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Short story 1 : The Gift

Mars does not feel right. Her heart is torn apart as if her soul demand to escape from the body, seeking freedom and real constant happiness. Going to boarding school certainly helps her in many ways, but it is also one of the life events that trigger anxious feeling and insecurities building up endlessly. At times, she wants to own high end products, have tons of dresses, eating good food everyday just like her friends. But that never happen. 

Then she realised something that she has been ignoring.

That rebel feeling does not helps her at all.

She wakes up. Try to comprehend that everyone is different. Different background, life events. Stop comparing with other people. 

Set up fresh perspective that can calm the soul. Admire the goods in people, be inspired is such a lovely experience. Choose to be happy.

She lives happily ever after.

Tips for Scholarship Interview

Hello Beautiful Readers,

I have always wanted to share this with you , who are seeking for scholarship interview tips (especially Malaysian) . I wrote this based on my experience attending several interviews (exxonmobil,mmc,maybank,bank negara, um,mara) and I really hope that you find it useful.



1. Prepare all the documents needed *asap! *don't procrastinate 

Highly recommended to use clear file like this for certs. It would be easier for the interviewer to browse through them.
You can use normal file for other documents, it would be better and hassle-free to be organised .

2. Plan out the COMFORTABLE outfit that you will be wearing

This is very important especially to ladies. I know it can be very tricky especially if it is your first time. Rest assured because I have several tips for ya! These are based on my observation during my interviews. 

    

<3 Baju kurung ; in my opinion, the plain kurung seems more formal and classy-looking. I wore the plain top and printed kain. But u can wear any pattern that u like. Modest and nice.

Choose the colour that you think can give positive vibes!  

<3 You can also opt for skirt or pants ( either long or short(knee length) ) , blouse and blazer is optional.

<3 Wear comfortable court shoes. Avoid flip flop, sandals and stiletto. I don't think you want to hurt yourself all day long, right? 

<3 Whatever outfit that you wear on that day itself, be confident ( even though other people might think that you look weird ) Just be confident and bring it on !

3. Prepare for IQ test or any aptitude test

Some scholarship interviews require candidates to complete IQ test. So, it is very helpful if you can do exercises beforehand. There are a lot of IQ tests exercises that you can do (google!), this can help sharpen your reasoning skills because usually it involves patterns, numerical, diagrams.

4. Be prepared for any phone interview.

Usually the sponsor will notify you via email if they want (means not all sponsor do this) to carry out phone interview as a part of the whole process. So, make sure your phone is not silent, always keep it near to you and  it would be better to tell your family members about it so that they can alert and remind you if you are say; sleeping all the time  take a nap at noon. 

5. Research course and sponsor

<3 If you are applying for a specific course; which most scholarships offer, the you gotta work your ass off in knowing in depth about it. Well, you won't look good if you can't answer about the subject that you want to pursue. Feed yourself with as much information that you can get via reading online , and asking people working or studying in that field . You will enjoy this process as much as I did if you truly into it . Come one,a little bit too much of enthusiasms is really beneficial !

<3 It is wise to at least having a rough idea about the background of your potential sponsor . Well, you don't have to memorise all the contents of (e.g Khazanah Nasional, PNB,Maybank) their websites, because sometimes if you act like you KNOW evertything about them, which in fact you don't, they might use it against you (like asking deep question say;explain investment revenues etc) . Stay humble and at the same time show your openness to learn something new.

6. Be early !  Plan your journey ahead!

 <3 Get ENOUGH SLEEP the day before. Our brains cannot function efficiently if we are sleep deprived. Very important!

7. Mingle with other candidates. Make as many friends as you could.

Remember dear friends, even though we are technically competing with one another, there's nothing to lose in getting to know new friends. This is the fun part ! Have chat and it can helps you feel more comfortable, less intense and make it more memorable experience I hope :) 

8. Have positive minds, attitude and behaviour

It is essential that you set your eyes on getting it, however you don't want to over do it. Keep it genuine, don't be pretentious and show the best version of yourself. Because psychologically, people can sense if you are being pretentious instead of genuine especially during group interview. 

Group interview is not meant to assess who is the most outspoken and what not, but it is to observe teamwork. If you are a leader, you are expected encourage team members to bring out the best out of them in the progress of completing a particular task. However, if you are not the leader, just a normal team member, don't be upset about it because the position does not affect anything as long as you try your best to contribute brilliant ideas and help leaders to decide. Basically work together as a group! Overshadowing other people and conquering the whole discussion may results in slim chance in getting the scholarship. Take note , very important.

Wish you best of luck and have fun!

For further questions, feel free to drop comments or email me (missnuhanaila@gmail.com)

Bye. Happy days ahead !

Pengalaman Interview Scholarship (part 1)

Hello beautiful readerss!

Post ni khas untuk anda yang sudi mendengar pengalaman aku interview scholarship :)

Jom imbas kembali :')

Okay, kisah bermula sekitar tahun 2014, lepas dapat result spm, mode scholarship aku terus on! aku antara mereka yang apply almost semua scholarship available. yela, education now kan mahal, tak mampu kalau takde scholarship, maka aku dengan semangat dan excited apply la .

Best sangat bagi aku apply benda ni. banyak benda aku belajar. Masu tu baru umur awal 18 tahun, fresh  lepasan spm. baru nak kenal dunia independent .

Okay sebelum merepek jauh, lets focus on scholaship!

Interview first yang aku pergi ialah Exxonmobil dekat J.W. Marriott hotel. masa tu aku apply course geology . lepas daftar, aku pun terus duduk kat tempat yang disediakan, siap ada tag nama atas meja. macam kat dalam hall nak exam la lebih kurang hihi. aku tak nervous langsung pergi interview ni. seriously, aku pun pelik dah la first time. aku rasa maybe sebab apa hmm niat kot. aku macam dari mula2 dah niat nak belajar daripada pengalaman pergi interview ni. takde la macam datang interview dengan perasaan aku mesti dapat! aku mesti dapat! orang lain yang datang pesaing aku ! haha

Lepas briefing, maka aku dikejutkan dengan berita bahawa ada test math and english essay. patutlah arrange table macam nak exam. aku dengan blur nya setelah 5 bulan tak tengok buku jawabla dengan menggunakan skil menembak hehe. susahhh weyhh soalan math dia. terkejut aku tengok simbol math yang tak pernah belajar masa spm. lagila laju aku hentamsajalalabu hehe... essay dia okayla sebab dia tanya pasal diri sendiri, aspiration gitu.

Tengah hari, makanan dah sedia. apalagi happy la aku menjamu selera makanan hotel sedap.

Sesi petang, dia bahagikan kumpulan. ada dua sesi interview. one to one session dengan group interview.

One to one interview , interviewer tanya la kenapa nak course tu.  haa korang kene ready tau dengan soalan  macam ni. tips aku, kalau ada course yang korang minat, apply la by heart. buat research pasal course tu. jangan malas okayy! kalau ada kenalan kerja or involve dalam bidang tu cuba la minta advice. very helpful tau.

Tapi untuk mereka yang tak sure nak ambil course apa, jangan panic ye hihi.it's completely fine. sama la macam macam aku hehe. masa tu aku mengamalkan konsep go with the flow. yela, buat apa nak stress2 kan. usaha jela sungguh2, ada rezeki dapatla . sebab tu la kot aku excited nak pergi interview. sebab aku tak niat nak compete. pergi, enjoy, learn, make new friendsss. bestt!

Group interview. dalam satu group ada 5 orang, groupmates telah ditetapkan. dia bagi satu topic lepastu discuss . perlu diingatkan, group interview ni nak test skill kita communicate and express ideas, bukan nak cari siapa yang cakap paling banyak , conquer everything and overshadow orang lain! sebaliknya, kalau jadi leader, cuba buat semua members bring the best out of them. kalau yang tak jadi leader, jangan risau tak effect perception interviewer, dengan syarat kene tunjukkan cooperation, hormat opinion orang lain and suggestkan idea yang bernas . Apa yang penting??? kerjasama :)

Lepastu balik rumah :)

In case you guys wondering kenapa aku tak tulis detail macam soalan apa yang ditanya, Let me clarify :) sebab ... soalan dia tak tetap. takde format. lain tahun dorg ubah2. ni just outline flow and aku nak tekankan yang better apply something by heart. buat research pasal course tu, background sponsor. jangan pergi interview tapi tak tau pun exxonmobil tu apa. Google la sikit baru sungguh2 kan. niatt penting!

Insya Allah aku akan share pengalaman interview mara, um and bank negara dalam minggu ni jugak.  nantikan! hiks

Kalau ada apa2 nak tanya, boleh email , or drop comments ;)   

Email: missnuhanaila@gmail.com

Bye2 <3 happy days ahead

Assalamualaikum

Hai beautiful readers

Ni first post aku kat blog ni. Apa tujuan aku buat blog ni? Sebab aku nak share segala pengalaman atau anything useful . Dah lamaa sangat nak ada blog tapi hari ni baru jadi realiti. Aku akan update blog ni at least  dua kali seminggu, hari isnin dan jumaat. Nantikan tau. Kalau rasa nak comment or share anything, feel free to do so :) 

Babai <3