Lafarge Assessment Centre 2016

I know it had been ages, but I am still going to write about it.

Well, first and foremost, you need to apply for the programme. 

I got to know about Lafarge Management Trainee Programme 2016 through Jobstreet and Whatsapp messages sent from my friends. It was quite easy because all you have to do is just apply online. No hardcopy is needed for the application.

Then, after few weeks, a staff from Lafarge's HR Dept will contact you through phone in order to conduct online interviews. After waiting for 2 weeks, they will email you a letter stating that you will be going for their Assessment Centre.

Lafarge will conduct the assessment centre for about 3 days.

First day, you just check in at the hotel. During my time, it was conducted at the Holiday Villa Subang. Second day, you have to sit for their exams-(Questions and you need to write an essay for your justification) and undergo role play assessment. Third day, you will be going for the face-to-face interview with the Lafarge Staff.

What can I say from the assessment centre?- I got to meet with lots of talented people, those who were not only local graduates but overseas graduates as well. Great minds and great attitudes.

Also, the food the are nice and resplendent. No sign of food rationing despite the current economic uncertainties. And all the assessors treat you very well and professionally.

My result: I failed the last stage of the interview miserably because I was not deemed as a passionate individual to commit myself to the company in terms of working hours and personal matters. Maybe it was not meant for me, but nevertheless, I will try to make a room for improvement for myself.

A new month

It has been a whole new month. Well, obviously I had made something in the past month to ensure that I did not waste my time simply. 

1. Firstly, I took up the challenge to write 2 essays in which one of them to be sent by this 10th of April. Gosh, I did not even write that much yet and frustratingly, I need to write that Essay in BM which is currently not my niche at all. I only managed to write a brief draft about the essay. 
2. Hoping to get it done by 7th of April. That is about the Hksu essay thingy. Another one would be the hari pengguna essay which is still far away from the final deadline (23 June 2017). Whatever it is, I gonna make sure I get both prizes in those essay competitions. RM 5,000 and RM 2500.
3. Another essay is the Esei Semarak Jawi but I could not get much info on that. Insya-allah I will try to apply it later as it does not have a fixed deadline.
4. Secondly, I managed to gather some courage to talk to the scholarship officers from 2 agencies. It went well as  I did normally because I just wanted to know where would the scholars be sent to. Just tebalkan muka and just layan them as they are also human beings.
5. Thirdly, the Utusan Cover thingy. I need to collect a minimum 70 papers so that I could participate in the competition. Who knows I can walk away with some cash.
6. Sometimes, I do feel the urge to write but the problem is, I could not write what I initially wanted. Maybe the best way is to read as much as possible.

• Another competition which does not have deadlines is the Utusan Sabtu Essay and Reader's Digest Articles and Newsletter. Need to write more of that in my personal diary.
• I believe that writing gives me the pleasure to ease my mind from the hectic and busy work life. That's why I always find my time jotting down things that I want to write later on.

In this blog, I could not write much on my work probably because it has got to do with the government policy. And most importantly, all internet devices are being monitored by MCMC in government premises and agencies. 

But I will keep on posting on how can a candidate performs well in interviews, be it private or government sector. Which is why I always want to be a part time councilor and scholarship expert. (Is there such thing as scholarship expert?. I just make it up simply)

Never mind. I did go to MARA Education Carnival few days ago and boy oh boy. It felt like I was going to the end-year sale where every corner has its own discounts and free items when someone buy a product from the supermarket. It was packed to the brim and too many body odour could be smell on that day. I wonder whether these IPTS really want to help students or simply make more money. Because, most of the IPTS are not that cheap either. Some courses can easily fetch RM 40,000 per semester and some could even reach RM 50,000 in one semester.