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 😞

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 😩

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 😢

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

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..

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?

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 😅

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 😩

Woww didn’t expect for petronas to actually call.. because i asked someone on linkedin who is currently a gees apprentice and she said that petronas never called her, they straight up sent her the offer letter through email.

What did the HR person tell you? Mind sharing with us?

Hi! Based on the requirements written, you have to be a fresh graduate unemployed for 6 to 12 months. And i think you have to be between 18 to 26 years of age. But I have heard that a lot of people selected for the programme have been working for quite some and they have to resign in order to join GEES. Thats why a lot of people rejected the offer to join GEES

Thank you for the suggestion 😁 i didn’t even know shell had something like this because i never saw any advertisements for it. I have searched for it and unfortunately it seems like they are not interested in IT Multimedia graduates.. most of the courses they need are engineering courses and some for business.. welp just not my luck i guess 😅

For OJT, no. You have to find your own place to stay if its far away from home. But for the class training, they will provide accomodations and food for the whole 2 months.

Congratulations!! Really happy for you! I also would like to know when the program is expected to start And what department they gave you? Is it related to your Degree?

Aaaa i see.. is it fully OJT for 12 months or do you have to attend soft skills classes too? And is it fully WFH or will you be able to go to work in office? Waaah so many questionsss im so curiousss

I'm actually curious about this too.. because I don't have a CV yet, just a resume for now. Someone who got accepted for the programme, I hope you can answer this question

Aaaa so same with what I did.. thank you for answering ya 😁😁😁 I almost had to make my resume 2 pages because there was just not enough space to put everything lol

Hi! Unfortunately not yet might have to pass the interview first before getting the offer.. which is quite surprising to me because I have never heard of anyone getting interviewed for gees before 😅 but i guess this is just my luck.. hopefully i can do well for the interview

Thank you I always keep my choices open.. because this gees programme is not a permanent employment, so im still gonna have to consider other jobs in the future.

It depends on the company, not every company is the same. And I think everyone who applied for this programme already knows that Petronas never guaranteed employment after the contract ends, they literally stated that in their website. In the end, it depends on the person’s performance and vacancy in the company, also a lil bit of luck.

I am just grabbing whatever chances and opportunities that I get because only the Lord and people in the same shoes as me can understand how difficult it is for us to get jobs right now, so we are just doing whatever we can to survive at least we have jobs and can earn some income for at least a year, while waiting for the pandemic to pass