Hello! Anyone here applied for Petronas GEES 2021 intake? They opened the application near the end of January and now its almost the end of February. I’m making this topic just to ask if anybody reading this also applied? And has anybody heard back from Petronas?

Just want to make sure ☹️ If they have released the namelist for the participants, then at least I can stop waiting 😞

Waiting for what?

Don't tell me you only applied for this programme.

Not at all. I said waiting because from what I’ve read, they usually start reaching out to selected participants the month after the closing date of application, which is this month 😅 so I’m just waiting to know if got accepted for the programme. But I haven’t seen anyone talking about it at all so...

And I actually applied to soooo much companies, privates, governments, gov agencies, GLCs, etc.. honestly I can’t even count how many jobs I have applied for.. but not even one replied back to me.. most probably because I am a fresh grad with no experience apart from internship, so these PROTEGE programmes are my number one hope now 😩

Might be due to the current situation but apply on all the job portals, get on linkedin start connecting with recruiters and start chatting with as many people as you can find.
Don't sit there and wait for a response. Actively pursue instead of waiting.

I dont want to spoil your mood.

When it come to Petronas recruitment drive, be it permanent, direct hire or contract (via agency), it will take a long long long time to get response.

True story. Hehe.

Benda kena ghosting ni, mental kena tabah. Its a normal thing.

Yeah think so too.. its just unfortunate that I graduated at a time like this.. but yes I am still actively scrolling through jobstreet and linkedin right now, looking for anything suitable with my field of study I am working a part-time job and freelancing so that my family won’t get mad at me for only eating up all the food at home 😅 so yeah I am desperate to get a full time job so I won’t be a burden to then anymore 😞

Yeah heard that too.. takes years if you applied for any job through their website.. but for this GEES, I applied through website and also a google form provided in an advertisement on facebook.. maybe that person is a friend of someone in Petronas, idk haha.. its just a bit frustrating that we fresh graduates keep getting stuck like this 😢

Like I said, get used of being ghosted.

Jangan menggelabah biawak. Kita chill chill ajer.

Saya tak tau mcm mana nak deal dengan perasaan ‘desperate for a job’ ni.. can’t help but menggelabah bewok jugak haha

Hahahaha I feel you.

I'm wondering the same thing as well. I applied for the Petronas GEES programme in Mid January. Until now, still havent heard a peep from them.

A friend of mine applied for TNB Protege last week because he missed the Petronas deadline...Now he says he already got a pre-screening for TNB. Crazy fast lah. Meanwhile we PETRONAS GEES applicants still waiting here like...bruh.

Hai Amir, i just heard from a friend that the first intake will start sometime in April, not sure the exact date yet.. hopefully we will get accepted 😭 do let me know if you have heard news from petronas ya

And you can let your friend know that he can still apply for GEES in their website if he is still interested.. they are opening application for second intake now which starts in August maybe..

Hi, Minana.
Really? Thats great news! My friend was aiming for Petronas in the first place. Definitely will give him the heads up about this.

I just got an email from Petronas confirming that they've received my application. Now just gotta fill in an Online Form and send in the required documents. I wish the same to you as well, friend. I hope we all get accepted into the program.

This post has been edited by KappAmir: Feb 21 2021, 07:56 PM

Reallyyyy??? Awhh lucky youuu.. did the email mention the starting date for the training? Because with the covid situation now, I think the class training will be different than usual. And may I know how you applied for GEES? Was it through their website or through a google form?

It doesnt say when, unfortunately. However, it does say that the latest you can expect to get an offer letter is by 31st March. If you didnt get anything by 30 April, then it means you didnt get shortlisted.
I applied through the Petronas Career portal btw.

Congrats Amir! Did the email ask you to fill in your interest or give them your resume or something like that? Or they already gave you the department and all that stuff? I heard that because of covid, they don’t have class trainings anymore, so you will start with OJT right away.

Yeah im really waiting for response from any of these protege programmes now.. if i can’t get any, then i have to sort out to applying for jobs with SPM or Diploma qualifications 😅

Thanks, but I didnt get any Offer Letters (yet). Email just asks you to submit CV and Transcript, along with your Course Code. They let you write down your preferred OTJ location. IMO they will probably assign you to the departments based on your relevant courses. I believe they still have Virtual classroom trainings, so we still have to go through it.

Stay strong and keep at it, Minana. You'll get yours soon. 😊

Urrmm... I actually have already filled in a form like that back in January, if I’m not mistaken, the name of the form was ‘Registration of Interest’ or something like that.. and yeah I had to rename the files submitted according to the format that they had given, with the course code and stuff.. at that time I did not know it was for shortlisted candidates because it didn’t say so on the google form 😅

So now I’m even more frustrated because I don’t know if I’m actually shortlisted for real or nah 😩

Anyone received the petronas gees name list? I heard from my friend saying that his friend had received the gees offer for this April in fire safety department.