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Post by almostcheerful on May 19, 2012 0:13:37 GMT
Here is my exp: The first question is " tell me a out yourself" follow by bunch of pure technical questions on my specific field. They also ask me how could I fit in to job role they advertised and what i am expecting in terms of job to be delivered.I don't have any non technical question except the first question I mentioned above. Hope this would help. Make sure to read job role and be clear on it.
Best of luck and keep posted your result and share your experience with others for their help.
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Post by aramco hopeful on May 23, 2012 18:16:35 GMT
Had my interview yesterday. I felt it went very well. Hopefully the panel thought the same about me: ) I was told that they'll let me know in a week. Is it a bad sign that they did not make me an offer right after the interview or is that standard procedure?
regards
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Post by vpainter on May 24, 2012 5:13:16 GMT
No, it is not a bad sign. Many have had that experience. Don't get to worried if it takes longer. It is vacation time and it takes time to get all signatures when people are out.
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Post by kitesurfer on May 26, 2012 20:39:13 GMT
o All,
I have my first video interview with Aramco.
Having gone through several professional interviews in the past, I found this to be a very strange experience. First the video conference kept breaking (over 5 times in the interview) which lend them to keep calling me back and apologizing. It was hard to get into an interview rhythm when there were so many interuptions. It was a group interview by 3 people at once, no introductory video or welcome session. As previously mentioned on the board, first question was "tell me about yourself"...followed by technical questions. But the technical questions we so fundamental that it threw me for a loop. One interviewer spent his time asking questions that I was dumb founded by. Meaning, he was asking questions that if I did not know the answer to that I should not have even applied for the job, nor should they of given me the interview. The other two then followed his lead. Hence, I could not get into anything of substance to differentiate myself from the crowd as I spent most of the time explain basic financial modelling techniques. Combining this with the video call disconnects, I was a bit frustrated. Finally, they ended the call with "we better quit while we are ahead". I barely started asking my questions about the job, when the 5th break in the video interview did us in.
Usually in interviews, professionals want to hear about case studies and how you applied your knowledge to real world applications. This exercise/interview was so academic, I felt like they were interviewing a college grad (I have 15+ years work experience). I contacted the recruiter and let them know the issue with the video conference and made myself available for a second video interview due to the misconnects, and now I am in a wait a see period.The whole interview lasted 60 mins.
Even with these hiccups I am still gung ho about the position and want to learn more. But it gave me a strange feeling that by the style of the interview they were not really sure what they were looking for so they focused on basics. The job was in the finance department.
They did say a decision would be made quickly. I am about 10 days out from the interview.
We'll see. Hope this is helpful to all. Good Luck!
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Post by aramco hopeful on May 30, 2012 16:24:03 GMT
Well......I heard back! They liked me and said I'd be a good fit for ARAMCO.....they just do not know where! They are referring me to another group they feel would be able to better utilize my talents. I have been asked to check back every 3 months as the referral process through departments can be slow.
Just wondering if anyone here went through a similar situation (or may know of someone who did).
I am assuming this was a positive response as they could have just as easily rejected me.
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Post by carrottop on May 31, 2012 0:04:28 GMT
To Aramco Hopefull,
Have you received an offer?
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Post by carrottop on May 31, 2012 12:53:13 GMT
My spouse has an interview and orientation in Houston today. Lets hop my next post on this forum is with really terrific news of an offer!
Thanks for the tips.
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Post by Bicycle123 on Jun 1, 2012 13:33:28 GMT
Yes, I had a similar experience with my video interview. I arrived at the location however no one was there until about 10 minutes before the interview was to begin. Then the person who arrived didn't know how to set up the video equipment. I had to call the Aramco HR rep in Houston who then called the Video conference company in Florida who THEN called the person at my location and walked them through the set up procedures.
All during the interview, I kept losing video and audio which really interfered with the flow of the interview.
Overall, I didn't feel very confident afterwards because I never really had the opportunity to effectively answer the questions due to the poor video set up.
I sure hope that SA didn't pay this company a large amount of money to host this video conference.
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Post by Yes-No-Maybe?? on Jun 5, 2012 18:12:34 GMT
o Kitesurfer Well I hope that you don’t have to wait for as long as I did after a similar disappointing interview. I was baffled and dumbfounded at the level of the questions. I expected at least 4 big questions to assess weather or not I could helm my position. Instead the questions seemed comparable to what is my favourite... I was qualified enough to invite for an interviewed but, then suddenly not qualified to discuss the project, this with 20+ year experience. It horrible to leave an interviewed feeling you have given no kind of account of yourself. Good luck for a short wait.  |
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Post by aramco hopeful on Jun 11, 2012 17:25:20 GMT
aramco hopeful,
Hi,
Has anyone been in this situation......being told that they are good fit for ARAMCO and have been referred to another department? Does this mean there'll be another interview or do they take their word for it?
thanks & regards
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Post by Frizzler on Jun 11, 2012 20:51:56 GMT
I had my interview recently in the UK. The interview was relaxed and informative. I felt that ARAMCO's recruiters had done their home work, and the interviewer had a very good understanding of what I was all about. I found that doing some prep about ARAMCO helped at interview as it demonstrates an active interest. The majority of questions were situational based rather than technical. The interviewer was clearly very experienced in his field and was polietly searching in his method. Dont forget the interview is 2-way; its really worth being absolutely sure about what you are embarking on, and the interview is a place to help you decide. Like any challenge, its easy to want to succeed at interview; so, be carefull what you wish for. Good luck to all new candidates, see you on the other side.
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Post by kitesurfer on Jun 12, 2012 0:18:03 GMT
I heard back and they gave me an offer. I am a bit perplexed because that was the worst interview I gave (and was given) in a long time.  I still have numerous questions about the post, and I hope to get my questions answered now that I elephant danced over that hurdle. |
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Post by livio1 on Feb 9, 2015 12:55:39 GMT
Hi everyone,
This is my first post.
I was interviewed in London last September for a position as a Management Development Trainer. The interview seemed to go well. We had a pleasent conversation for about 10 minutes, then I was asked to make a presentation, which I did, on the Priming and Framing effect. I used powerpoint, videos, exercises, worksheets, etc. Some hiccups with the computer as it wasn't mine. Then we spoke about family and life in Saudi for me and my family. The actual interview lasted over an hour. The recruiter asked me how it went and I said, that it seemed to go very well and that I thought I had got on well with the interviewer. The only real insight she gave me was that there was no accommodation on the compound and that we would probably have to stay in a hotel, with other families, until somethng came up. I said I wasn't too sure as I would be a work, no problem there, but that my wife, mainly, and two kids would be stuck in a hotel all day and how long would it be until an alternative came up. She said when they complete construction, a year or so.
After about 3 weeks I got a call from the recruiter who told me that I wouldn't be selected for that position, which was not negative, according to him, but they wanted to refer my CV and interview details to another department, for a different position. More L&D, which is more my area of expertise, than management training. He reiterated that this was not to be taken negatively, but I would just have to be a bit more patient and wait until after Christmas - strange!
Anyway, I spoke to another recruiter before Christmas who told me that that recruiter had left Aramco and that she would be dealing with my application. We are now in February and I still haven't heard anything back. So, is this normal? And what should I take from all of this? Is there still hope that I will be called? Should I have said anything about the accommodation? Finally, I'm Irish though one of my kids is Chinese. Could this be an issue?
Thanks in advance for all replies.
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Post by Wutz on Feb 11, 2015 3:03:09 GMT
livio1,
I recommend that you spend some time reading the FAQs and recent posts about the new local posts Aramco is putting newly arrived folks in. The accommodations are not hotels - they are either condo-type buildings with some facilities (like the Towers), or are full-fledged expat housing compounds wholly rented by Aramco like Rakah. We haven't seen much info yet on the two most recent compounds where people are being accommodated. Aramco is building additional housing on the Dhahran main compound (owned by Aramco), but it will be a couple of years before those are finished, and even when they are finished it is projected that there will still be too many expats hired recently to house them all on compound.
Your daughter's ethnic origins are definitely not an issue. Mixed marriages and adopted children are as common here as in the States, and I personally know a family with an adopted Chinese daughter. Nothing to worry about.
Best of luck,
Wutz
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Post by istillovingu on Feb 12, 2015 8:05:50 GMT
Many Thanks for your good tips. |
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