....it has become a habit in Malaysia for people to give preferences to their own race and SHELL is no exception. My interviewer was cold as an ice...attended it this week.

This post has been edited by zest420: Jun 17 2013, 01:09 AM

why would you think so? just because your interviewer was cold as an ice ? ur interviewer doesn't need to show u any emotional expression actually, because he/she is observing & assessing you, is reasonable for them to keep calm / cold u said.

personally i think shell does not / have less the issue that u mentioning, I visited shell office in KL and i dun see any big percentage of certain races, i only see a mixture of local and foreigner. U only attended interview once in shell and i think it is unfair if u judge it based on that...i think only those who currently work or worked before inside can offer a better answer

I just don't agreed u to put some judgement based on something you doesn't even have a clear view.

cheers

This post has been edited by MUFTW: Jun 17 2013, 11:03 AM

A typical example of self-serving bias. It has become a habit for most people to point their fingers at someone else and whine for their failures, instead of doing some self-reflection and think about what you should and could do better.

Anyway, best of luck if your interview result is not released yet. But bear in mind that race is never a factor to excel in any competitive environment. Capability is.

Very well said.

How's the job-hunting going?

other parts of the world - when you fail at something, it's your own fault
only in msia - when you fail at something, it's the other races fault

I also wished my interviewer was warm and friendly like most of people did. My as well was cold as ice.. 1.5 hours not even a goddamm smile :/

To others, its also a fact SHELL is not being exempted from quota thingy. So ppl work hard lah to cover up the disadvantage

an interviewer being warm and friendly doesn't mean u have higher chance to success in the interview, after all it still depend on your performance during the interview, they could be cold or warm, but in the end, their objective is the same, to see if u're suit for the company. Their face does not make any different of that

and i dun think there is any disadvantage on that, if you do perform in their interview, u get in to shell, if u dun , u simply not capable. I see all races passes through SRD or attended SRD.

This post has been edited by MUFTW: Jun 17 2013, 02:05 PM

technically it does not affect the chances, after all performance matters and thats common sense we know. Psychologically having a warm and nice interviewer feels more fun to talk and bond with. Ive been to some interviews and could see the difference. I love joking around with interviewers, and if I know someone who is not to be joke around then I should not, and vice versa. Its not easy to deal with poker faces for an hour. Nevertheless, its not a big issue anyway

Seems like you're slacking off during working hours again! LOL.

omg *shy*....nah...now it's like going through hand-over phase...less tied-up as compared to last time...

Just because you can't shine in your interview doesn't mean that it's preferential treatment.

Seriously..... Check your attitude

And btw the first interview is done by third party to ensure the screening criteria is fulfilled.

been 12 days since I attended the face to face interview at shell house... still no news yet...
probably I'm not wanted... sigh

Done the online assessment part2 last 2 weeks on Thursday, 13/06. Received interview invitation email last Friday, 21/06. Chose a slot on Friday, 28/06.

Haven't prepare anything yet but done a few research on the Shell website and other tips too.

Hopefully I can get through this since I have waited from last year before the chicken pox attacked me and Shell forget the email. *sigh

Is it normal for scheduling coordinator in not replying email?
I emailed the scheduling coordinator in asking the result of my interview around two weeks ago. Not sure if she didn't receive my email or it is normal for them not to reply such email as there are high volume of applications.

i have been scheduled for f2f interview this wednesday..hope everything would be fine and hope the dream come true

has anyone recently went to the interview?i mean about last 1 or two weeks?mind to share your experience though

Received an invitation for interview on 6 June 2013 but until now, nobody from shell has contact me for interview arrangement. Should I contact them first or I just have to wait? Guys, please advise

as for me..i emailed back to careers@shell and ask about my status..fortunately they replied my email back but only after a week

i see..good luck for your interview then. as for me, ill email them once i get back to kl in 1month time.hope they will not cancel my name from the candidate list

7 weeks after f2f and got the email for SRD

This really motivates me to wait patiently. thanks for sharing.