And for those of you who do not speak cool, this is NOT what we mean by "rolling around in dough":
The only thing that is rolling around in THAT dough is the rolling pin!
THIS is what we mean by it:
Man, I wish I had just as much as that fler there.
So, I mentioned in my previous posts that I had a few jobs on campus. YAY MOOLAH!
In February, I applied to be a Student Ambassador here in Mines. After a really scary interview session (it was not really scary. I was just really nervous), I managed to land this job!
What does a Student Ambassador do?
In short, a Student Ambassador is just a fancy name for a tour guide. DO NOT TELL ANYONE THAT I TOLD YOU THIS!
YOU!!! SHUT UP AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!!!
So what we do is, we meet with the parents and prospective students, show them around campus, tell them about the school, tell them what college life is like, basically be the front face of the school.
In conclusion, I am paid to walk around the school and tell people how awesome the school is.
My fancy name tag
I think I might be the first Malaysian working in admissions with this position. I may be wrong though.
I love this job. The main reason why I applied for this job is because I really do think this school is awesome. I like the fact that I get to meet a lot of people, and learn more about the school at the same time.
The admissions team here in Mines kick butt! Unlike other colleges and universities, our team of Ambassadors do private tours; we take one family per tour, instead of sticking them in a group with 40 other people for the tour.
We also send them a personalized postcard after the tour.
Talk about Mines hospitality!
Being a Student Ambassador has really improved my public speaking skills, social skills, and most importantly how to deal with really difficult people that makes you want to do this:
Another good thing that came from being a Student Ambassador is that this first job helped me land another job here on campus!
When the people at the CTLM were looking through the resumes, they said that mine stood out because of my position as a Student Ambassador. How cool is that??
The main reason why I applied for another job on campus is not because I am a greedy little piggy that wants a ton of money. The Ambassador job does not pay much. The timing of the tours are not very flexible, they are also very limited, and extremely dependent on whether the people decide to show up for a tour or not. Like I said, this job is mainly because I enjoy it. Not for the moolah.
So I decided to apply for a job at the CTLM, because the hours are flexible, and the people here are really nice.
I started working here a few weeks ago. So far so good. We have almost nothing to do most of the times because its summer, and there are very few people left on campus.
We consultants have to answer phones, give people their prints, print posters, fix computers. Basically anything that has to do with computers and things related to it, we can help you!
They hired me knowing that I have ZERO computer skills. Which is awesome of them. The guy who hired me said that I will learn the ropes as I go along.
I HAVE learned a whole lot of things here. Occasionally I almost get into fights with the cash register. Other than that, every day is an opportunity to learn something new :)
And btw, the people that work here are COMPUTER GENIUSES! I cower and humble myself in their awesome presence and knowledge in laptops and computers!
So yea, these are the two jobs that I currently have here on campus.
Mummy should be glad that I am finding ways to support myself here.
Otherwise, she will have to sell her car and work two jobs to support my lifestyle here.
An excellent choice of lifestyle, don't you think ;)
