Wednesday 15th February
2012
Location: W007
Time: 1030
Interviewee: Abdulla Eissa
Interviewers: Hedley, Old Ahmed
and New Ahmed
position : electrical engineer, ADNOC
Greetings: the usual welcome from Hedley and good response from Abdulla: optimistic, clever and ambitious.
Opening statement: Abdulla said
he considered working in ADNOC and he is studying electric engineering as a
major & ADNOC accepts it.
First, Hedley asked Abdulla to
talk about himself. Then, Old Ahmed asked Abdulla about what attracted him to
work in ADNC. He thought this company suited his major and he can work inside
Abu Dhabi and outside it. Old Ahmed asked a good question if he can work under
pressure. Abdulla liked to work under pressure; he doesn’t mind to work in
different positions and he doesn’t mind to work in his friend’s time. About
Abdulla’s goals: he wants to study for a master’s after 2 years. Then New Ahmed
asked Abdulla about his outside interests. Abdulla likes skating and bowling.
In the last period of the interview Abdulla asked Ahmed what his job title
would be and for whom he will work. Ahmed answered that he would work for ADNOC
and we will see where we should put you with regard to your qualifications.
In my opinion, Abdulla is good,
confident and ambitious. He is qualified to work in ADNOC.
Wednesday 22nd
February 2012
Location: W007
Time: 1015
Interviewee: Yousef
Interviewers: Hedley, Mohd Abaas
and Abdulla Eissa
Position: electrical engineer,
Masdar
Greeting: Hedley, Mohammed Abass,
and Abdulla Eissa welcomed Yousef cheerfully and enthusiastically.
Firstly, Yousef introduced
himself to them. He told them that he is from Baniyas. Abdulla asked him about
his hobbies and he said “My favorite hobby is watching football matches”. Also,
he added that he likes to do exercise a lot and he has his own system in
playing sports. The interviewers asked Yousef about his goal. He answered that
his main goal is working in Masdar because he thinks that it will be a very
important and successful company and near to his home too. They asked him about
his feeling if he is required to work at nights and weekends; he said “It’s OK
for me to work at weekends if I will get more money for that”. Mohammed asked
him “Can you work under pressure?” Yousef replied positively by saying “It’s OK
to work under pressure, no problem”. Then they asked him about his strengths,
and he said “I am good at working in offices”. However, Mohammed told him that
he was going to be an engineer so he must like to work outside. Abdulla asked
him if he knew someone who worked already in Masdar; he answered back with “No,
I don’t”. Also, they asked him about his experience and he said “I don’t have
that good experience but I am a good reader; I read a lot”. And also there was
a question about how much salary he wants to get; he told them that he wants
about Dhs 40-50,000.
Finally, Yousef asked them about
what his position and responsibility will be in the company. Abdulla said we
will test you to decide where your position is.
Headly ended the interview at
1030
Wednesday 15th
February 2012
Location: W007
Time: 1045
Interviewee: Ali Ahmed
Interviewers: Hedley, Salem &
Yousef
Position: Electrical Engineer,
ESL
Greeting: the usual welcome from
Hedley, Salem & Yousef and excellent & excited reply from Ali.
Ali started the interview by
introducing himself and showing that he is very keen to work with them. Salem
asked Ali about his aim and he answered back and said “I want to be an
important person in my country”. Then they asked him if he has any experience
before, and Ali told them that he trained for two months with ADNOC because he
was assigned there for training to be a technician. He was asked about his
choice for ESL; he replied that his brother is one of its workers and it is a
famous one in the Middle East for money making. One of the interviewers asked
him about his qualifications and he mentioned his GPA and said that he is a
humble and adaptable person.
Lastly, Ali asked about his
responsibilities as a worker in their company and what is required from him
exactly to do. Also, he asked if they will encourage him to get his master’s
and Yousef assured him by saying yes the company will sponsor you. Salem added
but that was after three years of working with us.
Hedley ended the interview at
1100.
Monday 20th February 2012
Location: W007
Time: 1020
Interviewee: Ayoob
Interviewers: Hedley,
Salem & Yousef
Position: electrical engineer, ADNOC
Position: electrical engineer, ADNOC
Greeting: the
usual welcome from Hedley, Salem & Yousef to Abdulla who did the same.
At the
beginning Ayoob talked about himself. He had 1 month’s training with EMAL but
he faced difficulties because it
was too far from his home. Then Salem asked Ayoob where did you study your
major, are you married and how much salary do you want. Ayoob answered in ADMC
and his GPA is 3.7; he isn’t married and he wants a salary around Dhs 35,000.
Then, Yousef
asked Ayoob about his thinking of our company, if he can work with shifts and
about his outside interests. Ayoob said ADNOC is a good company and his brother
and 2 friends work in ADNOC. Ayoob doesn’t mind if he works with shifts and he
is interested to stay with his family and play football.
Finally, Ayoob
asked them about what his position would be and will he get grade 14. Yousef
said there is work in the office or work in the workshop and the grade depends
on his grades and GPA. Ayoob wanted to work outside the office to improve his
workshop skills.
Hedley ended the interview at 1035.
