It’s that time of the year again – many have just discovered that they passed the PTD entry exam and had been informed that they would be asked to proceed for a 3-days Assessment program at various locations.
Friends and strangers have asked me to provide some tips on how to do well during the Assessment. Well, I don’t know much, but I guess my answer would be similar to other fellow PTDs…
So here’s some general guidelines:
- be yourself;
- be original;
- don’t domineer;
- don’t over do it;
- make new friends; and
- enjoy the experience.
There'll be lots of team-building sessions as well as public speaking sessions -in English and Bahasa. Preparing ahead of time might help. Be ready with good reference. And if you think a lot of people will talk about tsunami or Bukit Cherakah or haram sausage made from pig intestines - talk about something else. Be creative, be different - it doesn't even matter if you talk about the teh tarik culture or napping at work (which I did during the Assessment in 2000 - so you might want to talk about something else...) so long as you prove that you have the confidence to stand up in front of everybody to state your case as clearly and precisely as possible.
Among others, the observers will be looking out for leadership skills, ability to work well in a team, good manners and good personality. I am not saying that all PTDs have great personalities – but it helps. Smile and make friends - even with the pakcik and makcik at Dewan Selera.
And yes – watching, observing and learning from other peoples’ mistakes on The Apprentice might help too.
2 comments:
oh, Assessment Centre... when i was there, for the Public Speaking segment, i spoke about broadband. i remember a girlfren (who's also a PTD nw) who spoke about the relationship between a person's facial features and characteristics. another friend talked about hw to make a roti canai, if i'm not mistaken.
*smile* AZ's right, yall. be yourself. stand out but don't be arrogant. have faith in yourself. persevere even when things seem rough. some facilitators may be a bit tough to see what kind of person you are. but like i said. persevere!!
and try your best. good luck, everyone who's goin'!!! *smile*
Kit: Thanks for the additional input. Yes, keep in mind - when the going gets tough, the tough gets going...
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