Career Fair 2006 at SUNTEC (once again)

Today, 4 jobless (thus far) marketing girls from NTU decided to pop by the career fair at Suntec Convention Hall to try our luck.

As it turns out, its another trip which didn't fulfil its initial objective....

More than half the hall's filled by 'educational booths', plugging overseas education, distance learning, NTU's there too... So it isn't really a "Career" Career fair.
Moi here can't afford to stay a student anymore anyway. I figure it'll take many many years to recoup the losses spent on pursuing my very generic certs as it is.

We put our names down in a few irrelevant organisations and jobstreet.com so as to get a career profiling session. (However that didn't happen as the career profiling corner seems to shut down periodically.)

We've been advised to take up jobs as Spa Therapists and such. Not that I have anything against Spa Therapist but I really can't picture myself doing a scrub or massage... Of cos beggars can't be choosers either and im very much unemployed. So far the 10 odd resumes ive submitted have disappearered without a trace. Organisations when spammed with too much email from jobless applicants tend to chuck them into the virtual bin just as fast.

Neways despite the initial disappointment, we made our trip not a wasted one by being sheer kian peng and kiasu Singaporeans. My loot includes a free mini cup and saucer which i later chucked in the bin and a miniature carnation condensed milk which i got for flinging rubber bands at a board. *Cringe* We also counted the number of cans of carnation milk in the display and estimated the price of 2 outfits for a lucky dip.

Counting counting ...

At the counter set up to promote the retail and services industry, as long as we fill up a form for a job in the retail sector, we'll be entitled to free nail service, pic and make-up. Hence my nails are painted a shade called "BROWN COW", courtesy of VOXY Nails. Miss Chan's french manicurist is amazing. She can paint a perfect line with the brush. *Bloody* The photos are not that well taken though (mainly due to the state of my hair. I really need to straighten it out or tame it..anything.. but im really too chicken) but the carnation milk can be put to good use to spice up my Teh Kosong/ Kopi Kosong.

And that sums up an afternoon at the "Career" Fair.

Clockwise from top-left: Jingsi n Miss chan doing her nails,

3 free manis,rubber-band flinging, elv n moi while waiting.

PS: And guess what? We spied a certain guy carrying one BOX of $2 toys to collect a set of 12 characters. Multiply that by 20 = $40! And moi here partook in the very shiok process of opening a few boxes. ANother First. There's always something new to experience everyday!