edit: double post

This post has been edited by randomA: Jul 11 2018, 02:46 PM

Hahaha strengthen your mental guys. I got my offer after 3 months! The position I went for it Software Quality Assurance in IT dept. 3 weeks are nothing.

I accepted their offer but a week letter I got another offer and I accepted the latter one. The manager was furious though. But, I already given up in those 3 months time so its their fault for making it so long.

Anyway, those are 3 years ago hahahaa. Also went through headhunter route.

Thanks.

They told you they'd be extending you an offer and then you waited, right?
I'm officially in my 4th month of wait now.

Care to share what was the process like when you received the offer?
Did they send it to the headhunter and then they forwarded it to you? Did you accept it first and then reject?
Or did you go along with negotiations and rejected it later?

Not really, I am only been in contact with the headhunter all the time, and I mostly communicate through whatsapp after the 3months period. They kept on telling me they are preparing the documents, getting higher ups approval, etc. After the 3rd month I didnt really wait anymore, but every 2 weeks I kept on checking on the status haha.

They send the offer via email, through the headhunter also. Before they sent me the email they called and try to confirm the salary, allowances etc. I asked for higher salary of course because they offered lower that my expectation.

2 weeks later the offer came in, I verbally accept it though. havent signed anything yet. then come hari raya puasa, i went back kampung for 1 week holiday. I was supposedly reporting in on Monday after hari raya~ on Wednesday prior that, a call came in, with another job offer that let me stayed in my kampung forever hahaha >> so i immediately accepted it, went and signed the agreement on Thursday. Friday I emailed the headhunter rejecting the offer. They never replied until the next week telling me the manager was furious hahahaah.

** in case you were wondering, the offer was good and all but I got an offer from government agency on that Wednesday thats why I was willing to turn down the offer even though it was last minute decision.

Thanks for sharing.
Still nothing here.

applied for their internship via graduan career fair. anyone heard back yet?

Just wanted to check in with you guys.
It's 1st Aug today and no news at all.

At this point I have honestly given up hope as it's been 4 months. I don't think 4 months silence has been heard before.

forget about it man, not like it is the best company in the world and you don't have a job now

If it comes back then you can reconsider them.

I know someone who was told they would be getting an offer and in the end they just went silent. Recruiter/HR doesn't even give any update after that.

sounds like my same exact case: when was this?

the problem is not even waiting too long for an offer.
the real issue here is the complete radio silence from both astro's HR AND the headhunters who source people from them!

For those vying to get into Astro, be aware that the company is currently facing a tough period in business since a while ago (vs OTT, video hosting, piracy, digital content) which means a restructuring is always in mind, especially since the previous CEO, Datuk Rohana has left (new CEOs tend to announce big moves to improve bottom line, and cost-cutting/retrenchment is a low hanging fruit), despite being a cash-cow in the Malaysian market.

A point to consider, not here to deter you guys or fear mongering.

If it actually merged with Maxis it should be even better though.

valid point to consider vs your other opportunities

Just heard back from agents.

They said ASTRO froze all candidatures for the moment, as a consequence of the management change.
We'll see what happens now to all of us stuck in the limbo...

Guess we just got in at a bad timing.

Bumping this: any news from the other candidates in this forum?

I was told that the HR would like to proceed with my application. Was instructed to go for medical check up and they will proceed with the background check i think around 2 to 3 weeks back. Just send them a follow-up email their HR but have yet to receive any response.

This post has been edited by Speedy~: Sep 7 2018, 05:01 PM

Was that your feedback from the agent or directly from Astro HR ?

Direct HR, pm if you want to know more about the context. I got the replied from them

Time to bump this thread.
Does anyone have any new experience w/ Astro to share?