I am in Scope.
Now, make it straight forward and easy:

1. Good and positive working environment
2. Hard bread (demanding) and of course rewarding
3. Good timelines, big pipelines
4. Good, competitive pay with great benefit too!
5. Sufficient training (to my own scale)

If you are:

1. Lazy ass
2. 9-6pm boy
3. Expect spoon feed
.....etc, etc... just give up before you join!

In CE team now.


This post has been edited by noelcantona7: Jul 13 2008, 10:56 PM

From your blog, I gather that you just finished cobol.
I assumed that you are a fresh grad joining core banking (Hogan) team?
You will have a good learning experience! I assure you.

mate, with all due respect, human issue is not an issue being considered in working world.
so, look at it positively.
if they can't gear the project or they can't learn and you managed to, it only proves that you are more capable.
i am not on a high post. but i still think it will look nice in your resume if you worked in Scope before.

but i have to agree with you that fresh grad. doesn't have much choice after the training.
but please also remember there is a chance to discuss with your boss and ask for a move.

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Added on July 16, 2008, 3:59 pmJanice.Forever

look at it this way.
turnover is i believe should be evaluated with percentage%
Scope is big, so if 1 month got 50 staffs resigned or transfer.
Say Scope has 1.5k of staffs now.
Say xxx company has 100 staffs now.

Which one has a higher turnover rate?
xxx company because 50% turnover rate.

If I am not mistaken, one of the manager's KPI would be "retaining the staff or having low turnover rate in his/her dept"

So, support them and you will get their support in return.

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Added on July 16, 2008, 4:01 pmcallmepaper,

did you get any offer yet?
from what I am seeing, is a healthy environment with sufficient amount of work for you to grow.
so if you are capable, why worry?

I mean you should have enough working experience and exposure for the PM post., so if I were you, the only thing I would worry would be pipelines.

And for your information, the staffs here are quite competitive and cooperative.
To me, its PM's heaven.

cheers!

This post has been edited by noelcantona7: Jul 16 2008, 04:01 PM

Mate, i think to be fair I would ask:

1. Did your bro talk to his line mgr? If yes, how and how many times?
2. Did you bro stress that he is not comfortable with the time? there is indeed 8-5, 9-6, 10-7, 11-8 slots available.
3. Did he get a chance to learn programming?
4. Doing nothing is not good even he left 3 mths with the comp. (frankly, I join in and I am being aggressive, so I ask around for work and now I got a whole lot)

If he really looking into dev. work he should be opened enough to discuss with line mgr, and HR.
And time, again with line mgr.
And if after talking and trying and really couldn't work. Its very fair for him to give up.

Else is a waste of his time, the company's time and everyone's effort (including your bro)

clngu said is a nice place, this is my 3rd company and i have to say is a positive place.

so, keep us updated with your brother and the new company that he joined. glad to improve.

Whats your pwise id.
PM me, I will look for you tomorrow.

where you sitting?
lyl cp?
I am sitting near the aquarium.
look for Way En, Albert Lim or Wayen's room.

pm me your name, and describe me your physical outlook, better still with pics..:-)

i will find you :-)

CTF team is full of positive working energy! and a good place to grow! (a lot of bnking application will fall into CTF for testing, so you get to learn a lot on bnking app)
Hogan and CCMS too, and concentrating on corebanking and credit cards related.

sue what? which team?

Yes, my friend interviewed for this position. I believe this is abt gearing new prj for the banks and exploring the opportunity to enhance.
So the guy for this post. must have excellent communication skills. I would see this as a good position to grow if you are good! :-)


I believe this is a support position. Assigning tickets, talking to business user and resolve the issue.
Else, you send the tickets to the developer here in ISCM, call them escalate, and follow up then close the ticket?
And the salary range, you can talk to the person who is going to interview you.

i believe is probably 2-3 post.
there is no test, just interview(s).
be yourself, if you are fit, they will take you.
dont worry! :-)

I left Scope, ISCM after 1 year (Aug 08')
I still think this is the best place to gain experience and work.

why dont you ask Scope why change to contract?
and why not ask if they can give you permanent if you lowered your asking? *dont talk abt lowering until they indicate so, or you cannot tahan.

ask, you wont know what you will be getting..they are quite reasonable employer though..

Thinkmobile

I talked to some of my x-mates in Std. Chart.
Std. Chart. concentrates on Asia Pacific and yes they do pump some $ back and yes financial turmoil means everyone(all my ex-comp) kena at least 30% down share price...even HSBC.
But are they throwing staff already? If not, just STFU and stop spreading negative "impression"?

Others,

Again, joining is a great experience and exposures because they have a great CMMI in place!!
If they are hiring in contract, you can reconsider, but if permanent and labour law in Malaysia with attractive salary. Go ahead mate!!

If it doesn't suit you. Leave it. Better to join and quit after a while. You leave a bad impression there.
Banking software is complicated. But it depends which proj. / dept. you are in and what job you are taking.
They have a framework ready, they have capable seniors. So you will have guide/training/knowledge sharing all the time.

See, the concept of taking contract is:
1. Make sure your salary is high enough to take the offer
2. Make sure you can perform well, and communicate well with other teammates and bosses
3. You will be a permanent in less than a year

What post?, Why don't you check with your boss?, Why are you worry?, And yes, some dept require to commit/perform changes on Saturday morning/evening or even Sundays!
But you get REPLACEMENT leave.
You need to plan your things well, perform well. Take your leave, long stretch leave to relax. And get your @$$ back to work.

ask the HR, the hiring team (Vivian/Wendy) can you? is your interview, is you to prepare the question to ask.
as far as i am concern no bon. but epf* you double check.








To sum up all, again and again:
Scope is popular. They are looking far ahead of other IT company. They have a good process in place.
They are having a sustainable business and pipeline.
Growing Individual? > it all boils down to yourself in every company. Again with Scope - equal opportunity

How/What did you hear?
And from our g00g. search engine you can easily verify that, can't you?....n00b shi*
"Oct 29, 2008 The Straits Times
Stanchart lays off senior staff"

AFAIK, yes Scope do blacklist(without a valid/convincing reason), if you are Scope you will also blacklist.

Sending it to other bank? Why?
IMHO, your agency is the one sending to other bank, this is because your agency get some $$ from your pay.
For e.g.(not taking responsibility for this statement): Bank A pays Agency B 500 to hire garbage man. Agency B pays the garbage man 300. Lets sign the contract for 1 year.

Ok, I am no longer with Scope but some of my mate told me they are still in the building. If I got it wrong, pardon me.

If you work in :
1. Menara Axis/Crystal Plaza - Most of them take season car park opposite CP or the carpark behind Asia Jaya LRT (quite famous for car kena jack, waja/wira)
2. LYL - Most of them park near the makan stalls there / RM3 parking at the end opposite ISS or season park below LYL building or car jockey up there.

Other alternative(risk/FOC):
1. Roadside (saman time = breakfast and lunch time)
2. Near the Hussein Onn eye hospital something, behind ARMADA hotel (need to walk quite a distance, risk kena rompak or car kena jack though throughout my 3 mths parking there it was all good.)

This post has been edited by noelcantona7: Nov 19 2008, 04:03 PM

Nuke, are you with Scope now?
I last heard they actually ABOLISH the bidding system and go back to the conventional queuing.

Erica,
No, I do not have any friends there who plan/giving up their season parking.
What I suggest is, you be there early and park on ground floor/1st floor in LYL (jockey) which is RM5 a day.
Else, reach there at 715am, and get a place near the makan area near LYL its FOC anyway!
Early birds get the worm.