Shanghai 2011 Day 1 & 2

Just got back from a 9 days Shanghai trip. It was a pleasant 5 hours flight to Shanghai with Malaysia Airlines. Air Asia does not provide direct flight to Pudong and the nearest is to Hangzhou which is 2 hours drive from Shanghai.

Shanghai is a very nice city i would say. One of my favourite city after UK. Its clean and the architectures are breathtaking. Its a very westernized country and its very convenient to travel with subways. People are friendly as well and this time i didnt have problem communicating with the locals cause my chinese has improved. :))) I can finally understand chinese and still in the process of learning.

I was lucky that i got the chance to travel more luxuriously this time because one of my friend was transfered there for work. Accomodation,food and transport was taken care of this trip.

On my first day, my friend brought me to watch Art on Ice and Lang Lang,the world famous pianist. I've no idea who they were but the performances were great. They were world class figure skaters and champions performing that night and it was held at the "spaceship" building, Mercedes Benz Arena. After that, we headed to M1NT for Moet Rose event and had some drinks with some locals and foreigners. It was raining on my first day so no pictures for Mers Benz Arena.

Day 2

Headed to Pearl Tower for sightseeing on my 2nd day and also to Shanghai Museum. Shanghai Museum is way better than Madame Tussaud and its a must visit place.

at Shanghai Museum

3D projection

Pearl Tower at night

took the subway in Shanghai and its really convenient.

Will update the rest soon coz im very lazy now..

Shanghai Bound

I got through the 4th round of interview which was the last interview for Management Trainee Program and results will be out tmr. It was an interview with the MD and there were 5 of us. It was just a brief interview with 3 questions and 1 case study presentation.

I'm still in the midst of dilemma whether i want to leave my current company. Toughest decision to make in my life. I'm in my saddest moment of the year.

Will be flying to Shanghai this Saturday.

Gonna watch Lang Lang, the world class chinese pianist and Fish Leung's concert there.

Management Trainee Program

Some of you might wonder what program is that all about. Management trainee program is actually a program offered to fresh grads with less than 0-2 years of working experience and this program is actually a good training ground for fresh grad.

The duration of the program is usually 18months- 2 years program where you will be placed in different departments to learn and to develop your skills and in the end of the training you will be placed in a position where you suit best.

I sent in my resume to a few MNC companies and i received a call from one of them last Tuesday. It began with an interview with the HR department for an hour and i received the an email on that particular day itself asking me to do an online test. This test consist of 3 parts to test your verbal skills,analytical skills and your IQ. I received another email asking me to go for the following interview which is a case study presentation/interview.

In this case study presentation/interview, i was given 1 hour to prepare and another 1 hour to present.

I applied this position 2-3 weeks ago via jobstreet and i would highly recommend fresh grads to apply for this position. But of coz there are a few criteria that you need to fulfilled before you are selected.

The few requirements needed are such as a minimum of second class upper or a CGPA of 3.0 minimum. Applicants must also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and high computer literacy inclusive MS Office,able to generate creative ideas and must be driven by results. Apart from that, personality also plays an important role. One has to be confident, independent and able to assume a leadership role.

I'm not sure whether i will get the job but it was definitely a good experience to share even if i didnt get it. I am good with my current company, but i wanted to join a MNC or a bigger company to get better experience and a more promising career advancement.

Goodluck to those who are applying.

tips:be yourself and be confident. put some thoughts into some of the questions and do your best.