JOB INTERVIEW IN ARABIC LANGUAGE SCOPE

Yesterday, I had my fifth interview during my master’s studies period.

The list of companies that I’ve attended as below:

1.      Translator at a law firm-succeed but not attend the job

2.      Tv Al-Hijrah broadcaster-failed

3.      Arabicara as an Arabic teacher- iv on phone and succeed

4.      Uia CELPAD teacher- failed during the exam, need to compete with Arabs and also PhD candidates.

5.      PCOM as an executive secretary- failed (updated)

So yesterday (22/5/2018), I went to PCOM and had my iv session with 2 Arab guys from Palestine. One named Haris-the boss, and the other guy named Muslim, the chief of PCOM.

At the beginning, I was not interested to apply for this position. I knew about this job vacancy from a friend. But then, in an event organized by Brikid, I met Muslim. He encouraged me to send my resume since I was about to finish my studies.

When I arrived at their office in Titiwangsa, I had a chat with my friend and she told me that an applicant has failed due to her lacking in English even though she already has her master and scored 4 flat in political studies! I felt a little bit scared to hear the story as I wasn’t that excellent in English too.

During the interview:

I was asked to introduce myself. What is my opinion regarding the new government? Who is the chief minister from Amanah? -it's the CM of Melaka. I can’t answer that. What about my personality test? What do I know about PCOM? What was my view about PCOM Fb’s page? I can’t answer that also because I really don’t remember the contents. Do I have any experience as a group leader and giving out tasks to the group members? What do I want to be? I answered that I want to be a lecturer but I need to pursue my studies to be a lecturer. From this question, I think it’s the best to answer a career which 
is related to the job we asked for. For example, I am intended to participate in volunteering or seeking a job associated with the Palestinians and other refugees or something like that.

At the end of the day, I knew that I can do better IF and only if I was well-prepared. It was my mistake to take this opportunity lightly. I was influenced to hear my friend’s experience having an iv with them, as she was asked simple questions about her background and something related to it. The position she applied for wasn’t the same position as I applied for, and that clarifies the different levels of our interview.

From this iv, I learned that:

1.    We need to know about the company that we apply for very well.

2.    We need to be knowledgeable and updated on the news.

3.    We have to know our career goal.

4.    What is our added value that will make them choose us?

5.    Read more and master the English and Arabic language, both in speaking and writing.

For all the things happened, I thank God for this opportunity and for giving me time to contemplate this life.