Haha.I really no idea why.maybe academic result will reflect someone's attitude?

Haha u r referring to the marketing organization (MO), but the IT division is under an entirely different management from the MO. Most probably those ppl that left are salesmen. But yeah Hilti (MO) is a "localized" MNC but IT division seems to be much better.

ppl that i knew work for hilti never want to go back. For a mere position like SAP analyst, they require candidate to interview with senior management like CIO in Hilti HQ? As far as I m concerned, Hilti is not Shell Oil. I hope they dont think they are at level of Shell. They are not even half of Shell presence in Malaysia. Shell CIO has no time for puny interview like this. When they requested cgpa > 3.5 with very limited salary cap, question, who wants to bother interview there? I see vacancy like SAP analyst keep appearing on jobstreet. Their office at phileo 2 is not any glamorous at all, infact it is far from glamorous.

i am not saying i had a bad result for my undergrad.

but for someone who graduated 10 years ago, and during the interview the ppl asked about the cgpa, i just feel a bit wired.

academic result only can show the person's learning ability during that time of period(undergrad).
and i believe as a technical professional, the learning ability can be enhanced as time passes by.

i guess academic result cannot show any personal attitude and it is a bit bias to judge someone who graduated 10+ years ago with the cgpa of his/her undergrad.

and one more thing, cgpa is actually evaluated differently in different uni. in some uni, it is not that super difficult to get 3.5. but for some uni it IS very difficult to get > 3.5.

Yesterday phone interview with them, and today got result that they decided not to proceed with the job application which mean that I've failed

Basically what I've prepared for the interview is the so called basic question like you guys said...

But yesterday, they interview me just like interviewing face to face feels like...every detail they asked from u...
during that time, I'm very nervous and not so calm... plus the phone line not so clear where I cannot hear clearly what the interviewer said...

Quite interesting but probably not thought to the end. Following your logic ('...hope they dont think they are at level of Shell. They are not even half of Shell presence in Malaysia') Sime Darby, Maybank and others have the first right to interview the best people, then somewhen Shell and at the end of the chain, the small shop at Lowyat may interview people. On a global scale, Walmart gets the top people, then Foxconn, then IBM and ultimately the mamak stall?
I am pretty sure that the Shell CIO does interviews (at least the CIOs I know from other MNCs do that) - the question is on what level... Some companies make their candidates guess about the number of golf balls fitting into a B747 - so what?

What I see from the job postings is that their IT office is in Symphony house in PJ and their market organization is in Bandar Sunway, so I guess the Phileo 2 office is not in use anymore

When did your friends leave Hilti? As it seems to be interesting I did a bit of homework and googled a few of the keywords: The Phileo office is mentioned the last time early 2011, 'general manager hilti malaysia' leads to a linked in profile indicating that the current GM for the Bandar Sunway office is in place for about 2 years now, so it seems that they left some time ago.

@Cyberjaya: Hmm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilti

@kenknee: Many big companies (and even more MNCs) usually have salary ranges that they are not deviating from. Often they ask about your expectation to learn how good you know the market. In large and good companies this should not really have in influence on the actual offer. I would give it a try...

Do you mind to share it? what' s the interview questions likes?

i also dont understand what hilti expecting. i failed at second interview.

I got a friend working at there, as I know she is really enjoy working over there. There's plenty of opportunity to travel around (when you get involved in different projects).

As I am interested on her company too, so I asked about their interview. You guys might often saw the job appearing in jobstreet, this doesn't mean that a lot of their stuff leaving Hilti, as I know they are very strict on interview, they wanted to get best of the best (in attitude) for their job. As you can see it's not easy to get into their company. They still expanding their base in Malaysia that's why they still hiring.

what I know is the opportunity that you can get promote over there is fully depends on your ability in work (it doesn't relate on your years of experience). My friends is so young and now her role is project manager over there.

I haven try to apply yet, I just know that basically their interview is more on looking into personality and attitude. They wanted a good leadership on their employee, able to involve in team job and more.

If you feel that you wanted to get a high position in short time, and you think you can perform very well in long working hour. I think Hilti is a very good choice.

This post has been edited by vincent_cylow: Apr 2 2014, 09:01 AM

Hi there,

HILTI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is a manufacturing company of professional construction (drilling & coring machines) & precision (laser) tools. This company also manufacturing both mechanical and chemical fasteners (bolts). It is NOT from Germany as perceived, but Liechtenstein. However, the largest MO by sales is from Germany. You may visit their website for more information.

HILTI (Malaysia) has a few branches nationwide and Malaysia HQ has relocated to their new office in Oasis, Ara Damansara, Subang from Sunway, PJ since December, 2013. However, the sales and logistic departments remains behind. The office in Phileo Damansara is to accommodates IT support dept.

Yes, it is a great company to work with and majority of the employees has easily worked for more than 10 years. Some of the salesmen I knew of in HILTI are millionaires. HILTI utilizes the latest soft wares to support their business worldwide. They are by far the one of the few companies that is willing to invest heavily in soft wares. HILTI has used SAP in the late 90s. HILTI Malaysia is the first 4 MOs worldwide to utilize this software.

Overall, I would say that it is a good training ground for fresh graduates and a wonderful company to work in if you are looking for international exposure. After all, it is a MNCs.

As for the comment on "cina apek" management, may I know which companies in Malaysia that is run by Chinese that does not possess the Cina apek management style?

Most importantly, you must understand that a company is only great because of their greatest asset that is the employees, and that means you. If you have what it takes to make a good company, by all mean, do approach the company anytime soon!

I wish you the best of luck!

Just to share my experience interviewing with Hilti Asia IT Services a few months ago. I applied for an IT Infrastructure Engineer position with Hilti. The office is no longer located at Phileo Damansara, but at Symphony House currently.

The first interview:
A phone interview between yourself and 3 interviewers. Very basic questions asked - mostly about going through your CV and identifying and clarifying certain grey areas. This goes on for about an hour.

The second interview:
A video conference (Lync) interview with the Group Lead of Workplace Platform and Client Services Team and Head of Workplace Platform Services. Make sure your internet connection is very, very stable or else you won't be able to grasp anything they ask/say properly. This interview is to find out about your attitude and if you are a perfect match for the "Hilti culture" and if they're a good match for you. They do tend to ask a few irrelevant questions during this interview, for God knows what reason. For example, they asked me "what is the best selling product of Hilti?" and "Where do you see the future of Microsoft heading?".

Third interview:
A face-to-face interview with Group Lead of Workplace Platform and Client Services Team (also in the video conference interview), the Managing Director of Hilti Asia IT Services and via video conference, the Head of IT Workplace & Application Services. Yes, it is a combination of face-to-face and video conference interview. Again, very similar to the second interview, going through your CV and identifying your attitude and recognizing your skills. Some questions regarding the technologies they're using in Hilti (e.g. Office 365 questions) and somewhat irrelevant questions (IMO) about the future of mobile computing and where does One Drive (formerly known as SkyDrive) fit in Microsoft's culture. With the Microsoft-based questions they were asking me, for a moment I thought I was applying to Microsoft...

4th interview:
Again, a face-to-face interview with four people. Group Lead of Workplace Platform and Client Services Team, 2 of his team members and Hilti Asia IT Services' Regional Infrastructure Manager. The purpose of this interview is to ask regarding your personal background and technical knowledge. During this stage of the interview, you might feel that you're in an interrogation room instead of an interview room. They will attempt, at their very best, to patronize and undermine your knowledge and skills and although this might be just me, but I really felt a bit disrespected by the panel of interviewers during this stage. I guess the purpose of this interview is to test your patience as well! Haha.

And there's supposed to be a FIFTH interview should I pass the fourth one, but unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you see it), I didn't. Five interviews for a junior role in their IT Services team seem like a bit too much for me. But as one forummer said, it is up to them and it is their right to conduct interviews anyway they see fit, so...

In a nutshell, this is what I could summarize from some forummer's responses:
> The "cina apek" style is definitely there. The company is mostly Chinese, with one Indian guy in the team and no Malay or Sikh or other races on sight.
> I, too, have no idea what criteria is Hilti expecting. Probably the perfect candidate/employee. But newsflash, with 5 interview sessions, rest assured the perfect candidate/employee would have been snagged by someone else by then.
> For a company that presents itself as being "people-friendly" and "people-centric", I feel that they don't really respect potential candidates and would undermine their achievements and knowledge at any given chance they get. So, be prepared (and be patient) to feel insulted during their interviews (just a personal opinion).

Anyway, good luck if you're applying for Hilti. You might need it. Again, I have to stress that this is only applicable for those applying for Hilti Asia IT Services. I have no idea how their sales/marketing/etc interviews would go but I bet it'll be similar.

Are you working with Hilti? Can you share about the benefits offered by this company. I found out this company on jobstreet and the benefits stated are: medical, miscellaneous allowance, loans, dental, parking, vision. Do you mind to elaborate on these? There are quite limited information that I can find out about this company in Malaysia.

Thank you.

ChrisB That's my whole point incase you have missed it. 5 rounds of interview just for junior position. Haha. As I have posted earlier, HILTI CIO will interview you via tele-con for a puny position. Even if you succeeded entering the company, the "HILTI" reputation itself is nowhere near Shell or other MNC, stated in your CV. If they wanted to hire the best person, they should have compensated with good salary and good working environment. HILTI is nowhere near that, with more than 4 stages of interviews with limited salary cap, go ahead and apply it. waste your time.

Btw, dont bother quoting me back. I m not interested to know. haha

Good pointers. Especially the bolded part. I feel you. Same thing happened to me. Just interviewed yesterday supposedly for a top local company. Got berated instead. I admit I am not an smart person but no need to be so arrogant. Stay away from these kind of companies. No need to be desperate.

Does it mean that most of the people fail during the final round of interview? Just asking, no offend. Just wish to know about that.

Top local companies? mind to explain this?

Starts with Sun....

i failed at second round interview....

woo....tis company..good or bad??