This was the case he was talking about. From the Tali Tenang post.

Here are a few overdue Josh-related questions for the advice column of this blog, Ask Josh!™.

And here they are, in random order!

From “tau”:

“hey where did u get ur 3gs cover from and how much eh?”

Congratulations on your choice of phone, and your taste in covers. It’s called the iClooly Ring, it’s a bit thick but functional. You can get it at the Mac Shop (forgot which one, there are 2 I think) in The Gardens. It’s about RM99. See it here: http://www.iclooly.com/

From “nico”:

“hi..hi.. thanks for visiting my blog. yeah, can you give me any advise in my future career?? T-T”

Nico saw my talk at the recent Star Education Fair 2010  and blogged about it, which I then commented on. Read it here . The talk was also covered here on The Star.

Well, Nico, here’s are a few pointers:

Josh speaking at The Star Education Fair 2008

1. Don’t ever bring your mother or boyfriend to job interviews ever. This merits a whole post by itself, which I will probably post later. Over the past few years I have interviewed some people who did that. It shows that you are not independent.
2. Find out what you like to do, and chart out an acension path. Eg if you like hairdressing, aspire to have your own salon within 5 years or so. Or if you want to be a lawyer, find out how long you think it’ll take to become a partner of a firm or a director of your own law firm.
3. Especially on #2, think of how far you want to go and how much you want to study. I have a relative who is a doctor, but advises me against becoming a doctor because you have to study for 5 years, and serve the government for 2-3 years. That means by the time you go out and work you are almost 30 already.
4. Do you need to study to do your dream job? Or are you skilled enough, and need working experience?
5. What is your backup plan if you do not manage to do your first choice?
6. What can you afford? Education is getting more and more expensive. It’s best to make a choice that is justified.
7. Meet some industry people or take an internship to get a feel of your future job. Don’t make a decision without doing that first.
8. Start as early as possible. You don’t need to wait for college to start learning.
9. Work on your soft skills - presentation, talking, grooming, etc. These skills are beneficial no matter if you are an executive, a manager, a hairdresser or a lawyer.
10. Find something you can enjoy doing, OR something that you can see yourself doing (even if you don’t enjoy it that much) and enjoy the money earned.

and finally, from “Richie”:

“hai Josh..

Im richie. I just want to know how can i apply exclusivity for my Advertlets account?

Because it seems my blog has generate some amazing earnings with advertlets. I hope i can get a reply from u soon “

Sure thing Richie! (Nice name btw). You can drop an e-mail to asking about exclusivity, and they’ll take you through the process. Thanks for your interest in Advertlets

Btw, Richie has already been approved for Advertlets Titan exclusivity for both his blogs - RidzuanRichie.com and MatKepoh.com

You can submit new questions for Ask Josh!™ here.

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