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Advice on PR Application
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Re: Advice on PR Application
tochandrasekar wrote: Certifications:
ITILv3F (Information Technology Infrastructure Library v3 Foundation)
CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)
BEC (Business English Certificate) : Vantage Level
MCSE: Security (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
ECSA (EC-Council Certified Security Analyst)
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
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Certification overkill. You're 23 and have taken this many certs? Anyone with any real technical experience in IT would laugh at this list. It is impossible you have any meaningful hands on experience in even one or two of the areas you posted about. That doesn't even take into consideration the 5-6 years devoted to your "Masters". Why do you list both CCNP and CCNA? Anyone that knows anything about either knows the CCNP requires CCNA as a pre-req. Did you list primary school graduation on your resume also?
I love interviewing people like you

Re: Advice on PR Application
Many years ago I did interview one like this ..zzm9980 wrote:I love interviewing people like you
When I prompted him if he knows a product x, he was like "i know" and then when I asked him if I can send him onsite, unsupervised, he was like "sure, I can always try ... just give me an hour with the INCG" and followed by a rant that nobody is born experienced and I am depriving him of his experience if I don't give him a chance to try ... etc. etc.. followed by a threat that our company will go bust if we don't employ people like him ..
I rejected him, though our CEO was very impressed and demanded he be employed under me .. I refused, as I had contracts where I needed engineers to be placed ASAP, and expected faster turnaround, not after training .. Especially when the guy had problem differentiating a cross cable and a straight cable insisting that he is not a cabling guy .. and "it's not my job to take care of cabling . "
And then there was another, who claimed he knew everything, also around 24 years, and enough certificates. He was placed under my contract.
I sent him onsite, and it only took a day for the customer to send him back. Upon further enquiry the customer said they are not comfortable with a guy who starts reading the manual, from Page 1, before even being able to sit on the console
PS: the irony is, the above two guys are today earning twice or more than my pay, in other companies .. and they insist they just needed somebody to believe in them .. lucky guys eh ????
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Re: Advice on PR Application
'tis irony or damning.ecureilx wrote:
PS: the irony is, the above two guys are today earning twice or more than my pay, in other companies .. and they insist they just needed somebody to believe in them .. lucky guys eh ????


SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
Oh no doubt. I wouldn't want to work for me. But for the area I work in, there is zero tolerance for BS artists.BillyB wrote: zzm9980 - I bet you're a joy to work for.......do you have cock measuring contests every Friday afternoon?
And unfortunately, no, HR doesn't allow those. But if we did, the OP would be the equivalent of the guy who bought one of every 'enlargement kit' ever spammed to his hotmail account, and is now walking around telling everyone he is Peter North.
Blimey - so that rules out advertising, teaching, banking, something to do with religion, IT, something related to art, taxi driving, working in any electronics store in Singapore.....zzm9980 wrote:Oh no doubt. I wouldn't want to work for me. But for the area I work in, there is zero tolerance for BS artists.BillyB wrote: zzm9980 - I bet you're a joy to work for.......do you have cock measuring contests every Friday afternoon?
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PR Application? Wise to apply now?
Hi All,
I've been working in SG for 7 months. I've joined A company on Mar and left them with B company on Sept. By Oct I would have 7 months of payslip and i would like to apply for PR. Am i advice to do so? Below are my profile.
My Profile:
Age: 29
Bachelor, Chinese
Education: B.A (Hons) 2nd Class Upper, University Staffordshire UK
Current Job: DBA Manager MNC
Salary/Month: $6100
Current Employment Pass: P2
Overall Experience: 6 year in Malaysia(MNC) and 7 months in Singapore (so far)
Overall Stay Period in Singapore: from 28th March 2011 (6 months so far)
Certifications:
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2002
Current Nationality: Chinese Malaysian
I have a brother who is a PR here and I'm currently staying with him. He own a house here and we're living at Siglap.
I've been working in SG for 7 months. I've joined A company on Mar and left them with B company on Sept. By Oct I would have 7 months of payslip and i would like to apply for PR. Am i advice to do so? Below are my profile.
My Profile:
Age: 29
Bachelor, Chinese
Education: B.A (Hons) 2nd Class Upper, University Staffordshire UK
Current Job: DBA Manager MNC
Salary/Month: $6100
Current Employment Pass: P2
Overall Experience: 6 year in Malaysia(MNC) and 7 months in Singapore (so far)
Overall Stay Period in Singapore: from 28th March 2011 (6 months so far)
Certifications:
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2002
Current Nationality: Chinese Malaysian
I have a brother who is a PR here and I'm currently staying with him. He own a house here and we're living at Siglap.
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Noroody_poo6 wrote:Hi All,
I've been working in SG for 7 months. I've joined A company on Mar and left them with B company on Sept. By Oct I would have 7 months of payslip and i would like to apply for PR. Am i advice to do so? Below are my profile.
My Profile:
Age: 29
Bachelor, Chinese
Education: B.A (Hons) 2nd Class Upper, University Staffordshire UK
Current Job: DBA Manager MNC
Salary/Month: $6100
Current Employment Pass: P2
Overall Experience: 6 year in Malaysia(MNC) and 7 months in Singapore (so far)
Overall Stay Period in Singapore: from 28th March 2011 (6 months so far)
Certifications:
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA)
MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 2002
Current Nationality: Chinese Malaysian
I have a brother who is a PR here and I'm currently staying with him. He own a house here and we're living at Siglap.
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