I went for another job interview.
It went quite well. I was interviewed by the CEO and the HR Manager of the Singapore Branch. And we spent almost 1 and half hours together.
That's the thing that I like when you go for an interview with an international company rather than a local or government company.
I have been on 2 interviews this year with 1 local company and 1 government company - their interview processes are so clinical and systematic. They will asked standardise questions that have been ingrained into our Singapore culture. And obviously, there is a model answer that they expect out of you but knowing me, those model answers just go out the window. To be honest, I have noticed that I will have a lot of pauses, trying to structure my words properly. I will have to provide a politically correct answer. And both interviews lasted less than 40 minutes.
I have also been on 2 interviews with international company. And both interviews felt more of a conversation rather than interviews. There was a certain relaxing flow to the entire process. The first company, I was interviewed by the Country Manager and the HR Manager, which lasted almost 2 hours. Truth be told, it was a very refreshing interview as it was more of a sharing session/discussion rather than an interview. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I didn't get the job and the Country Manager was nice enough to call me to apologise for the error on their end. This recent interview that I had, it was the same easy atmosphere, I was nervous at first but seeing the laid-back nature of both the interviewers, made me relax as well. It was very casual and nice.
Anyway, I got called up for the 2nd interview. And apparently it will be with the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Compliance from the main office in Germany, along with the CEO and HR Manager of the Singapore Office. The CFO and the Head will be in Singapore for a business trip, so they squeezed me in for the final interview with them. I am feeling rather confused as I don't think that the position that I am applying for, warrants their attention.
Oh well, we shall see.
In Shaa' Allah, everything will be alright.