Monday, October 01, 2007
Apply for Gahmen job!
There is this perennial question which I can never understand. Why is it soooooooo difficult applying for government jobs? And when I mean difficult, I don't mean that the government job is damn atas or elusive that it's difficult to get in. I mean the process of actually applying for the job.
Most companies just ask for your resume and current and expected salaries. I think that's fair enough in order to select a candidate. But noooo.... that's not good enough for the government. You have to give your resume and attach or apply their electronic application form which takes like.. forever to complete. And what's the best part? Most of the information can be found on the resume... talk about efficiency... it's doing double work.
And when you are doing the application form, they ask you the most minute of details... I don't see why I have to disclose my dialect group. How is that even related to getting the job? Unless the post I am applying for has something to do with reviving the age old tradition of teochew opera...
And the amount of attention they pay to grades... it's appalling. I actually have to state my grades??? how does that help in the job? Unless I am applying for defense scientist for the defense minitry... sure... then math and science is important... but... marketing??? I didn't study that in Sec school... and frankly.. theory and real scenarios are very very different.
It has comes to a point that I decided that it is not worth it applying for a government or government affiliated job. In general, it gives me the impression that they really sweat about the small stuff, they are only looking for academically inclined ppl.And frankly... if they want to be that specific and detailed about a person's background, why dun they just screw the interviews and hire a person based on the application form?? After all, it is THAT detailed....
Most companies just ask for your resume and current and expected salaries. I think that's fair enough in order to select a candidate. But noooo.... that's not good enough for the government. You have to give your resume and attach or apply their electronic application form which takes like.. forever to complete. And what's the best part? Most of the information can be found on the resume... talk about efficiency... it's doing double work.
And when you are doing the application form, they ask you the most minute of details... I don't see why I have to disclose my dialect group. How is that even related to getting the job? Unless the post I am applying for has something to do with reviving the age old tradition of teochew opera...
And the amount of attention they pay to grades... it's appalling. I actually have to state my grades??? how does that help in the job? Unless I am applying for defense scientist for the defense minitry... sure... then math and science is important... but... marketing??? I didn't study that in Sec school... and frankly.. theory and real scenarios are very very different.
It has comes to a point that I decided that it is not worth it applying for a government or government affiliated job. In general, it gives me the impression that they really sweat about the small stuff, they are only looking for academically inclined ppl.And frankly... if they want to be that specific and detailed about a person's background, why dun they just screw the interviews and hire a person based on the application form?? After all, it is THAT detailed....
# posted by Xallista @ 12:41 AM 
