Had a considerable long conversation with one of my colleagues from another department today. He used to be from a department which share the same office as us, but have since transferred to another department. He must be really an all-rounder person, from the way he speaks, being so well-versed and knowledgeable, as well as having a comprehensive list of work experiences. Anyway, I was quite surprised to realise that he used to be a polytechnic’s lecturer! I wanted / wished to be one too! :p I was even more surprised to find out that he was only 8 months into his first job upon graduation when he was being offered by the polytechnic to be a lecturer! :O That indeed comes as a shock because I have always that as a Bachelor holder, you need to have at least 4-5 years of working experience in order to be able to qualify for a polytechnic’s lecturer! So he actually shared with my a little more about his past work experiences... Decided to draft this post with what I actually learnt from him (I suppose it will be beneficial for me one day when i look back or needed some directions in life??)
1) the risk to take when you choose to either “pretend & present the best side of yourself” or “really be truthful of everything”, because ultimately, interview is a process where both you and your interviewers really assess and decide if you fit the job & the job fits you. And you just don’t want to end up with a job that isnt really suitable for you at the end of the day.
2) To be a teacher should not just only be the case where you want to teach, it should also about inspiring students, inspire them to learn and study. Do not try to be too overly confident in yourself, in a way that you want to impart your knowledge/teach the entire class etc. And thats simply because the higher your expectations, the more disappointed you will be. It is satisfying to know if you manage to teach/inspire at least that one student. Furthermore, nowadays, school aren’t focusing that much on imparting theory and knowledge to students, they focus a lot on providing internship experiences to students as well.
3) Dont limit yourself too much in the field that you are looking at, yet try to also be selective.
Okay, i think my memory is really damn bad. I can barely remember all that he shares with me. :x Shall continue further when I remember.



















