MAXIS SCHOLARSHIP FINAL INTERVIEW

Assalamualaikum :)

Well I know it's a bit late to post about this because it was like months ago. 

DATE : 13-07-2012

VENUE : Level 8, Maxis Tower, KL

TIME : 2.00 PM

DRESS CODE : Formal

Okay, so I received a call from Maxis informing me that I was qualified to the final selection interview 3 days before the scheduled interview. I was happy of course. Not to mention my mum. I would say very very much super happy for me that she started to stress me out with lots and lots of tips, which of course only passed my hearings like lectures. The only difference is just that I take notes during lectures. Haha.

My interview was scheduled at 2.00pm and if I'm not mistaken, 13th was actually Monday. My mum sent me to the tower and I knew I was all alone the moment I stepped out the car.

Nervous, panic you name all the feelings.

The night before the interview I googled on previous Maxis candidates experiences, searching for any tips that might be useful, just so you know, I know what to expect for the big thing tomorrow.

And I did find a few related blogs. The one that caught my attention was a blog written by a chinese guy. He said the 1st level of interview was quite easy and the most relaxing interview he ever went. Well, seriously he was right about that. And as for the final interview according to him, there were 4 panels. And his interview only lasted for about 10mins! Of course he panicked because it took shorter time than everyone else but then one of the Maxis staffs there said that he had higher chance of passing the interview simply bcus they don't have much questions to ask probably bcus he answered them confidently, and maybe it was what they wanted to hear. So his interview was short.

So I aimed to answer as best as I could so that my interview shall be short as well. Buuutt, my interview , lasted for 30mins++ -___-
Yes, I was interrogated for that long.

The moment I stepped out from the panel room, I knew I was doomed. And you know, I just wanted to get out from there as fast as I could. Well, something happened in room, something that embarassed me. Haha! 

As I said just now, there were 4 panels. I prefer not to name them, I might be sued for giving them titles like these. Shhhh! Don't tell anybody I said that.

OLD MAN

Well you know le old man, OMG! Everytime he asked me questions, I felt like " OMG did I say that? Somebody shoot me in the mouth!" 

He turned my answers against me. Beware of this old man, he is not to be underestimated. And I have no idea how he'd do that and that my answers were that questionable. You might as well wanna preserve his brain after he's dead, he is that cunning! His questions       
suffocated me everytime, I was almost at lost of words, but I did not left any of them unanswered. Out of all the questions he asked, I found that this one was a real brain-teaser! "Can you tell me what has mathematics done to help the world?" I was silent for a moment, couldn't really answer it confidently. Truth is I did not know what I told him. Haha. Mathematics is not like Superman or Spiderman whom I can really count on to actually help people but I know mathematics helps people to create a better world. I just didn't know how to put it in words.

THE VOGUE LADY

She always tried to bring me down, well at least not by literally pulling me down. She might look mean but the old man was meaner. Haha. She was smart and always smiled. As much as I love people smiling at me, her smiles made me confuse though. I don't know, I was just confused. Do the panels really smile at the candidate that frequent? No, I don't think so. It was either she was happy with my answer or I answered stupidly or..... both *sighs* She asked more about my determination, willingness, and resiliency like "why do you apply for this course instead of other courses like medicine, architecture, etc?". She was kind and she was honest in her question. I mean most of her questions were not meant to test my ways of thinking or my ways of doing things, she was just simply curious. 

But one of her question really caught me by the heart, "You know that this course is hard. We all know that it is hard. And often times students under our sponsorship did not make it to the end of course and changes courses when they are half way there and even some who did not drop the course still performed poorly. And under such circumstances, we have to choose very carefully this time. Give me reasons why should we trust you?"
Hah! It felt like I was in a trial for committing highly offensive crimes! I think I answered her the honestly and the best that I could.

UNFRIENDLY & STARING LADIES

                                                         

Well they are 2 different person actually but they were not active in asking questions. I had a hunch that one of them might be the body language reader, I think...


A few weeks later I got an email that I passed the interview and Maxis was willing to sponsor my study in University of Malaya Bachelor of Science (Pure Mathematics) . Yeay! But it was unfortunate that I have to decline such good offer because I already accepted another offer. I doubted that I even stand a chance after that awful interview. I thought I was not qualified because I had not receive any response for a quite long time from Maxis. I thought that I was not doing good enough but maybe they saw me as a qualified candidate. Good luck to those out there! Hope this entry helps. I understand how you guys feels right now. Trust me, I've been there ;) All the best!

MAXIS SCHOLARSIP INTERVIEW (LEVEL 2)

VENUE : LEVEL 17, MENARA MAXIS, KL
DATE : 30/07/2012
TIME : 10.30 AM

Assalamualaikum !

#1 PANGGILAN HANGIT

Dalam minggu lepas, I got a call from an unknown number. Dah lah hari tu aku keje petang, semalam pulak OT balik lambat, baru tidur bape jam dah kene bangun sahur pulak, apa lagi mestilah aku tengah membuta pagi tu time die call tu. Hewhew.

Aku ni pulak memang kalau tidur malam, handphone silent mode.
Bangun-bangun je dah ada 4 missed calls.
Tapi aku buat tak reti je sebab aku assume adik aku yang call guna public asrama.
So i was like, 'Alahh, nanti nanti je lah call, serabut' HAHA

Sekali kat tempat kerja dalam pukul 1 lebih macam tu, aku dah on the way nak pegi sembahyang dah kat bilik belakang tuu when my phone rang. Lagu Lady Gaga youuu.

I turned back and picked up the call. Rasa macam nak luruh jantung, terkejut aku bila the speaker introduced herself and congratulated me out of the sudden. Biaq betoi aku shorlisted? Nasib baik hati aku tergerak nak patah balik untuk jawab call tu. Kalau tak, aku rasa orang tu pun takkan call aku untuk kali ke-6. Huuuu.

Punya lah terkejut sampai aku drive balik kerja pun hampir nak langgar orang. Macam tak percaya je. I mean aku shortlisted? me? really? are you sure? really really?

#2 INTERVIEW

Attire dia of course lah formal. I was wearing my orange baju raya. Nak dijadikan cerita, kasut yang aku beli semalam untuk interview hilang lah pulokkk. Haih, dah lah aku ni tengah miskin kasut time tu, gaji pun tak dpt lagi. CIS!time tu juga dia nak hilang. So aku pinjam kasut raya adik aku yang berwarna putih with a big white ribbon on it. I hate to do that but fate left me with no option at that time but to grab whatever that fitted my feet and the dresscode . SERIOUSLY MACAM CACAT JE AKU PAKAI KASUT TU. Tak matching langsung! Dah lah takde heels, baju aku dah panjang bwah lutut, macam orang kerdil je. Nak jalan pun susah, asyik nak tersadung sebab terpijak kain je. Hello, maknyah pun tak jalan cacat macam kau nyah -_- !

Pastu dahlah aku terpaksa bangun pukul 5 pagi untuk sahur and terus bersiap to follow my dad to KL because he's working in KL so it was convenient to have him send me to the Maxis Tower. Penat woo sebab sehari sebelum interview tu aku keje. Dengan bermatakan mata panda, aku pun ke Maxis Tower. Pastu kan.... Dah lah itu... Pastu... Tah hape2 tah..

*PANG*

"Kau ni takde keje lain ke asyik merungut je. Menyampah tau"

Ehem *Clears throat*

Okay continuing.

Setibanya di Menara Maxis di waiting area where candidates were waiting for their turns to be interviewed. Well, I reached there around 9.45am which is 45mins earlier for my interview. I met a chinese girl, her name was Li Anne if I am not mistaken. We talked for awhile, you know just to calm ourselves. I knew we were both scared and we were trying to hide that as best as we could from each other. Somehow it sounded pathetic mann, haha.

She was supposed to have her interview at 10 am but it was delayed to 10.15am which means my interview was delayed as well. Everything was a bit behind schedule. Her interview lasted for 30mins++ and she took a deep breath upon exiting the interview room which of course triggered my adrenaline and curiosity.

It was one on one interview. And FYI not all candidates were interviewed by the same panel. My interviewer was the same as Li Anne and that was Puan Sabariah. She told me before leaving that Pn Sabariah was a nice lady and she even gave Li Anne some feedback on her interview. And I was like WOW. That has to be the part when you're like "OUCH!" when the truth actually slammed you in the face. 

Next up it was my turn.

Well actually her questions were not that hard but it made me look stupid when I spoke stupidly in English. Dah lama tak skipping ehhh I mean speaking. Berkarat, berhabuk sume ada -_-

Tapi I didn't care as long as she was able to understand what I was trying to convey. Grammar tunggang langgang, bersepah *HIPERBOLA*

Antara soalan yang ditanya:

1-Tell me about yourself.

2-Tell me about your career inspiration.

3-Tell me about one of the leadership position that you held before and the challenges that you faced.

4-So you like to read books? (i answered 'yes') Tell me about one of the books that you've read.

5-Why should Maxis awards you with this scholarship? (As expected)

Frankly I hate to answer question 1 & 4. These kind of questions confuse me because I don't exactly know where to start and where to stop. Haha. And for question 4 I ended up telling the whole story line to her. Oh oh and guys don't forget to highlight the moral of the story. It's important. *cehh macam bagus sgt je nak bagi tips kat orang* U_U

you wanna know her feedback towards me?

She said that I have good command of english and I stated that I was emotionally inclined.

I have a kind heart which is good and the world needs people like me.

BUT...... (ni yang tak sedap dengar ni)

I might face problems in convincing people who are in a rush because i might cause them to lose their attention to what I'm trying to deliver.

HEEEE. Takpelah terima jelah, at least I know that is my weakness and I can try to improve. So for now just wait and see. Hoping there's good news in the next 2 weeks. Amiinn. That's all for now. Pray for my success people :D Chow Cincau!