Reflection 1

Wednesday 15^th 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 22^nd 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 15^th 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

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.