Job searching made easy

assalamualaikum!

the other day, i met my uni friends and as usual, we would always talk about our lives and of course, WORK!
since we're all working at different places, we all have so many different stories! best gila kot dengar! hehe =p

anyway, i teringat the year i graduated from university, in 2010, it was (unfortunately) the year of the economic crisis. a lot of companies were releasing and firing people, so as a fresh graduate, i was worried that i wouldn't be able to get a job. mana tak nya, iolls have little experience and knowledge are only theoretical, memang rasa susah la nak compete with experienced workers! my friends had the same worry.

but alhamdulillah, in the end we all secured a job =D

rezeki from Allah swt for everyone is different, so all we can do is/was try our best and then tawakal.
=)

i mainly scouted for jobs in Star newspaper on saturdays. they have a huge section dedicated for job openings from small companies to really well known huge companies.
it's really reliable!
and on the front page is always some tips for job seekers!

so anyway, during the discussion, we were reliving the time when we had to buy newspapers and go online to apply jobs and sending out our resumes. nowadays it's different!
can just look for jobs online! no need to buy star newspaper just for the classified section (like what i used to do. ihik!)

just go to mystarjob.com to look for any job openings that suits you best.
and yang bestnya the website pun ada tips IN VIDEOS! macam ni:

very informative!

at mystarjob ni, applicants can submit visume!
when i heard this, in my mind immediately teringat Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother. kelakar gila!

kan? hahahaha! but this was back in 2010, so actually video resume or 'visume' is not something new! employers can make live video interview with potential candidates too which is really convenient. can just be interviewed at home where it's comfortable and those yang dari jauh, takyah susah susah travel for interview.

oh and mystarjob.com contains training services like workshops, talks by industry leaders, etc to help others gain knowledge and expand our capabilities. will try to go someday.. heeee =B

i was asked few times about how to look for jobs, so this is one easy way to find one.
my friends and i agreed that it's best to do what we love, so don't just look for ONE established company, look for jobs that you love regardless where or which company =)
in the end, we all wanna work for a long term, so might as well do something we love so that it doesn't feel like working. kannnn? heheee =)

by the way,
mystarjob is hosting a contest for job seekers. HANTAR RESUME JEEEE! the grand prize is a Proton Persona uolls!!!
tak dapat grand prize pun takpe coz they have daily prizes too: RM100 shopping vouchers!
so easy! hantar resume, menang something, and dapat interview. wahhh! rezeki overdose! hehehe!
the contest will be from 20th september to 14th november 2012. try it out la k? =D

as a conclusion, technology is really helping us live easier.
few years ago, people have to submit resumes by snail mail. have to make so many copies, buy loads of stamps, and then send manually to the post office or the company itself (to beat other snail-mailers haha!).
then it evolved to just sending resumes through email.
and now, not only resume, but you can be interviewed online too!!
masyallah.
so let's all make a visume, and submit it at mystarjob.com.
ihik!!

all the best people!!