Saturday, April 25, 2015

Oil & Gas Vacancy : Graduate Engineer

Hello,

Good news for job hunter in this tough oil and gas market right now.
I came across below vacancies on Linkedin ;

1. Petrofac

Malaysia Graduate Trainee Programme - HSSE & AI / Facilities / Production Operations

As a graduate in Malaysia you will be working in our Integrated Energy Services (IES) division.

Your development starts on day one with your graduate induction, where we introduce you to Petrofac’s structure and business direction, and deepen your understanding of our industry.

The two-year programme, based in Malaysia, provides:

Support from an assigned mentor
Exposure to a wide variety of disciplines, moving between roles to build skills and experience
A technical training programme to develop in your chosen discipline

We have graduate vacancies for:

Production Operations
Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Asset Integrity
Facilities

To qualify for the IES engineering graduate programme, you will need to have completed a degree in:

Instrumentation Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
HSE Management
Environmental Studies

You should also have less than two (2) years of working experience, with academic performance above CGPA 3.50.

Application Process

Candidates meeting all the essential criteria will undergo aptitude tests.

Those that pass the tests will go through a telephone interview, which will also be used to assess English language skills.

Candidates will then be invited to an assessment centre, which will consist of:

a face-to-face interview
two group exercises built around a case study rooted in the real world of Petrofac
a presentation in pairs
individual write-up of the case study

Apply now

Apply for one of our graduate vacancies – it could be your first step to an exciting new career:

Production Operations
Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Asset Integrity
Facilities

2. ExxonMobil

US Graduate Engineers

Country or Region Malaysia
Job Description What we are looking for:

- Candidates with a minimum degree in Chemical, Mechanical & Petroleum Engineering from US Universities
- CGPA at least 3.5 or Second Class Upper
- Fresh, energetic individuals with excellent leadership,communication and technical talent

Candidate Type 001-Inexperienced

Office Location (City) AP-MYL - Kuala Lumpur

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Not sure why ExxonMobil is looking specifically for US Graduate.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Schlumberger Interview Tips

0 comments at 12:36 AM

Hello.

I would like to share my experience regarding recruitment with #1 oilfield service company in the world ; Schlumberger. Bare in mind, the interview was taken in Malaysia in 2012. However, I would like to assume that the interview I went through was one of the most comprehensive one compare to other country (based on discussions I had with my colleague). So, this guide might still be helpful for you regardless of your location.

*Make sure you have basic knowledge of the company and business before going for the interview. Be prepared!

Stage 1

For on campus recruitment, normally there will be a 3 minutes "public speaking" session. Basically, you will pull out one of the topics from selection, and you need to talk about the topic for 3 minutes. Topics normally general knowledge and nothing related to oilfield. My topic was religion. I think I was lucky and that was quite easy. However, some people got "Hepatitis", Disneyland, Paris and etc. So, it is really a random topic. The idea of this exercise is to see your confidence, eventhough you do not have the knowledge of a selected topic, just go for it. Try to talk and relate to other topic that it can be diverted to. So that it will appears that you have the confidence,

This exercise is normally done to eliminate a larger pool of candidates to a smaller group. If you are selected to attend the interview at the HQ, this exercise will be skipped and you will proceed to next exercise.

Group exercise : You will be divided into 5/6 people for one group and a candidate number will be pasted on your back. This would make the evaluator easier to judge you. Some of the exercise I have heard is to build a bridge made of papers that can sustain "as much as it can" golf balls. Or, a bridge that stable enough for a "toy car" to travel the farthest. Bear in mind that you will get extra point for the paper , straw that you did not use for the construction. Tips for this exercise is to get involve in discussion within your group. Speak up and try to contribute ideas as much as you can. Don't try to be a solo ranger.

You will present your project in front of the recruitment team that will try to bash your ideas. At the end of the presentation, they will ask who you will select as a leader. Who would you like to work with in future? Who are you going to fire?

Stage 2

One-to-one session with Recruitment Manager ( at HQ )
Basically they try to evaluate which segment will suit you the best. You can try to tell them your preference, but normally you will get something else :P

Stage 3

Interview with segment Operation Manager ( at HQ )
After the recruitment manager gave you a green light, you will be sent to the Operation Manager of the specific segment where they think you suited the best. This stage can be a few rounds. They will send you to few segments until one segment agree to select you. (I went for IPM, DnM and finally Testing)

Stage 4

Field Exposure ( at yard/base )
Congratulations if you have come until this stage! You will go through one week of field exposure at the yard. You will not go to offshore, but you will work mostly on the tools. I was sent for exposure at Kemaman, Malaysia with another candidate for Testing.
Tips:
1. Try to adapt well with the crew as the manager will have a review with them as well regarding your performance at the end of your exposure week.
2. Be proactive! Ask a lot of questions.

Stage 5

Interview with Segment Field Service Manager ( at yard/base )
At the end of your field exposure, you will have an interview session with the service manager, where he will send his feedback back to recruitment team.
Some of my friends had to do presentation at the end of their exposure. It's depends on the manager.

Stage 6

It is a very long process. Now you have to wait for the call from recruitment team. Now it depends on your medical screening results :P

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My Experience

If I can still remember, I received the good news a week after I was back from the exposure. I went to sign the acceptance letter and waited for 6 months to receive my Letter of Assignment. pheww. ( I kept calling them but they didn't inform me they were looking for international placement for me. of course I was worried they would forget about me. haha) Luckily I was working at other company at that time, and it kept me occupied. And I received my offer for different segment than the whole process I went through. Well, no surprise.

Since the beginning of the process, I kept mentioning to them that I would be interested for international assignment. From the HR, operation manager and service manager. If you know you want something, just go for it.

Good Luck!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

3 Years in The Middle East

1 comments at 1:14 PM

3 years

I couldn't believe that I have spent that many years in the middle east. When I got the offer for my first assignment, and the location stated was Qatar, it was a bittersweet moment. Firstly, I know that it would be easy for me to find halal food to eat (yes this is a very very important point), secondly, everyone knows Arab are the most difficult people to deal with (after 3 years, this point kinda valid).I never spent Eid at home for the first 2 years in the company. My first ramadhan was working in Iran and I can still remember the video call I had with my mum (let's just say half of the call was shedding tears. haha. well blame my mum, she was the one started the whole scene :P)

I will start blogging again and share all the processes that I have been through from recruitment until securing a job with Schlumberger. Also, I will share my life in the desert! I started this blog as a personal diary that I can read back when my head full of grey hairs.

#newcrewreportingforduty

Friday, November 23, 2012

2 Years Later

3 comments at 7:16 PM

It's been 2 years since my last entry. I'm in Abu Dhabi now just finished my operational school, writing this post while waiting for my shuttle to Dubai. It was very tough for me. I felt like am struggling to study and having short memory now. ahaha :P I need to overdose myself with raisins once I got back to my location.

Now, am thinking of coming back as blogger. Probably I will have more time after this once I got promoted as engineer. No more trainee doing shitty stuffs. :)

It almost 8 months working with the "blue". Been travelling a lot and am grateful for that.
It is challenging working in this company that include the training or known as school. It reminds me back to my interview session that I had in KL and am laughing at myself now.

Looking forward for my future with this company :)

Sunday, October 3, 2010

helooooooooooo 2010!

1 comments at 12:40 AM

happy new year everybody.
errrrr?
since my last post was 2009, so i still can greet my readers a happy new year.
ahahaha.

rasa mcam nk stat active blogging again.
i stop because i dunno what should i write since i decided not to write anything personal anymore.
well, kayuh perlahan lahan oke.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Kisah Mengganggur Week 2

4 comments at 12:53 PM

Hello again!
im entering 2nd week of jobless status now. All i can say that i enjoying every bit of it actually. ehehe. yelah, da keje kang susah nk cuti plak kn.
I went back to thailand actually for this week. wootwoot. balik kmpung!~
Kebetulan je. planning asal nk g kenduri kt alor star je. then, da alang2 masuk thailand.
Kt sana g hatyai ngn songkhla. xleh g jauh2 tho planning my mom asalnya nk g phuket ngn krabi cuz ari ahad kene g kenduri kt alor star.
If kt hatyai spt biasa. shoping kt greenway ngn "pheat thhaii". Kitorg juga suka jalan2 cari makan kt sane..
Mula2 ingt nk g langkawi je tp faktor mahu 'jalan2 cari makan' kt thailand telah mengalahkan langkawi. hua3~
Lagi satu g "Talat Nam" as Pasar Air for direct translation. Pasar Terapung lg sedap kot nama. ahaha. Pasar tu ala2 yg kt bangkok. Tp for sure la kt bangkok tu lg besar. Sampan2 pn bergerak. Yg ni sampan statik je. Tp menarik jugak. Peniaga2 kt situ dress up cantik2. ahaha. Lagi satu suka tgk cara diorg amk duit.
If makanan diorg akan letak dlm tempurung kelapa. Air plak dl bekas buluh ngn clay yg dibuat macam2 bentuk. Harga x mahal pn. if bekas clay tu 20 bhat aje. If kt mesia sure dlm rm5.
Kt songkhla plak, mama g jmpa kawan skola dia. besfren la kira. mmg tiap2 tahun g jmpa. Kawan mama yg bawak g jalan2. Mama mmg rmai besfren kt siam tuh. balik je msti g jmpa. erm, aq tua2 nnt ada lg ke besfren yg still in contact? Xyah piki tua2 la. Skrg ni pun da nmpk.anyway, hepi sbb kawan2 selain utp da in contact balik. yeppiee!~
Kitorg g samila beach kt songkhla tuh. Pantai tu ada replica ikan duyung. Kononya2 zaman dulu ikan duyung penah singgah situ. uhhu!~

Ni plak video kt talat nam tu. ada posted kt fb gak.

Aq jadi takut bila pikir aq akan jadi generasi ke-2 family aq kt mesia. If kawen ngn org mesia makin jauh la ngn sedara mara sana. skrg ni pun raya je jmpa. sgt jeles ngn org yg slalu outing ngn cuzzies!~

Notakaki: Risau gak xdpt keje lg~

Au Revoir!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Kisah Mengganggur Week 1

6 comments at 4:08 PM

Hello!!~
Today genap 1 week mengganggur kt rumah.
Rasanya mission menggemokkn badan hampir berjaya. Tp cuak if gemok, pipi besar+boncit. ahaha. Xmau yg itu. So, kene la rajin2 g jog kt tmn tasik tuh. Jom org2 bangi, jog kt cempaka~
Rasanya xde la terasa sgt mengganggur ni sbb mlm2 kt kdai. tlong mak. Org yg x wat pape tu, sure mati kutu.
Scholar dah xkn dapt lg. adei~ ssh r cmni. Expenses more than income come. aha. Serious, last2 week kt utp tuh plak, mmg menghabis duit je. Slalu sgt kuar. Mmg terasa ah. Duit mcm air jek. Sekejap2 atm. Ni dok rumah kene dok diam2, Kalu x, baik aq save masa kt utp, joli kt rumah. uhu
Account kt france tu, still x transfer duit lg. Xpaham btol. Da hanta da card credit tuh. Patutnya dah settle. Ni email sume x reply. Pastu hanta surat kt rumah, dlm bahsa french. adei~ Kata bank utk foreigner, everything in english but then hanta surat dtg malaisie in french???
So, summarize jela for this week:

Gadget Baru

Jumpa ngn harith ghizan kt mcD. Beli phone ngn dia lah. Da lama da plan. Ni dia bawak from aussie lah.
Rupanya xde la beza sgt ngn malaysian price. Tp da ckp nk beli from dia kn, so xkn nk cancel tiba2, Dia pn cm excited gile . Xsmp hati plak la kn~
Lgpun, mmg xpenah tuka phone. Guna sabun tu da dekat 5 tahun kot.So, Just put it as a graduation present for myself. ahaha. Anyway, sayang gak ah duit itu. lol.

Kenduri Kahwin Intan

Intan kawan masa kt mrsm dulu. Tp seriously xknal masa mula2 org ajak g ngn tag2 kt facebook.
Smlm baru cam balik sape intan . ehe.
Jumpa ramai jugak org smlm. Jmpa ex-mrsm, ex-maahad hamidiah, utp pun jmpa gak. kawan2 skola rendah je x jumpa. ahahaha~
Actually, aq xnk g smlm. Sbb still sunburn from bukit merah. adei. Da la lama x jumpa, bila jumpa plak, not at my best "apperance". adei.
Lepas kenduri tu, ramai2 g seremban dua. Nk main boling xbole sbb ada tournament, karaoke green box tu plak mahal, movie plak x sume setuju. Las2 makan pizza je.
Anyway, I had fun especially dlm kereta vios epong. ahaha. masing2 da lain skrg.

Interview S*B

Baca the previous post la ok.

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Itu je kot. Bnyk kenduri kawen la lately. biasa la december kn. 20th ni kt alor star plak. Mama plan nk trus masuk thailand plak after kenduri. Tgk la cmne. x tau lg.

Note kaki: Nak kahwin bila da kaya raya je.muahahhahaha. Family 1st ok.

Au Revoir!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Schlmbrger 4th stage Intvw

5 comments at 4:24 PM

Yesterday, (thursday), I went to S*B 4th stage intvw. This is for well services segment.I didnt prepare much for the technical part due to lack information regarding the well services segment on the web site.
So, malam before that, i gmaps about da place. Jalan Perak. Tgk maps cm senang je. Kt junction klcc tu amk kiri then kiri lg. smp la jalan perak. Tapi rupanya jalan tu one way je. adei. Dah la smp klcc tu dlm lunch hour. merasa la jam di situ. kaki pun lenguh dok tuka2 gear. sgt x mau drive manual if keje kt kl.
Bila da terlajak selekoh tu, mula la sesat2. Actaully xde la sesat mana pun. Just follow the traffic. Bole plak smp ke pudu, sg wang. adei! Lg satu, area pudu tu ada jalan tun perak. mengapakah perlu ada nama yg lebih kurg disitu. lg la confuse ok.
Our signboard also x bagus la. Patutnya kt junction2 kene la ada signboard. Mana la org nk tau kn.
So plg senang skali masuk ikut jln raja chulan. then jalan pramlee. lepas tu jmpa la jalan perak.

Interview

Smp kt S*B, sufinah da ada kt situ. I lepak2 kt mamk bawah tu dulu. Yela, intvw kol 4. kol 2 da smp. gile awal kn.
Overall, not my best interview la. My interviewer ws chinese malaysian. sorg je. I da rasa x sedap hati bila izzi bgtau chinese malaysian. Erm, I was expecting for caucasian. Diorg more open la. X academic thingy sgt.
Ni asik2 tnya cgpa, gpa. Kenapa rendah and all.
Pastu boleh plak pertikaikan kenapa org hanta aq intern kt France. erk? adei~ yela, i ws just the right person at the right time masa tu. Rezki kot. Lucky jugak. But, my intvw back then was pretty good.
Then, the interviewer noticed dat I bnyk involved with keusahawanan thingy. from maktab lg. dia suruh me bg 3 points to become a good businessman. erk?
Overall, I x confident la. hopefully segment lain will call me and if it is a caucasian, its a plus. ahahahah~
Tawakkal banyak2 la now. I really need a job.

Notakaki: Esok g melaka.wah ada kawan dah kawin. mini reunion maktab esok. :)

Au Revoir!

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Schlmbrger Interview

3 comments at 9:56 AM

Hi all.
Dah lama g interview ni tp nk masukkn kt blog juga. ehe.
Ada 3 stages suma skali kt UTP. Final stage which is the 4rd stage kt KL with line manager kot x silap.
This is my 1st experience with s*b since masa intern dulu x mtk pun.

1st Stage

Communication test. Sepatutnya you are given 3 mins but hari tu team from s*b arrived late plus they want to proceed with 2nd stage on that very afternoon. Supposedly, 2nd stage was scheduled the next day. So, its only 1.5 mins communication test.
The team have a list of topics on their hand. They will pick a topic for you instead of you pick the topic like what they usually do.
What is my topic? Religion. Thanx God I can still goreng on this topic. I was afraid if given any disease-related topic.
Some other topic that I can still remember: Paris, Cuba, Hepatitis B, hydrocarbon, christiano ronaldo, malaria, technology, cost cutting , ......
There is no walt disney this time. ehehe~
In my personal opinion, they wanna see your confidence and ability to transmit information to others. Meaning, they wanna know if you possess the ability to transmit info to other people and that particular people can understand what you trying to say. Effective 2 ways communication.

2nd Stage

We got text from the job placement week community like 5 mins before the session actually start. So, you can imagine the shock-ness and rush-ness in there.
The s*b team once again diverted from their tradition this time. Usually it is a platform-group-challenge. But this time it is a 5 star hotel management problems. Imagine you are a manager of a 5 star hotel and there is a list of problems that occured in your hotel. You have to prioritize which probem to tackle first and why so.
The first 10 mins of the session is individual work. You have to work individually and solve the problem. But remember, theres always an instruction to follow people. You have to submit your answer together with your name, candidates no and group no.
After we submitted the ans, the s*b team did actually check our paper one-by-one. I can predict already, they will kick-out person that not following their instructions. It turns out that, 2 persons have to leave the process at that time for not writing one of the particulars required. erm.. Its the ability to follow instruction ppl.
Then, we proceed with grouping works. Ouh before that, each one of us is given a sticker written candidate no, and we have to stick it behind our back. The trick here- they wanna take notes on your group work movement. Whether you stand out, act like a leader, or you just quite.
Next, we have to present the solution infront of the team and other groups. this time, the sticker move to infront (on ur chest). Do not exceed the time given ppl. Yes, they will not stop you. But, its the ability to follow instructions.
One group did actually went over 10 mins. One of the panel ask them "Dont any of you have the watch?". Err. Honestly, I thought none of them will make it to the next round but actually some of them were. And that is the most outstanding one.

3rd Stage

Everybody did stay up that night to know the result and the result came up abit late. I received it at almost 1am.
This is one-to-one session. They just want to know you personally. The ask bout ur internship, projects, ur goal in carreers.....
You will note get the same interviewer with the first stage.
I thought this is the final stage. Too bad. One more with the line manager (department that will hire you would choose which one they will sign the deal with).

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Thats all ppl. Pray for me ya. eheheheh

Au Revoir!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Baker Hughes-Phone Intvw

8 comments at 11:02 AM

I believe in second chances now. They do really exist ppl. Like in my previous post, I was very down for not making to 2nd stage interview of Baker Hughes cuz I already submitted and called BH's HR. Its not that I gedik2 down but It cuz i already put efforts for it. some ppl might be very lucky. X apply mana2 pun. UTP apply kn all. then got the job. uhuhuh~
Then, I received email from BH houston office. They send me set of questionnaires and I need to submit it back to them.
Alhamdulillah, I passed that stage. They send me email to arrange for my phone interview session. and its EST time zone ppl. So, i try to arrange it as logic as possible (meaning, nk ke intvw 3 am malaysia time?). Finally, theres only 1 slot available. 5pm EST equal to 6.30 am malaysia. ok la kot.
I was so not ready since that time very busy with FYDP. Plus, I only got 24 hours or less to prepare for the phone intvw. Xpe la. gamble je. I try to contact senior2. Ada jugak yg dpt intvw like me. So, I ask tips from them. They cakap, line was not clear. aaa. ni yg takut ni. line x clear.
Hari interview, I woke up really early. 5 am. Buat2 la ape yg patut then try to read bout BH. Just to be prepared. Tepat 6.30 am malaysia time, i got a incoming call with weird combination of numbers.ofcourse!
The line was not clear. I asik suruh the guy repeat the quest and his voice is sloww too. erm. not my luck mybe. what to expect. the states-tronoh.x clear la line.I ask him about the next stage. Its one-to-one intvw. So how bout the distance? they will fly me to the states all the way?? ahahaha~ u hope my dear! Its depends on the geographic area. Meaning, I in malaysia, so it would be in malaysia.
Bnyk jugak solan situation. like: which one u will choose. 1)Heavily travel,lots money 2)nice workplace, heavy workoads 3) bad workplace+technical job+lots money. ha.. pilih2. i pilih no 1 masa intvw tu. uhuh!~ reasons goreng je!
Lain soalan : what is the most appealing about field engineer? What is the least appeling about field engineer?
Got one question very technical plak tu. Then line x clear. I heard only bout the 2nd option. So, i chose that one la. Explaination goreng jugak.
Erm..I doubt bout the nex stage cuz I am pretty sure all the malaysia-brunei vacancies aready filled. Ya la, bdk2 UTP jugak. uhuhu. Anyway, it was a good experience and if given a chance, i dont want a phone interview anymore. Its limited my expressiveness...

Notekaki: I will update about schlumberger interview later.

Au Revoir!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

You're not a kid right?

7 comments at 6:05 PM

well, i got this kind of spam plenty times. So, I just respond stupidly to see whether 'is it for real' or there are automatic reply system.
so here we go....

BUZZ!!!
BUZZ!!!
normanvypoby: Hi cutie..how are u?
kEyrOl: im not cute
normanvypoby: I wanna ask you something but it might sound a little weird..lol...
kEyrOl: yes
normanvypoby: Well, my boyfriend is outta town and I'm here with a good friend of his and we're a bit tipsy..we were kinda wondering if u wanted to watch us get freaky!?!?
kEyrOl: wooo
normanvypoby: haha i know it sounds crazy but we kinda like being watched and I'm a freak like that.. hehe turns us on and you just happened to be online!
kEyrOl: ok
normanvypoby: you're not a kid right?
kEyrOl: no
normanvypoby: Can never really be sure..you know??
kEyrOl: ermm
normanvypoby: hmm well we're gonna show you ..k? http://www.webcamcrush.com/swingercouples go there and you should see us, make sure you accept our free cam chat invite on the left hand side, it expires in 10 mins, click it k?
kEyrOl: no way
kEyrOl: im just 10
normanvypoby: if you cum watch us we'll do whatever you want us to do, just don't be shy, tell us what u like..hehe.. fill out your info, make sure you put your correct b-day k?
normanvypoby: We gotta use this site to play on cause i don't want to be recorded!...this site doesn't allow people to record my cam, and if my boyfriend found out i would get in a LOT of trouble..
kEyrOl: really
normanvypoby: credit card is just to verify your age, u get in for free thru my cam session invite since I'm a premium member, but u need to verify babe ..we cant let minors watch me get the shit f*cked outta me..you know? lolz
kEyrOl: i dont have credt card
normanvypoby: let me know if you need any help..I'm gunna start getting Joey all hot so he's ready to take commands from you..k?

lol.

notekaki: bnyk keje oke. plus study week xde. 11th da 1st paper. horror kot.

Au Revoir!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

FriEndShiP~

8 comments at 10:38 PM

I loooove this pix.

Maybe its their uberly expressive facial.
Maybe its their style.
Perhaps
im hoping to have close frens like this.
but,
im not a fan of that guy accessorize with LV's bag.

*photo taken from thesartorialist

Au Revoir!