Lousy HR

Posted by Jonathan Ng | Filed under Personal

This afternoon, a rep from Motorola gave me a call. Just said a few words to me and said “we have a interview session at Mandarin Oriental Hotel on 2 Feb, can you come?”. Nothing really occurred to me at that moment (yet), so I just requested the lady to send me some details via email.

So I got home, and this is the mail I got:

Dear Jonathan Ng

Greeting hi, as spoken, kindly pls reply together with the resume to confirm understanding and attendance before 22 Jan 2008 ( Tuesday ).
We are pleased to confirm your appointment with us on :

Date: 2nd FEB 2008 (SATURDAY)
Time: 8:00 AM
Venue: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, KL (located beside KLCC)

HR Person to contact:
- name and phone contacts -

Note:
1) Please bring a copy of your documents i.e.:
- latest resume
- degree cert
- result transcripts
- 1 photocopy IC
- 1 passport size photo
- SPM/STPM cert

2) Attached is the location map . Please be inform that it is located beside Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC).
3) For more information of the company, please browse through the web at http://www.motorola.com. Good Luck!
4) If any inquiry please do not hesitate to email me. Thanks.

What Special in the Moto Campus Event?
All qualified candidates who attend our schedule interview will stand a chance to win Motorola’s special gift.
• Learn more about the history, business and core values of Motorola and you may just be one of the 2 lucky winners!
• Answer 4 questions about Motorola and drop your answers in the lucky draw box.
• All lucky draw winners will be announced on the same day, so please be prepared to collect your prize on the same day if you are the winner.

Addresse:
Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 03-23808888

Regards,

- name removed -
Leadership and Talent Supply
Motorola
“Finding the Best Talent…”

Holy crap! You think I’m so friggin’ desperate for a job?! Dude, you think you’re Google? Question: what’s the latest craze in mobile phones? I’m sure you’ve heard of the iPhone?

Note the link the rep provided: a link to www.motorola.com. That’s not even a local site!

The thing I hate about this “event” is that it feels so bonding. It’s an interview session! I mean, I don’t go to interviews all over town, then see where I’m selected before making a decision. That’s just not the right thing to do. I’d consider attending any session where you talk about your company and potential career paths at your company. That’s what Swisslog did at my college.

Also, you’re looking for someone who’s serious about a career at Motorola. I believe you’re not looking for salespersons, are you? I doubt lucky draws are a way to attract the serious crowd. The lucky draw sounds.. so chessy..

Jeez, you just can’t call up people thinking that they’d die for a job at your company. I did receive some calls from potential employers, and sadly, the call from Motorola’s the worst. “Finding the Best Talent…” wor, here’s a required reading by Joel Spolsky.

Note: I’m not saying that I’m some super talent of some sort. But, you can’t just call up people expecting them do be jumping up and down coz you called right? One important thing I learned from Vico (my ex-”boss”): the pitch.

Permalink | January 21st, 2008

2 Responses to “Lousy HR”

  1. NoktahHitam Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 7:25 pm

    ‘Best talent’ wor? And how much will they be paying? ..peanuts.

  2. Jonathan Ng Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Haha, no idea about their pay though :)

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