Petronas Interview 2009

Pada 25 Mac 2009,saya dijemput untuk menghadiri "Petronas Engagement Session" dan temuduga kerjaya bersama pelajar tahun akhir tajaan Petronas yang lain di Holiday Inn Villa,London.Although the success rate for UK's interview candidate is very high-approximately 98% trend wise,ia tidak bermaksud saya boleh berlenggang kangkung melangkahkan kaki ke temuduga tersebut tanpa membuat sebarang persediaan mental dan fizikal.True,it is just another interview but it is an important phase of my life,and I have to anticipate it in my future plan.Tidak mendapat peluang bekerja di Petronas,akan merumitkan lagi pelan masa hadapan yang telah dirancang.Besides,it will take me some time to pay Petronas for the money invested on us.Oishh,saya mahu hidup dalam keadaan yang aman dan tenteram...

serious...

In spite of mimpi-mimpi hantu dan tidur tak berapa nak lena disebabkan penangan 'debaran asmara' interview ini,I think I did quite well during the interview in general. My interview was actually brought forward 2 hours earlier,and I only received the news one hour before the interviews started.Habis hancoqqq rancangan last-minute-persediaan interview yang telah diatur.Namun,tak mengapalah..ku redha..Sudah pasti rancanganNya adalah yang terbaik...Namun,antara kesan sampingannya ialah saya tersesat sekejap ketika berkejar ke Holiday Inn Villa(tempat interview) dari Malaysian Hall yang jaraknya hanya seciput sahaja disebabkan otak ini banyak menerawang,dan cuba untuk bertenang.

Semasa interview,saya diminta untuk menganalisa case study yang bertajuk "Online Jobs".Basically kami diberi masa selama 15 minit untuk menganalisa artikel yang diberikan,seterusnya menghighlightkan the key elements in the article,the impacts,possible problems,benefits and short and long term planning.Sempat saya menjeling Epi dan Tasha yang berada berdekatan,lalu ternampaklah notes mereka yang serba panjang lebartu dari kejauhan.Terus menyesal dalam hati,kenapa la gatai nak tengok diorang.Kan dah rasa makin berdebar,hehe!Sedikit gusar apabila memikirkan saya langsung tidak mempunyai pengetahuan dalam pekerjaan secara online,namun saya tahu bahawa Petronas melihat kualiti yang ada pada calon interview tersebut dari segi leadership ability,high level of integrity,loyalty,maturity in thinking, etc.It is about how I want to present myself in front of them,regardless of how much I know about the topic.Bak kata Ema (Newcastle),"Tell them that you have a lot to offer."

Fazz(Notts) and Acai (Leeds)

My asessor,Encik Syed Ahmad Lutfi asked me about my activities in university,what are my qualities,and analyze my exam results![Wahaha,kantoinya saya tak belajar bersungguh-sungguh!Ampunnnn].He managed to spot my weakness in dealing with numbers,and asked me what if kalau saya dapat kerja yang kena deal dengan numbers,kena allocate jauh-jauh etc.Maybe he wants to know about my preferences,and provoked me to see my maturity of thinking,and how would I handle situations and problems professionally.

The presentation on the study case was alright,alhamdulillah..Syukur kerana diberi ilham oleh Allah SWT untuk memberi presentation yang baik dan lancar di hadapan En Syed.Semuanya nampak cantik dan lancar....sehinggalah pada babak-babak terakhir interview tersebut:

En Syed:Intan,when are you going back to Nottingham?

Me:InshaAllah,I'm going back today after the interview by train.I have promised with a postgraduate to nurse her children.

En Syed:Erm...[diam dengan muka yang obvious gila berubah].You mean babysit??

Me:Oh,yes!Sorry for my English [malu + gelak-gelak...masih blurr dimanakah silapnya.]

I went back and tell my friends about this,dan terus digelak 'kaw-kaw ' punya oleh mereka.I then checked on the Oxford dictionary,and there you go!It means something else-totally different from what I thought it is.But,the good news is,I learned a new English word.And inshaAllah selepas ini,I think will remember the meaning of nursing sampai ke anak cucu .I bet my assessor will remember me too for enlightening him with my naievity.And guess what,sempat pulak saya promote sat dekat Encik Syed to visit iluvislam tengah-tengah presentation tu.Haha...

after interview

I don't actually prepare much for the interview due to time constraints.Almaklumlah,bertubi-tubi diserang dengan Online Ability Test,[Mathematics and English Comprehension],Online Personality Test,and Petronas Written Test [asking for my hobby and what makes me a valued presence for Petronas].Not to forget,I also have to do a CV starting from a scratch,in limited time.But,alhamdulillah,He grants me a bunch of friends who always support me from my back,through ups and downs.I owe you guys a lot!!

Kathryn,Kak Suhaniza and Funna [UTP]:Thank you very much for the tips and spot questions for the interviews.I find them very useful and informative to know what sort of qualities do a big and established firm like Petronas is seeking and relate them to my personal life experiences.

Ema dan Kak Aimi [Cork]:Thank you for helping me out with my CVs and written test.Sangat banyak contribution kalian berdua for my interviews.

and last but certainly not the least..

Zaffan,El dan Hana:Thank you for giving me ideas,help,supports and prayers.You guys checked my CVs,conducted a mock interview,print out names on my certificates,etc.Dan bila ku kelaparan,kalian memberi ku makan...itu yang paling best,haha!:P God knows how much I appreciate every single thing you guys did to me.PS:Siap ada suatu entri khas untuk ku gitu...tq2x.Click here to read Zaf's entry.

Yang lain-lain...Cik Anisucop,Miminapis,Intansyaz,Ikhwan,Nedhu,Zayen,aihhh...semua-semuala...jazakumullahu khairan katheera.Though I may not be able to recall each and everyone of you who have helped and prayed for me,I hope you guys know that He will never forget your contributions.May Allah bless all of us,and grants us the wealth of time,health and iman.Ameen.

Hurmmm,jika ditakdirkan Allah SWT yang saya tidak ditawarkan untuk bekerja dengan Petronas,I will not have regrets,inshaAllah.Indeed,I have tried my best,and I am satisfied with my performance..Kalau tak dapat juga,nampaknya memang rezeki sayalah untuk dapat duit raya lagi tahun ini.Yeayyy,hahaha![Let us always be optimistic in every event-Change the threats into the room for opportunities,and turn the weaknesses to become our strengths instead].

Thank You Petronas for sponsoring my 5 years study in college and university.Thank you for discovering my potentials and having faith in me by giving scholarship to further my study abroad,doing an arts degree,although I have totally 0 knowledge in business,accounting and economics.Thank you for taking care of me all these time[especially for Kak Rash,Kak Yam and Encik Rosdi].

If you asked me what is my greatest achievement,I would reply "it is to stand in front of you and become who I am today".I truly mean each and every words I wrote here...Thank You.