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sammy86
post May 5 2014, 01:27 AM

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I am not at liberty to discuss whether or not the company is good or bad but it all boils down to the experience you go through individually. Some might not feel what I felt, because if they did, then no one would be employed there. But if you ask for my personal opinion, if I were to be given an offer today to work there, I wouldn't. I would avoid the place like the plague. Simply because I don't feel like working in an environment where the senior employees would treat potential/new employees in a very arrogant manner, as I felt I had been treated. I wouldn't want to be in a toxic working environment like that. And that is, again, as I've stressed before, my own personal opinion.

In order for you to know for sure, you gotta apply for a job there and attend the interview(s). Then, you can share your experiences here for the benefit of others. What you go through might differ from what some of us have went through, so it could give a different perspective of the "Hilti way". smile.gif

P/s: Just to clarify, my interview with Hilti is limited to Hilti IT Asia Services and not other divisions of Hilti, so my experience might not correlate with yours if you applied for a different role.

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post May 5 2014, 01:50 AM

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QUOTE(Hollow21 @ Apr 10 2014, 02:49 PM)
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.
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Dude, please don't allow yourself to say something like that (bolded) just because of a bad interview. No one's "not smart", it's all about how we improve ourselves. Try applying for IBM, T-Systems, HP, banks, or even start up companies. Invest your time in knowledge and garnering experience, instead of harvesting the negative energy these guys bestowed upon you. It isn't worth an afterthought. Good luck smile.gif
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post May 10 2014, 11:53 AM

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QUOTE(sammy86 @ May 5 2014, 01:27 AM)
I am not at liberty to discuss whether or not the company is good or bad but it all boils down to the experience you go through individually. Some might not feel what I felt, because if they did, then no one would be employed there. But if you ask for my personal opinion, if I were to be given an offer today to work there, I wouldn't. I would avoid the place like the plague. Simply because I don't feel like working in an environment where the senior employees would treat potential/new employees in a very arrogant manner, as I felt I had been treated. I wouldn't want to be in a toxic working environment like that. And that is, again, as I've stressed before, my own personal opinion.

In order for you to know for sure, you gotta apply for a job there and attend the interview(s). Then, you can share your experiences here for the benefit of others. What you go through might differ from what some of us have went through, so it could give a different perspective of the "Hilti way".  smile.gif

P/s: Just to clarify, my interview with Hilti is limited to Hilti IT Asia Services and not other divisions of Hilti, so my experience might not correlate with yours if you applied for a different role.
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What make you think that the senior employees would treat new employees in arrogant manner? How was the interview actually?

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post May 24 2014, 12:07 PM

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QUOTE(robin.son @ May 10 2014, 11:53 AM)
What make you think that the senior employees would treat new employees in arrogant manner? How was the interview actually?
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Er... You can read the very lengthy post I submitted a while back regarding the interview process. Or you could go here to read it: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=67199336
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post May 24 2014, 12:55 PM

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I think it is not a good company in malaysia, good company will have people maintainaing and updating their website. Try checking out yourself in the website. Try clicking on the product line, it will stop at the mainpage. No details on the product they are offering at our local market. That reflects the condition of the company, nobody maintain the local website, nobody maintain company.

Hilti do have great products and might be good in US.

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post Sep 3 2014, 03:54 PM

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The one who interviewed me act as if he is really professional, mighty senior (maybe he is)
but at the end of interview...he asked if I have any questions...I asked about the main projects or objectives they are trying to receive now or in the near future... He talked about how many departments and what they do =.=" These are already described and can be found at internet... I am not sure if he was trying to keep their projects as a secret or he don't understand my questions.

Perhaps they should not act arrogant towards interviewee.. Hilti gave me the worst impression among all the interviews I have attended. Nevertheless, this was just my experience..
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post Sep 5 2014, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(hanbin @ Sep 3 2014, 03:54 PM)
The one who interviewed me act as if he is really professional, mighty senior (maybe he is)
but at the end of interview...he asked if I have any questions...I asked about the main projects or objectives they are trying to receive now or in the near future... He talked about how many departments and what they do =.=" These are already described and can be found at internet... I am not sure if he was trying to keep their projects as a secret or he don't understand my questions.

Perhaps they should not act arrogant towards interviewee.. Hilti gave me the worst impression among all the interviews I have attended. Nevertheless, this was just my experience..
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did you not read what ppl posted here? They act professional like Shell expecting top notch quality candidate to fill their position but offer puny salary in return. End of the day, it's china man managing the compay. stop wasting time lar.
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post Oct 12 2014, 10:30 AM

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QUOTE(Selectt @ Sep 5 2014, 11:07 PM)
did you not read what ppl posted here? They act professional like Shell expecting top notch quality candidate to fill their position but offer puny salary in return. End of the day, it's china man managing the compay. stop wasting time lar.
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What is their salary for a fresh grad, did they tell you?
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post Jan 8 2015, 11:52 PM

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is this MNC offer staff overseas training opportunities?
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post Jan 9 2015, 04:29 PM

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I applied for this comp on JS long way back. Resume viewed 7-8 times but no response?
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post Feb 10 2015, 05:26 PM

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Thank god i stumbled upon this thread. Received an email for internship at hilti. Im really considering to have internship there until i read some of the user's experience. And we didn't get to the work part yet!
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post May 13 2015, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(old_calculator @ Feb 10 2015, 05:26 PM)
Thank god i stumbled upon this thread. Received an email for internship at hilti. Im really considering to have internship there until i read some of the user's experience. And we didn't get to the work part yet!
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Did you give it a try and apply or did you give up upfront?
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post Aug 19 2015, 11:28 AM

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QUOTE(sammy86 @ Mar 28 2014, 11:17 AM)
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.
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thanks for sharing

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post Oct 18 2015, 12:12 PM

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Hilti is definitely not a company to work for.

What sammy86 mentioned is spot on ! even for Hilti non- IT services.

In addition, VHR Consult Head hunter - Ms. Pei Sun seems to have some "special" arrangement with the company. She is the worst head hunter I have ever come across. She will definitely waste your time even though she knows you will not fit Hilti requirements. All show and no go.

I would say good luck if you want to start your career with Hilti but better to try else where.
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post Jan 18 2017, 05:17 AM

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QUOTE(hb99 @ Oct 18 2015, 12:12 PM)
Hilti is definitely not a company to work for.

What sammy86 mentioned is spot on ! even for Hilti non- IT services.

In addition, VHR Consult Head hunter - Ms. Pei Sun seems to have some "special" arrangement with the company. She is the worst head hunter I have ever come across. She will definitely waste your time even though she knows you will not fit Hilti requirements. All show and no go.

I would say good luck if you want to start your career with Hilti but better to try else where.
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going to avoid this kind of headhunter tongue.gif
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post Jan 18 2017, 08:26 AM

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Ramai tak tahan keja with Hilti. Turnover are very high. I know because I closed with Hilti peoples hehehehe
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post Feb 1 2017, 09:40 PM

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I did have chance to get interview few rounds; but failed just before meeting with CIO

My impression is; they are very picky in choosing employee. It seems that the future employee must have a mindset same as everyone in the firm from manager to CIO.

I had different impression when I was interviewed by people in KL; they are somehow "nicer" and quite friendly as well. From what I understood they really need resources to work for PJ office but it's very hard for them to get anything because everything must be approved by Swiss Bosses.

This is where the hard part is; my impression of the interviewer from Swiss; I think they are a bit cocky and slightly underestimating my knowledge. I have worked in 4 different companies in my past; raging from consultant to O&G; all are few times bigger than their company but the way they speak to me is hilarious.

There body gesture doesn't indicate that they are welcoming the future employee as compare to the guys in PJ.

I have worked in Europe before, and predominantly interacting with People from Swiss (France Region), not sure if there is culture different with Swiss Germany part but I did not get that feeling when talking with the guys in French region.

It seems they want to be sure that there employee is ready to devote everything to the company. Well, I always mentioned that my personal life comes first and working in company is simply to sustain your future. Perhaps they don't really like that answers smile.gif

I mean lets face it, who would devote their life for working? we are working to keep our life, and real life is with family.

The impression that many people has mentioned here are mostly correct. I think those people in Swiss should realize to the fact that their company still has a lot of jobs to do in brand marketing. They are acting as if they are as big as Shell, Exxon Mobile, Siemens, Nokia etc. Come on dude, I even had to google when I first heard the company name.

Some of the people there has work for 10-20 years; practically they might not had seen any other company. If you never leave your yard, then obviously you will think that your grass is the greenest of all. Thats the one reason why they think that they are the best.

I am just feeling a bit sorry for those people in PJ who had worked intensively to find new employees; going all the painful time consuming process just to get rejected by their bosses.

I wasn't too disappointed when I did not get the job as I wasn't sure I would be getting the same perks that I currently enjoying in my current company. In fact I was quite glad when it did not go through, it safes a lot of my time and allow me to focus on my current work. I don't have to trouble my self to drive to Damansara while in fact currently I have the luxury to work from home as per my convenience.

Even if they would give me increase 20-30% ( which I doubt they could) I still wouldn't move ship.

If any of you want to join, be prepared for the long hours of interview and good luck with your future.

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