Interview Strategy

Preparation is a must in order to nail a job and this is what I came through while looking for one.

Find out company profile
This is common sense. You should find out every single thing about the company. Look into glassdoor, linkedin, facebook, web site, tweeter and etc. Figure out who they are and what is their business, objective.

Who worked there and how is the working environment.
Start checking out the people and find out if they provided the work place, the team that made you wanted to join.

What is the key elements of new hire
Up until here, it should be easy for you to figure out what is the key attributes they are looking from a new hire, and if you have fulfill the role they want. Hardworking, optimistic, fun, smart, creative, confidence and etc.

Getting there
If you want the job,  list down these key elements and start practicing them. Anticipate the interview process and draft your answers to nail it down.

Also, search out those general interview questions and make your answers vary according to the attributes the company wants. That should make you well prepared and confident during the interview, instead of nervous, anxious.

What else you can do
Even if you did not received any calls from company request for interview, you still have things you can get ready for.

Find out technical questions that most likely will be ask. Study through the questions and ensure you had equipped with the knowledge to answer them if technical assessment will be conduct.

Read and catch up with the latest trend in current market. It is fine that you don't need to know everything, but getting some ideas of what is it.

Lastly
Speak out and show your passion. Convinced the interviewers that you are the right candidate for them, be genuine.

Determined

An article I read today and somehow I felt resonance as I'm sharing the anxious feeling there. So I'm going to post the link here to serve as a reminder for myself. I shall stay firm to the decision made and be loyal to my inner voice which has been telling me what I should do long time ago. No more hesitation.

http://techorange.com/2013/09/11/why-i-left-google/

Another Year

Looking back to my last year resolution that I had posted here, I thought I'm kinda lame for not fulfilling most of it (well, basically I have the tendency to drop it half way) and I was really wrong this round. Apart of the game development that me and Stephen used to talk passionately yet it died off, and the Linux paper which is half way through. I still completed the rest of what I had marked. (Applause to self for 5 min) Seriously, not bad, not bad at all.

Yet, another year passing (bow) with so much of experiences, lessons, bitter sweet memories, I have to once again put an end to it. Thank you so much on ME in 2013, you do a really good job for hang in there, do ya. Now, moving on to the new target and new resolution for new year. Here is the list I wanted to achieve:

1. Maintain a healthy sleep cycle.
2. Workout.
• Jogging & stretching in the morning.
• Swimming every once in week. When it is convenience okay.
• Cycling every once in week.
3. Drumming
• Linear drumming, fill in and song practice.
• Make it every Monday and Tuesday.
4. More study
• Make it 4 days a week.
• First priority - Linux. (Let finish up the long delaying paper)
• Second priority - Japanese. 
5. Photography
• Shoot more!
• Post-process more!
• Upload more!
• There is a reason for giving up the D90 and switch over isn't it. 

Oh uh, looks like the list is pretty tight. Let's give it a shot in 2014 as time is ticking away while I'm writing here. All the best, pal!

Confession

I miss him, sometimes. And it is frequent recently.

Still, I'm too much in my own dilemma to handle extra. Standing in front of junctions that lead to uncertainty.

Guess I'm pretty screw up ya. Such an unassertive and gutless person.

Breaking Apart

Hands are shaking...
Heart beating fast...
And I just keep accelerate, for I need to distracted away before it got so bad that I will start crying.

I know I need to share it out to off load my feelings. But on another hand, I do not feel like doing so. I almost lost it and going to break down in front of MK and SJ. And this is something I really hate to.

Again, car becomes one of the shelter place for me since I had cried once here. Perhaps, its because only me and music will be here...

Lost

Many times, I don't know what I'm struggling for, nor what I'm waiting for.

Over and over again, I am neglecting myself. For I already had the answer that nothing will change despite how many advices I had received from many people who cared for me.

LOST!!

Mask

Sometime, I may seem happy, cheerful, telling jokes around and laughing on each other.
Deep down ...frustration, confusion, depression had never let go of any single chance that they can find to slip into my mind.
So much that I felt lost, craving for light to shed on me and pull me out from this abyss, yet a vain.

Tho, I had learnt how to masquerade.
Telling myself that if there is one thing I can do to bring laughter out of people.
I shall endure.