Nota Saiful

Please take care of your children and make sure to always keep them close to you. I am still furious and stunt on what happened to my kids and what might had happened if I was not there. It happened just recently on 2nd Hari Raya while we were at Aman Sentral, Alor Setar. A guy in his 40s approached my kids when we were at the 3rd floor, watching a middle east culture show which was happening on the lower ground floor. He tried to persuade my children to follow him to go down at te lower ground floor to take picture with the dancers. He did not see me standing with the kids due to the building pillar. But, when I showed myself, he immediately stopped smiling and flee. I could not sleep later that night thinking of what would have happened if I was not there. If he had good intention, he would have continued to speak to me as per normal, but he fled and looked surprised to see me there.   Alhamdulillah, nothing bad happened. Now, I want to share this for everybody ...

Majikan yang baik tahu dan terbuka untuk mempertimbangkan kenaikan sekurang-kurang 20% kenaikan berbanding gaji semasa pemohon. Bagi pemohon yang sekadar buta-buta minta kenaikan gaji tanpa asas selama ini pula, anda boleh jadikan ini sebagai rujukan. Kenapa wajar memohon kenaikan 20% untuk menyertai syarikat baru? 1. Apabila menyertai company baru, besar kemungkinan pemohon akan terlepas kenaikan gaji (standard 5%) untuk tahun pertama beliau kerana belum cukup setahun perkhidmatan. 2. Pemohon juga tidak layak untuk menikmati bonus tahun pertama di company baru (1-2 bulan gaji?) melainkan ada perjanjian (diletak dalam surat tawaran kerja yang pemohon akan mendapat bonus secara pro-rata). 3. Ada sesetengah pemohon yang berpindah sebelum mendapat kenaikan gaji (standard 5%) di company lama, jadi sebenar-benarnya kenaikan yang dipeolehi beliau hanyalah 15% (20% expected salary - 5% confirm dapat kalau stay company lama). Oleh itu, pada pendapat saya amatlah wajar dan ...

Using the right words is important when submitting your proposal for the Management's approval. Choosing how to position your proposal paper is also an art by itself so that you know what to highlight to capture their attention and what other less important items to put later in appendices or somewhere in the proposal content. One simple example, would you able to differentiate between the 2 statements below? Which one is correct and which one is not? 1. Once approved, we shall proceed to equip the datacenter with the latest firewall appliance to secure our network; 2. Upon approval, we shall proceed to equip the datacenter with the latest firewall appliance to secure our network. Answer: Both statements are correct! Nevertheless, as my previous GM put it, it is a matter of "perception". If you choose Statement 1 , it seems as if you will act after getting the approval. It can be after 1 day, 1 week delay or even after 1 month then only you will carry out the t...

6. Come early for interview but not too early Many people always advise us to come early for an interview; at least 1 hour or so. The reason being is to avoid you feeling restless and panic if any unanticipated event happens, i.e car broke down, traffic jams etc. You will have an ample of time to handle should any of this thing happens. What I want to add to the above 'usual advice' is that; it is good to come 1 hour (or more) early, BUT only enter the interview place 30 minutes before the interview. 30 minutes will be sufficient for you to fill in any personal data forms or anything. This is because; many companies do not like people 'flooding' their reception area. They might think that you have no respect for time. This rule only applies for scheduled interview. For an open interview, crowd is something normal and has already been anticipated. Therefore, if they ask you to come at 3.00pm, please don't come at 2.00pm. You must understand that the company ha...

Saya terpanggil untuk berkongsi tips temuduga ini memandangkan prestasi buruk calon-calon Melayu ketika ditemuduga di tempat saya bekerja. Amat sayang sekali kerana kelayakan akademik tiada masalah tapi kecundang sebab masalah-masalah lain. Justeru, berikut disenaraikan tips-tips penting untuk 'survive' dan 'impress' temuduga pertama anda: 1. Hantar permohonan seawal mungkin - Mulakan menghantar surat permohonan kerja ketika di semester akhir. Write in ke syarikat-syarikat berpotensi dan jangan sekadar menunggu iklan jawatan kosong. Ini adalah kerana, kebanyakan syarikat tidak akan mengiklankan jawatan kosong mereka sekiranya terdapat stok resume yang banyak ( write-in applications ) dan kualiti resume tersebut adalah baik. Ini menjimatkan masa syarikat menemuduga kerana tidak perlu menunggu tarikh tamat iklan untuk memproses permohonan. Satu lagi kelebihan ketara ialah anda mendahului pesaing dengan bertindak awal dan peluang adalah lebih cerah. Contohnya, ...

Completed my MBA course today, alhamdulillah! My 2 years of struggle paid off :) The funny thing is that my CGPA is far better than what I got for my IT degree 10 years back. It's even tougher this time since I have to balance work, family and study. Glad that I managed to go through with flying colors. Luckily there was no night class, only weekend classes. Thanks my dear wife for your support, sacrifice and understanding. I am sorry Mak, had trouble balik kampung as frequent as I did before (quite tied up after I started my class). To my adorable sons, DADDY IS BACK! :) I heard a lot of my friends and colleagues are starting their Masters program... It's just a thought, maybe one of these days having a first degree alone might not be enough for fresh graduates to secure a job. Competition is getting even stiffer nowadays. Next on the list... hmm, taking DBA maybe? Insyaallah!