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Thursday 19 January 2012

UNIT 3: WRITING A CURRICULUM VITAE

Task 3.1

1. You should include in your resume your UPSR and PMR results F
2. You should list your latest work experience first. T
3. ‘Internet savvy’ means ‘able to use the Internet’. T
4. Extra-curricular activities refer to your academic results. F
5. It would be a good idea to put your parents/relatives as referees because they would give a good report about you. F

Task 3.5 Understanding the text

1. Appointed Vice-President and Country Manager of Motorola Malaysia.

2. Appointed Principal Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of Motorola International’s Paging Products Group in Florida

3. Appointed Motorola Director of Human Resources for Asia Pacific South.


4. Appointed Motorola Regional Training Director for Asia Pacific.

5. Studied for an MBA degree in Nova University, Florida

6. Appointed Principal Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of Motorola International’s Paging Products Group in Florida

7. Appointed Executive Assistant to the General Manager in Motorola plant in Penang.

8. Worked in the government sector.

Focus on Language
1 A 2. B 3. A

Task 3.8
Correct the following sentences. (Each item contains more than one error)

1. My responsibilities at the company included:
• trouble-shooting production equipment and preparing reports
• managing monthly operational budgets and designing covers for the company’s magazine.
• keying in / monitoring / adjusting data in automated programs such as UBS accounting system
• handling full-sets of accounts (including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheets & Financial Reports)
• typing forms, correspondence and reports in proper format, and maintaining central filing system

2. Extra-curricular Activities:
• A committee member of the English Language Society
• Represented the Perak State in the 100m and 200m events during the 2000 MSSP
• Secretary of the Business Mathematics Club – handled correspondence and minutes of meetings

3. Career Objective:
Marketing position using previous experience in promoting consumer products and well-developed interpersonal skills

4. The following persons have agreed to provide any additional information regarding my qualifications and character:

5. SPM Grade One – obtained distinction in Physics and Statistics
6. Skills / Strengths:
• Can work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Independent and self-motivated
• Able to use standard financial management computer software such as UBS accounting system
• Knowledges of accounting policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure that transactions are properly recorded

Tuesday 10 January 2012

More on job enquiry...

Job Applications
PHONE APPLICATIONS
Look over a selection of the "Positions Vacant" advertisements contained in your local paper.

You'll notice that a large number of them ask applicants to apply for the job by telephone.

It can be VERY EASY for you to make a poor impression on the telephone,
especially when you have no visual idea of how your message is being received
(as you might have when you are face to face with someone).

The most important thing to do before you rush off and make a phone call, is to thoroughly prepare:
1. your opening line/s
2. your answers to possible questions, and
3. some questions to ask.

ALSO, make sure you have copy of your résumé handy!

It is truly amazing how many people can forget simple information such as their age, phone number or address, when they are under the stress of a telephone interview, and having your résumé handy will certainly help you in such a situation!

Sample Conversations...
These telephone conversations took place between the Personnel Officer of a firm looking for Junior Clerk, and several applicants. As you read through them, look for the good and bad aspects of each applicant's delivery.


Receptionist: "Good morning . . . Brown and Brown . . ."

Applicants 1, 2 and 3: "Hello, I'm answering the advertisement for a ..(job) that was in ..(day) paper. Could YOU please tell me who I should speak to about it?"

At this point... one of two things will happen:

Either:

Receptionist: "One moment... putting you through now..."

Applicants 1, 2 and 3: "But... who would I be... hello?"

OR

Receptionist: "Yes... that would be Mrs Goodman in Personnel... putting you through now..."

* Why is it important to find out the name of the person you are to speak to?
* If you don't know who to ask for, what should you say when the person who answers the extension doesn't give a name?

Click! Ring... Ring... Ring...

Mrs Goodman: "Personnel... Mrs Goodman speaking..."


APPLICANT TWO'S STORY CONTINUES...
App. 2: "Oh hello.........Mrs Goodman? My name is ..and I'm applying for the job that was in the paper."

Mrs G: "Right - which one was it?"

App. 2: "Oh... the 'Daily Press'?"

Mrs G: "No, which job was it that you were applying for?''

App. 2: "Oohh! The one for the junior clerk."

(At this point... Applicant 2 might as well hang up! They have bombed out severely!)

* Why should you say EXACTLY which position you are applying for?
* Why have we not shown much of what happened to Applicant 2?



APPLICANTS ONE AND THREE... THEIR STORY CONTINUES...
App. 1 and 3: "Hello Mrs Goodman. My name is ..... and I'm answering the advertisement for a ..... that was in ..... paper."

Mrs G: "Oh yes... what was your name again?"



APPLICANT ONE'S STORY CONTINUES...
(we'll get back to applicant 3 shortly...)

App. 1: ( repeats name)

Mrs G: "Good, now can you tell me, how old you are?"

App. 1: "I am ......... years old"

Mrs G: "Fine. What standard of education have you reached?"

App. 1: 'Well at the moment I am in my last year of school, and I am studying ........"(list subjects)

Mrs G: "Good. Could you tell me why you'd like to do this job?"

App. 1: "Well... I've always been interested in clerical work, and I really enjoyed doing it during the work experience we had."

Mrs G: "Uh huh... and where did you do your work experience?"

App. 1: "It was at Thatchett's... I went with a friend of mine... She worked in the accounts payable department and I worked in the other one... ahh.. the accounts receivable - that's it. We were there for a couple of weeks."

Mrs G: "Right... well, ah... could you give me your address and phone number then?"

App. 1: "O.K. It's .......... and the phone is .........."

Mrs G: "Thank you... We'll give you a ring when we've decided who we're going to interview. Alright?"

App. 1: "Oh... yeh! When do you think that will be?"

Mrs G: ''We were going to conduct the interviews late next week, so if you're to be considered we'll ring you by Friday."

App. 1: "Fine... thanks very much then!"

Mrs G: "Are you sure that you don't have any questions you'd like to ask while you're there?"

App. 1: "Oh no... I've found out all I need to know for the moment thanks."

Mrs G: "Alright... Goodbye then!"

App. 1: "Goodbye."

* Why do you think that Applicant 1 finally got the "Don't ring us, we'll ring you" treatment?
* Short answers to questions don't help you... nor do answers which show little or no preparation by the applicant. Where did Applicant 1 start to really go wrong, and how would you improve those answers?
* Remember, you are expected to ask some relevant questions, so have them prepared in advance. What would have been Mrs Goodman's thoughts when Applicant 1 said that he/she didn't want to ask any (more) questions?


APPLICANT THREE'S STORY CONTINUES...
App. 3: (repeats name) "I was wondering what further information about the job you might be able to provide me with?"

Mrs G: "Right... Well the position was for a junior clerk, which would involve working in our accounts department handling debtors and creditors enquiries, invoicing, accounts and also filing. You'd be working closely with one other junior, two senior clerks, and our accountant."

App. 3: "And what type of work would I be involved with to start Mrs Goodman?"

Mrs G: "Well initially you'd mainly be involved in filing and invoicing until you picked up the other more involved aspects.''

App. 3: "Oh good... so I should be able to get fully involved in all aspects of the work fairly quickly then?"

Mrs G: "Ah... well... it would depend on how long it took you to properly learn how the section operates."

App. 3: "Well, I have already had some experience handling filing and accounts when I've been helping my brother-in law prepare the monthly statements for his business, and I've also had two weeks school work experience last month in the accounts payable department of Thatchett's Proprietary Limited."

Mrs G: "Oh... that's interesting... Look - could you tell me what level of education you've reached?''

App. 3: " Sure. I'm in Year ... at ... High School and I am presently studying .... (list subjects). My favourite subject is probably maths, which is one of the main reasons why I think I'd enjoy working in some sort of accounting position. "

Mrs G:"Right.."

App. 3: "Yes, and I'm pretty good at English as well. We had a big spelling bee at school recently and I went fairly well in that also."

Mrs G:"Right... well I'd like you to come in for an interview so we can discuss things further. When would suit you?"

App. 3: "Well... anytime really. When are you going to do the interviews?"

Mrs G: "The interviews are scheduled for next week. How would Wednesday at 10 suit you?"

App. 3: "Fine... next Wednesday at 10. Now where do I have to go to?"

Mrs G:"Our Personnel Department is on the 4th floor of our building at 21 Main Street."

App. 3: "4th floor... 21 Main Street?"

Mrs G: "Yes"....

App. 3: "And do I ask for you Mrs Goodman?"

Mrs G:"Ah... no. I won't be doing the interviews... you'll have to ask for a Mrs Roberts."

App. 3: "Mrs Roberts... right. Thank you very much Mrs Goodman."

Mrs G:"Fine... thank you. And don't forget to bring in your résumé and references and so on..."

App. 3: "O.K. Thanks again Mrs Goodman. Goodbye. "

Mrs G:"Goodbye."


* You should be prepared for the unexpected, and maybe tricky, question. If Mrs Goodman's answer to Applicant 3's first question had been:
"Sure... what would you like to know?''
which of these replies would've made the best impression?
o "ahh... well.... uhm... ahh, what sort of work would the job involve?"
o "Well, I was interested in finding out firstly, exactly what sort of work the job involved?"
* Notice how Applicant 3 could follow through on the information given by Mrs Goodman and use it to start further conversation. He/she was also able to bring in other relevant information which was needed (but not asked for). What effect did this have on Mrs Goodman?
* Once Applicant 3 was invited for an interview, notice how the date, time and location was confirmed. What other information would Applicant 3 have to write down that was too important to forget?
* How important is it to be polite?
* What did you think of the approach that Applicant 3 took? Was it "coming on a hit too strong"? Do you think that Applicant 3 was lucky to get an interview? Why? Why not?
* Do you think that Applicant 3 wasted his/her time on Mrs Goodman, because as it turned out, Mrs Goodman wasn't going to carry out the interviews anyway?

Some tips for my dns6a n dns6b students.....

http://education.qld.gov.au/students/service/career/pdfs/telejob.pdf

Pls read ...very useful tips...will help your telephone conversation presentation...

Sunday 8 January 2012

A5015 Unit 2

UNIT 2: JOB ENQUIRY (Answer Key)

Before you read
1) No, Yes
2) Through friends, notices etc
3) Notice, enquire through telephone, web site, notice, newspaper, enquire personally

Task 2.1
1. Marketing Executive
2. through his friend
3. Suzana
4. a copy of his diploma, resume and a recent photograph
5. Yes
6. Because he wants to learn something new / he wants to change his job

Task 2.2

To greet – Good morning, Toshiba Sdn Bhd, may I help you?
To introduce- My name is Bazli
To enquire – I’m phoning to find out whether you..
To inform – We do have some vacancies
To request – Can you tell me something about your background?
Would you be able to ….
To instruct – Please bring ..
To confirm- Sure I’ll be there, tomorrow morning 9.00 am
To thank- Thank you very much

Task 2.5

Advertisement 1
1. I’m calling about…
2. Could you tell me about
3. I would like to find out about ..
4. I’m interested in the post of Accounting Clerk you advertised today.

Advertisement 2
1.Could I speak with the Human Resource Manager, please?

Advertisement 3
1.Could you put me through the Personnel Office, please? .
2. May I have the Personnel Office, please?

Advertisement 4
1. Mr William Khor, please?
2. I would like to speak with Mr William Khor


Task 2.7

1. met 2. finished; do 3. travels 4. graduated 5. don’t like
6. need 7. left; helps 8. did you leave 9. Does she still work
10. doesn’t like 11. did you last attend 12. did you not take; offered
13. doesn’t work; joined 14. doesn’t like 15. had; cost

Wednesday 17 August 2011

Rendang Tok Perak

Nak cuba rendang tok Perak yg Asli....resepi ni sy dpt dr Aunty sy yang mmg pakar memasak...cubala ...pasti tak kecewa

1 kg daging..potong ketul/kiub lebih kurang 1 inci
i kg santan (lemak tau)
20 biji bwg merah kecil ( hiris nipis.mayang)
1 inci hali di hiriis nipis gak
i inci lengkuas diketuk
6 batang serai diketuk
i buku kecik gula kabung/kelapa
gula dan garam secukup rasa..gula mesti terasa sedikit
penumis- lawang,kayu manis,cengkih dan pelaga
rempah kari 3 sudu besar
cili blender 1 senduk..ikut pedas..

Masuk semua bahan dalam kuali dan masak sehingga kering...tu jer...api xleh kuat dan sentiasa kacau..tu rahsia bg sedap...akhir sekali masuk daun kkunyit yg dicarik2.....senangkan....campak2 jer tp sodap...


Biskut Raya...

Nak resepi biskut/cookies yg sedapt amat mcm yg kat amous Amos tak.....haaa..i pun dpt from the net....cuba la....
Ingredients..

* 2 cups butter
* 4 cups flour
* 2 tsp baking soda
* 2 cups granulated sugar
* 2 cups brown sugar
* 5 cups blended oatmeal ( Blend oat sampai halus )
* 24 oz chocolate chips ( byk mana korang nk taruk ler )
* 1 tsp salt ( secukup rasa la kata orang !! )
* CAdbury Bar grated ( Di kisar )
* 4 eggs
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 3 cups chopped nut ( Walnut ker.. almond ker.. ikut suke)
* 2 tsp vanilla

How to make... ( Ready )

1. Cream the butter & both sugar ( putar sampai putih )
2. Add eggs & vanilla ( putar lagi )
3. Mix with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder & soda
4. Add chocolate chips, grated cadbury bar & nuts
5. Roll into balls & place on a cookie sheet
6. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 deg...

Saya dah cuba dan mmg menjadi...so happy trying..

A week @Ancasa KL

Masuk ari ni dah 5 hari berbuka puasa di Hotel Ancasa KL...ada kursus Pendidikan Khas di sini...nak buat camner...terpaksa tinggalkan tersayang kat umah...demi menimba ilmu...jgn ingat students jer kena timba ilmu....lecturer pun tak stop cr ilmu tau....
Selamat berpuasa dan selamat menunaikan tugasan seharian....lambat lg nak cuti kan...:))