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post Sep 28 2011, 01:51 AM

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QUOTE(roldani @ Sep 27 2011, 08:14 PM)
i've got an interview wit khazanah next week..investment department.

care to share your insights towards khazanah? help! no idea
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You could always ask the person who called/emailed you to arrange for your interview on what to expect.
Did you apply through the website email? If you have contacts inside already, they can definitely help a lot.

In any case, to interview for Investments, you should refresh your technical skills; all financial stuff learned in university would be helpful.

As a side note, eat 1 or 2 bananas before you go in for the interview, since it will be quite a long session; half a day takes up quite a lot of energy. Eating nasi lemak would probably make you too sleepy for the test and interviews though, that's why I recommend bananas.

All the best!
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post Sep 28 2011, 10:08 PM

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QUOTE(roldani @ Sep 28 2011, 04:48 PM)
don't have an inside connection
i've submitted my resume at jobstreet's career fair

yup...i guess its quite tiring

did u know, how was the salary range?
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You've asked this question in another post where RM4.6k was mentioned, from what I know it's north of that figure, based on a combination of years worked, relevance of work to the department applied for and of course, interview performance.

I wouldn't worry about the salary at this stage, you haven't even gone for the 1st interview!
Just know that their salary offer will beat any offer from about 95% of what local companies are able to offer you.
Ok I'm just making up the percentage, but it is high when compared to local companies.

Focus on the technical aspects of valuations, i.e. NPV, IRR, WACC, DCF
If you don't know what they stand for, I THINK it's not too late to learn before your interview; however the tests might be quite stressful for you then.
There's also a report writing part, nothing fancy.

The 3 interviews subsequent to the test - well, speak English clearly and confidently, explain yourself and sell yourself well, technical competence and commercial awareness will help too for this part.

What I did was to read the website and spun a story according to my strengths.

A bit long winded I apologize, but I think investing 8 hours or so of your time to prepare well for the interview can only benefit you.
Don't think they are looking for slackers, which will show from your work / answers during Stage 1.
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post Sep 29 2011, 01:21 PM

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QUOTE(roldani @ Sep 29 2011, 10:04 AM)
hi THANKS A LOT

i'm quite nervous!!
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If nervous then practice your sales pitch infront of a mirror.

Btw on other pointers, wear a suit.
The candidate after me wore one as well, ,my 3 interviewers too.
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post Nov 13 2011, 06:29 PM

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QUOTE(luqmanz @ Nov 9 2011, 12:52 AM)
Is it a good idea to wear suit to meet the Exec Director? If possible, I dont want to be overdressed.
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Have you gone for the interviews in KNB before?
I don't know what role / dept you're looking at, but just to share, I interviewed for a role within Investments, and I wore my suit to each and every round of the interviews, save for the lunch interview with the outsourced firm. Still brought it along though, since the interview with KNB was after the (free) lunch.

Rule of thumb is that it's better to be over-dressed rather than under-dressed.

Good luck!
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post Nov 14 2011, 05:55 PM

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QUOTE(luqmanz @ Nov 14 2011, 11:53 AM)
Yes ... I've gone to 4 interviews .. (3 with Investment and one with the outsource firm) .. the next one is with Exec Director...
Is that the final interview ?

I'll be wearing suits then ... thanks for the advice ...  smile.gif
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After meeting up with Ganen, then you'll be receiving a call from HR to discuss / hear about the offer.
If you accept then the next and last formality is to meet the MD in a group setting.

The 1st round consisting of the 2.5hrs financial modelling test + report writing and 3 interviews is the only key round I would think, the rest are definitely a LOT easier.

Good luck with the offer.
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post Feb 1 2018, 07:52 AM

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Only looking up this thread after being away for so long as I've received PM's on this topic.
Anyway from what I've seen - the GTP-I (that's the investments track, they have others as well but even fewer positions) is very good, the structure teaches you quite a fair bit, from modelling to financial statements analysis (both not necessarily the same) to public speaking. You will build a close camaraderie with the rest of your batch, since you will be spending quite a fair bit of time together. Beyond that, better to start your career on the sellside, you learn more faster.
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post Feb 1 2018, 07:55 AM

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Also believe K is recruiting for AVP and VP positions now, have seen the (disguised) positions advertised for some time. The question you need to ask yourself is why these positions are now available.

 

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