember my post about my first interview??? haha)

For this one, I will be out in the field. I will get my hands dirty and I will be learning through a hands-on approach. My eyes will witness how a field abuzz with cranes and construction workers would finally transform into this beautiful and exciting new downtown and tourist attraction.

Then one day further down the road, I can point to the structures that beckon and tell my kids "Mommy helped build this thing!" Haha:)

PS To be honest, the reason why I seriously began to consider being a civil engineer, is that my would-be grandfather-in-law is one one of the greatest civil engineers in the whole of America. He is a world-class engineer and he even carries the name of the love of my life, who was named after him. Yes there is a cheesy part in this post =p