my flight plan

today's learning point is: always to have a goal and be sure that that is what you want. 

(this is gonna be a very dry post abt my career plan.)

hahas. 

and so, ytd i had a call from Jamco for today's morning's interview.

had to get all the certs photocopied and stuff within less than 15 hrs. 

thank God that i've got the spares from the past.

but it wasn't just that.

i had to 15hours to decide for the next 3 years of my life. 

these 2 days was quite weird because i realized that there were alot of calls/msges regarding aviation. not just from companies, but from friends, distant friends and all.

i'm really glad that its not that time of the month for me. hahahs. i dun think it would have made a difference, but perhaps it may just alter the way i process my thoughts. 

anyways. 10.30 am interview at the company.

as i rode towards the company, passing by it was a big SIAEC logo. hahas.

as some of u know, my goal is to be an aerospace engineer, preferably in SIA because it was where my late dad spent 4-fifiths of his life in there. and of course, its literally Singapore's Airline. hahas.

engineering interviews are so much better than a business one in terms of the etiquettes involved. no need to wear formal wear with court shoes and those mandatory light make-up. 

strolled in with my polo-tee, long pants and croc shoes. hahas. 

and my bagpack with a very disorganized file. 

Jamco ppl are nice. i guess coz its also coz i've met them at the fair. and they're really friendly.  really nice office working culture. of coz i can't say much coz there's definitely more than that that meets the eye. 

during the interview, the HR lady was nice. it felt like a job-counselling session. ahhahas. 

she didn't ask me much questions. just about if i was interested i the job. i think i asked her more questions that she did. ahhahahas.

basically, what she's offering me is a 1yr trng + 2 yr bond as  Technician under Jamco.

it's also an alternative pathway for me in my pursuit to as an engineer. coz while in it, i can do my CAAS cate B (engineer licensing papers). and once completed, and if all goes well, i can officially and legally be an engineer in 2 yrs. so using the pros and cons way of evaluating decisions (also a type of marketing tool! hahas) :

pros: 

- it's a faster track for me. 

- and i dun have to wait ambiguously for call that might not even come

- nice company. under SIA's wing also,

- so eventually if i do wanna move on to SIA, its easier.

- its honestly quite a good offer if just basing of the fact that i've got any qualifications from ATTC.

cons:

- i can't say much about the trng prog coz i've not been in it / no friends for reference

- i wanna jump straight to SIA.

- think about the $80 per paper on my own. and its more than 10 papers. i can't afford it (maybe i can if i'm in the programme right)

- CAAS revising their qns bank in jun, and with my notes from ATTC, its definitely not sufficient

summary:

the pros and cons method doesn't seem effective coz of the weight of the indivudual factor. there's another method but i can't really identify how it works specifically.

anyway, i've decided not to go ahead with the good offer because of my goal.

i wont do a pros and cons of the SIA trng prog, but the main focus is so that i can start my career in SIA, go through the trng prog even if it takes longer period of time (2 yrs trng + 4 yrs bond).

meanwhile, i've just applied for a position in SIA for Technical Engineering Officer (Maintenance Planning and Control). 

that was random. 

i went to the career site to see if the trainee engineering opening is still up. but no, its not. sigh.

anyway, this sounds achievable because its requirements is just a diploma.  

and so.

instead of accepting the offer which should have been the sole purpose of my interview, i asked her for another opening. 

it was CMU. idk what it stands for, but its just cabin refurbishment.

and today, i signed a form to apply for the airport pass and i've gotta safety course to attend next wk.

so i guess more or less it sounds that this is gg to be my job for the next few months?

the technical officer job (that i just submitted online) also sounds good, coz i can see the backends of maintenance operations right.

hmm. ok. good here is in relation to my learning curve and not so much of the monetary payouts coz that can wait later in the future. 

this is all so pensive.

i dun like dealing with ambiguous time frames. its not just about me but how i can be responsible to what ever i'm in line with. 

anyways!

today was whole day out with mother poon and sister.

and tmr, another whole day out in JB.

totally using these few wks with the family man.

bought books from a bookfair at novena square! the 4 similar ones are actually from an encyclopedia set.. 3 for $10. and some how the 5 full-coloured books amounts up to $18. (:

did this online today. quite random

the left one is done earlier after dinner. and right one is done when i'm at home. dun really believe in all this, not even using it as a reference. but i usually try and do such quiz twice for validation purposes. whahhas.

not reference, but maybe some self-discovery.. ahahhs.




bah.
decisions.
thats not up to me.