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“My Story - Paert 3”
Episode 4
Bring home the bacon sooner!
After two interviews with Barry Plant, Glen Waverley, with a different director on each occasion, I still did not receive a reply whether the company would employ me after I finished my real estate agent's representative course.
The night before, or rather the early morning of the last day of my course at RMIT, I was getting anxious or somewhat impatient. That was not very good manners of the directors or the company not to give me an answer whether I was successful in getting a job there
I was still providing support to my software clients in Hong Kong then, and my home office was equipped with many state-of-the-art equipment of that time like hand-held scanner, bed scanner, fax machine, desk top and laptop computers, and good quality colour printers. Internet was only used by the undergraduates in the US universities then, and the mobile phone was more like a brick.
It was after mid-night, I decided to write a letter and faxed it to the directors. I had to put on my marketing thinking hat and using my marketing skill to give it a shot. I had to write something that the directors who were the employer, wanted to read and "buy" my service.
I outlined my key points as llows
“My Story - Paert 3”
Episode 4
Bring home the bacon sooner!
After two interviews with Barry Plant, Glen Waverley, with a different director on each occasion, I still did not receive a reply whether the company would employ me after I finished my real estate agent's representative course.
The night before, or rather the early morning of the last day of my course at RMIT, I was getting anxious or somewhat impatient. That was not very good manners of the directors or the company not to give me an answer whether I was successful in getting a job there
I was still providing support to my software clients in Hong Kong then, and my home office was equipped with many state-of-the-art equipment of that time like hand-held scanner, bed scanner, fax machine, desk top and laptop computers, and good quality colour printers. Internet was only used by the undergraduates in the US universities then, and the mobile phone was more like a brick.
It was after mid-night, I decided to write a letter and faxed it to the directors. I had to put on my marketing thinking hat and using my marketing skill to give it a shot. I had to write something that the directors who were the employer, wanted to read and "buy" my service.
I outlined my key points as llows
- It had to contain a touch of humour to get attention
- I had to be direct about my enthusiasm and ambition
- Created an urgency for them to "buy" my service, or else they would miss out a great opportunity
I did not have that many hours of sleep, because I went to bed at 2:30 am after I had finished and faxed the letter over. I took the train from Glen Waverley to RMIT in the Melbourne at 7:00 am.
The course work finally ended, but I could not get the piece of paper to show that I could practise real estate until I was employed by an agency.
It did not take long to walk from the Glen Waverley Station to Barry Plant situated along Springvale Road. I requested the receptionist to see one of the directors. Not long after, I saw one of the directors DT walked along the corridor with a smile on his face and extended his hand to greet me.
Before I had a chance to open my mouth to ask whether he had receive my fax, he said, "You are the one I want to see. I like your fax."
To cut the story short, I scored an interview with both directors, and understood their hesitation and reservation in employing me. They had their hands burnt by a former employee who was from Malaysia. I started my real estate career after that interview.
What was in the fax that amused DT?
Thank you for reading.
It did not take long to walk from the Glen Waverley Station to Barry Plant situated along Springvale Road. I requested the receptionist to see one of the directors. Not long after, I saw one of the directors DT walked along the corridor with a smile on his face and extended his hand to greet me.
Before I had a chance to open my mouth to ask whether he had receive my fax, he said, "You are the one I want to see. I like your fax."
To cut the story short, I scored an interview with both directors, and understood their hesitation and reservation in employing me. They had their hands burnt by a former employee who was from Malaysia. I started my real estate career after that interview.
What was in the fax that amused DT?
- I needed the job so that I could qualify to become an agent's representative to market real estate
- I was enthusiastic and wanted work with one of the best agencies in Melbourne
- I wanted to be a top agent's representative in the near future
- The sooner Barry Plant employed me, the sooner I could bring home the bacon for the Company
Thank you for reading.
