Assalamu'alaikum wbt to all of my dearest frens out there :)
Alhamdulillah, Praise to Allah the Almighty, Maha Pemurah dan Pemberi Rezeki ..
At the current moment, I am in tired-disbelief-but-sumhow-blissful mode.
I just got back from a 2-day Field Exposure with Schlumberger (SLB) , Warehouse 29 in Kemamang, Ganu. No words can really tell what Im feeling rytenow, but on top of it all, I feel as tho I'm in another dimension ;p I am just pretending to feel normal, or at least, try to still enjoy my normal,simple life. Or so it seems to me. Normal. Simple. Well, I dunno ;p
Being my favourite place of indulgence, I wish to record most of the bits here, in my Baby Bloggie ;) And of course I wish to share it with all of u too, in hopes that this will sumhow help, educate and motivate u. In hopes that u too, can give me some constructive advices, opinions, and point of views.
It was all totally opportunity-based. And luck-based too, of course. Out of no where, this path came rolling to me. Something that I totally didn't expect but somehow it did. And I am left with the conclusion that He had this preset for me. Tambah2 my good frens and family are all encouraging, motivating and pushing me all the way. Thank you .. jasa kalian amat dihargai !
With Schlumberger alone, I have gone thru 6 stages of interview cum assessment. Thruout, I totally did not expect, did not hope, did not foresee .. until the stream seems pretty high-current. Then I sat down and finally decided to take it seriously. That was .. err .. stage 4 kot ?
Let me walk you through the journey :)
Stage 1 - Impromptu Public Speaking
9th November 2009, Morning.
UTP invited SLB for SLB Recruitment Day. Career unit will submit resumes that are qualified. My Candidate num is 51 ! Still ingt lagi ! Interviewer ada a few ppl and we entered sorang2 ikut turn. For this session, they will give u a random topic and u r required to talk about it in less than a minute. I got the topic 'Cost Control'. Org lain ada yang dapat Malaria, Hepa B, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paris, Drilling Engineer and mcm2 lg. Dia bg 15 s nak pk, but then I didn't think and I just used that time to just speak. Dah cakap berjela2 pasal cost, barula interviewer tegur that I havent been talking bout cost control, but oni cost. Boohoo! >.<>
Stage 2 - Problem Solving Teamwork Project
9th November 2009, Evening
Time tu tengah cbuk buat PDP Individual Report ( sorry i have to mention, i tau u all r trying to forget this horrorific experience ;p ). Suddenly 15 before 2pm, kua shortlisted candidate kat email, they only list down the candidate numbers je. Boy was I surprised that 51 was in the list. Makanyer rushing ! And I left my report to the bimboes, tlg printkan and edit table of content. Turtle la byk tlg. Woot woot. Thanx babe :)
This session is a teamwork project. They give u a case study, about hotel management problems and you r supposed to discuss with you teammates and present your way of handling it. Panel of interviewers cakap my group exceed masa :( That we didnt look at the watch. But I think sume group pun camtu. Tataw la. Heh.
Balik tu, my wonderful girls jamu dengan buah2-buahan tempatan. Relax after a tiring day. Durian, manggis, pisang sume. Kitorg makan kt jambatan depan UTP tuh. Shweet kan :))
They say result for the next stage will be out at 12 midnite .. tapi turns out at 2am baru kua .. time tu still up cuz tgh wat report jugak. Terkejut again, 51 was on the list. Not oni terkejut, kinda risau dengan kerja bertimbun yang masih xsiap. Whuuu ...
Stage 3 - 1to1 Interview
10th November 2009
For this stage, u will have a 1-to-1 interview with panel of interviewers .. masing2 manager kat base n segment (department) masing2. With oni 2 hours of sleep, I went to the interview early in the morning. And I did my best. I kene dgn HR Manager dia, I'm happy that he made it very casual, but serious nonetheless. So xla cuak sgt. The questions they ask, biasala, bout intern, studies, family, achievement, work preference, location preference bla3.
And so, that marks the end of the interview stages in UTP.
Stage 4 - 1to1 Interview with Well Services Segment Manager in KL
10th December 2009
We were summoned to Rohas Perkasa, SLB base in KL. This is the time when I took it seriously. I mean, before this I did my best without any preparation, but this time, i knew I had to do some prep. I revised my internship experience and project, and I contacted some of my cniors whom I know are part of the SLB team. Asking for their opinions. Also, i wasn't clear about Well Services .. apa yang diorg bwat sebenanye ? So I dug up the www and found more or less, some information. Nothing intricate, but at least i got the surface covered. Manalah tau dia tanya "What do u know about Well Services". Hate to say "Nothing, I dunno".
And he did ! So yeah I had some points to goreng with ;) Besides the questions I mentioned in Stage 3 interview, he also asked me about the challenges, encounters, macam2 la. Dia cuma nak kenal what type of person you are, and is your character fit for the position. And so that was it.
Stage 5 - English Test
4th December 2009
It was held, again in Rohas Perkasa. it is true when they say, be prepared to ulang alik to Rohas Perkasa. Hahaha. The test was online, and it isn't that hard. Grammar, listening, speaking and reading test. They use this BELITPlus online test. Basic je questions dia, and so far no Malaysians have failed the test. For this stage, eventho it sounds unimportant. but after passing Stage 4, u really dun wanna fail this stage. After coming a looong way. Luckily it wasn't that hard to all of us, but can't deny, semua cuak sebab things are getting even more critical.
2 days after the English Test, SLB called to inform that we will be going for field exposure. By the time they made that call, flight tickets and return flight tickets are already booked and its itinerary are sent thru email. Dalam those days jugak, they sent an Insurance Form to be filled in and submitted.
So within those days, Sufi, Izzi and I created this thread in FB msging, to discuss and online-conference, to gather any informations/guidelines/opinion that myte be useful for us. We shared everything there, and at the same time supported each other since we are in the same boat. It has been really helpful, at least xla cuak sorang2. Cuak sama2 la paling2 pun ;)
Stage 6 - THE FINAL STAGE : Field Exposure at Kemaman.
10th - 11th December 2009
The field exposure was on the 10th and 11th, but our return flight ticket is on the 12th.
Tipu la kalau cakap xcuak, truth is kitorg cuak like hell. Sebab we really dunno what to expect and nobody who has went before seems to give some thorough description. So agak blurry. But some informations that the candidates from other segment bagi, have been helpful nonetheless. It is just for Well Services, it is the hardest segment, and I am so thankful that Sufinah and Izzi are with me. Three of us are running for Well Services Segment.
The blue soldiers !
As soon as we arrived, we settled the procedures and collected our PPEs. We were informed that kitorg diassigned for CTS - Coiled Tubing Services sub-segment, under Well Services segment. After some briefing with few of people incharged, we immediately started our exposure. Thruout the 2 days, we had more assessments than other segments had. This includes equipment identifications, dismantling and redressing, redrawing, labeling, memorizing the function, types, location yadda3. Among equipments are downhole filter, plug valve, offshore equipments for Coil Tubing Unit, and treating iron.
Left ; Before field exposure. Both prepared with 10inches of sunblock.
Right ; Grease is the new blusher. I was all smudgy and chomot. Teehee ;p
The apex of this stage is the 1to1 interview with the Cell Leader cum 'Boss' of the place. All 3 of us thot that he will be testing us on our takeaways for the 2-day exposure, so we revised together. First nite, we studied in my room kat Hotel Muni, clarifying every info that we got from our fellow Specialists and Engineers there. Then on the 2nd day, we finished our exposure around noon, and waited for our turns to be interviewed. It was delayed since there was this operation investigation/auditing which tied our Cell Leader up. And so we waited in the room, studying together.
Clockwise from right : Sufi and I impersonating this awesome certain somebody, Izzi all smiley with SLB, Izzi and Sufi studying togetha, and Me with Roxanne :)
Surprise surprise ! Our interview started at around 7pm, and lasted for an hour plus for each and everyone of us ! 1 hour plus, mind u. He asked us, basically everything under the sky. The whole biography of ur life, and he also took some time clarifying to us what kind of life it wud b like, working with CTS. Just to be fair, before we actually seriously pursue the job. Boy was the interview heavy ! Heavy, but I enjoyed it simply because it was solid, and both parties were sincere and honest. Huk3 I never had that kind of interview, salute to the interviewer lah. He covered every corner, he was casual but firm at the same time, he was honest of the hard core facts, but supportive at times, and he was fair to the organization and to ourselves at the same time.
Up to this moment, I am still stunned by the interview experience. I was awed by it. I am still.
Yang kelakarnye pulak, for my case. After close to an hour of interview cum overall assessment, both of us went to join Izzi and Sufi for Pizza, break kejap dr interview. Our dinner since kitorg balik lambat :) Then after makan tu, we continued for another 10 minutes. Hahaa ;P Then he was nice to send the 3 of us back to Hotel Muni, feeling responsible for making us stay that long. Kagum2 :)
So that was it. My overall review of my experience with SLB.
All in all, point made is not at all the result of each stages, whether u succeed or fail, whether u make it or not, whether u r offered or not ;) But it is the journey. The wonderful, magical journey. And what are your takeaways from the journey. Lesson learnt, experience gained, frens made. Wheee :))
Lastly, Goodluck to all candidates who made it thru the 6th Stage ! Sufi, Izzi, Otai, Daniel, Byll, dan lain2. Regardless of whether we actually get the job offer or not, we sure had one heaven of an experience, didn't we? Aaaaaall da best guys ! *winks* ^_~
With luv <3
