First stage
It was like any other scholarship application process. You are required to fill in personal details and also write an essay about how will you contribute back to Malaysia in the future.
Second Stage
You will be informed to log on into a system and answer the questions given within the limited time frame as stated. It is very likely that you will not have enough time to recheck your answers as the time given to answer them is very short. In my opinion, these questions are similar to the questions of reading comprehension where you need to have critical thinking in analyzing the data provided in these questions.
Third Stage
I received an email from Khazanah at approximately 11.40pm (yes, YK team do work late during 'peak period') In the email, I was informed to attend the third stage interview at Corus hotel, Jalan Ampang. I was a bit shocked because there were only 5 people including me when I reached Corus Hotel. After enquiring from the interviewers, they explained to us that they had separated many sessions for those that were selected where each session only consist a maximum of 6 people.
The interview consists of 3 parts, and it started with group discussion. Everyone was given 2 resumes and were required to discuss which person would be more suitable take up the position considering that the company has who to put in what position with company’s limited budget. It was less stressful as there were guidance such as data and instructions. The group discussion went on for 30 minutes with the Khazanah interviewers observing the progress of the discussion.
The next part was the case study personal presentation. We were given a case and were required to present individual presentation about launching a new product. We need to analyse and decide the venue, time, types of advertisement and many more. At this stage of the interview, everyone was guided as data and instructions were provided. After 30 minutes of preparation, we begun our 15 minutes presentation and ended with a question and answer session.
The last part was regarding a personal interview which I would personally advise those who will be interviewed to stay calm and be yourself. You need to be honest with everything you say as it will not be surprised that these experienced interviewers will know whether or not you were lying. I would also advise to do simple preparation before coming for the interview. I prepared files containing my resume and certificates but it was not used during the interview.
Fourth stage
I received another email a few days later, informing me to attend stage 4 interview at KLCC level 33. Stage 4 was a personal interview with Yayasan Khazanah director Mr Kamarul Bahrein which lasted around 30 minutes. He asked me to introduce myself and some questions regarding my personal background, personal interest and also my curricular activities.
Fifth stage
After two weeks of waiting, I finally received an email from Khazanah. There are 14 of us that were fortunately selected into the final stage. I had fun chatting and getting to know them. The interview session was with the director of Khazanah and it only lasted for 5 to 10 minutes. It was considered a short and brief session.
**All above are just my personal experience and it may be different for other candidates**
What special quality of yours that you think caught their eyes? How you prepare for it? Have you seen any YK's scholar being sponsored for an arts degree?
ReplyDeleteHi there! perhaps the first two question i will pm you but for your last question, YK is very flexible with scholars' degree, what they want is to nurture their scholars to realise their potential in order to become Malaysia's future business and industry leaders.
ReplyDeleteHi Belinda!
DeleteMy questions are similar to Chan Hui Yee above, how did you prepare for it? And which special quality of yours that you think caught their eyes?
Thanks!
Hi Belinda!
DeleteMy questions are similar to Chan Hui Yee above, how did you prepare for it? And which special quality of yours that you think caught their eyes?
Thanks!
Hi Belinda.
DeleteMy questions also similar to Chan Hui and Nabaaha. What special quality of yours that you think caught their eyes and how did you prepare it?
To be very honest, I don't know haha because they didn't really share with me about that. I guess everyone has a special quality that is worthy and YK is just looking for someone that is buildable, teachable and has the heart to serve Malaysia at the end of the study =)
DeleteI think there is nothing much to prepare for a group interview, just mentally prepare yourself and just be yourself on that day! Be truthful and honest!
Hope this helps =)
Hi! Congrats there. I'm going for YK's scholarship too. And i've got unconditional offer from Manchester as well. Does it count? I mean during your time, were universities' offer be taken into account (like in interview / application). Did they ever mention about it?
ReplyDeletehi siti, YK has a list of uni and it's stated on their website:) do check them out and make sure you have uni offers [offers from uni that YK approved] before you go for the interview :)
Deletecheers
Dear Belinda, thanks for replying. You're such an inspiration. Hope to be like you in the future. Thanks again ya! :)
ReplyDeleteI have been shortlisted for the online assesment.How do I managed to be shortlisted to be in the third stage?
ReplyDeleteHi there,there is no definite answer to your question because YK have their own selection system and only YK management team get accessed to it. I would say try your best in the online assessment! Dont worry too much and just be yourself when answering all the personality questions :) Hope it helps.
DeleteHi Belinda,
ReplyDeleteJust a quick question about stage two.
Do you consider the questions at this stage to be numerical based or a mix of numerical assessments, reading data/graphs comprehension and understanding texts?
If not, could you please specify a little more on the nature of the questions on this stage.
Best,
J.
Sorry for the late reply as I just saw this! Do you still need help or the test already past?
DeleteHi Belinda. could you answer this question? Because I have been shortlisted for the online assessment.
Deletethanks,
AM
hello belinda!
ReplyDeletemay I know the type of questions that were given for the online assessment. I already passed the numerical and verbal one. i received an email yesterday that required me to do another assessment and this time the title is cultural reasoning. do you have any tips for this part? hope to hear from you soon as the deadline is on the 7th of April
Cheers
I am so sorry I just saw this :(
Deletehi...Belinda...
ReplyDeleteI am going for the YK third stage interview...which is group presentation
I wans to ask that do you think level of English will effect the chance of being listed?
Hi Tan,
DeleteWhich scholarship programme are you applying for?
Hi xian Wei,in my opinion English is just another language barrier for you to communicate with one another. It is not a must that you need to have super good command of English to be able to get the scholarship, as long as they can understand what you are trying to convey then it should be fine. But bear in mind English is important for now and future so no harm to tune it asap.
DeleteCheers
I applied for khazanah watan :)
Deleteok...thanks for your reply,Belinda :D
DeleteHi Belinda. I was invited to a Competency Based Interview (CBI). Do you have any idea whether it will be an individual one or group? Or will it be in presentation form?
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Yj
According to my past experience yk conducted interview in a day which include individual, group discussion and also personal presentation. So just be prepared for anything that may come :)
Deletehai belinda, did they ask for our application form because i forgot to print it back then.:'(
ReplyDeleteHi belinda, may I know how you answered the question "why should we choose you instead of the other equally qualified scholars?" or a similar question? like what are your qualities that made you stood out among the others?
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting question. I believe everyone has their own qualities which make us different from everyone else. I think potential scholars should not memorise mediocre and fixed-nice-to-hear answer for this section. Personal interview is a chance for the interviewers to get to know you better and i think we should reveal the true us to the interviewers so that they can judge and decide who is the right one to be chosen from the pool. All the best!
DeleteHello Belinda, I really hope you can reply to this tonight! I've been selected and am going for Khazanah Watan interview tomorrow but I haven't got any offer letters. That is because I have not applied to any of the universities, oblivious that one of the requirements is having an offer letter. Any ideas on what I should do/say? Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHi ! I guess if the only reason is because you have not reply I think that should be fine? Just tell them the real situation honestly and see what they think about it will do :) but it's better to decide where you want to go asap
DeleteOops sorry I mistaken your applied as replied. I thought you have not replied to offer. ERM I guess you have to discuss sthis with yk during the interview.
DeleteHi Belinda,
ReplyDeleteI have an interview soon and I hope you can respond to this before tomorrow. From what you saw during your previous interview with YK, what do male potential scholars wear to the interview?
Did they wear a shirt, tie and blazer with slack trousers? Or have you seen successful male candidates wearing only shirt and slack trousers without tie and blazer?
Hi there, I believe attire will not be the sole determinant whether you will get the scholarship or not. But it's important to wear according to the occasion as a respect to the event. So I would recommend you go for formal during the interview as it shows you respect the interview session. By shirt do you mean T-shirt? I really wouldnt recommend that.
DeleteHello, I am currently applying for the Yayasan Khazanah Global Scholarship. Do you have any tips on how to write a good essay that might be shortlisted? Thank you :-)
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ReplyDeleteDo you apply for this YK scholarship to study Degree or you were SPM leavers at that time?
ReplyDeleteI applied twice, first time when i was a spm leavers and second time for university! All the best in your application!
DeleteHello. In the 2nd stage, do I need to finish it in one sitting? Please reply ASAP because I need to take the test within this week. Thank you in advance.
ReplyDeleteHey there,
DeleteYou get an email for stage 3? What kind of scholarships you are applying for (watan or global).
This is a little late but you do not have to complete all of the tests in one sitting. That being said, you DO have to sit for the individual tests in one sitting - they are timed tests after all!
DeleteHope this helps!
Apologies for replying this late because I was travelling. Hope the test was alright for both of you!
DeleteHi . Let's say that i apply the scholarship for foundation. And let's assume that i manage to get the scholarship. After i',ve done my a level , would the scholarship still cover for my degree studies or do we have to apply for another round ? Thank youu
ReplyDeletefrom what i aware, we do have to apply for another round because yk doesn't offer directly to you the scholarship for degree or master or postgraduate studies, therefore u need to apply again. literally, it is noticeable that the scholarships offered are very specific to some levels. what i mean is, you can check the list of scholarships offered by yk on their application portal. i hope this helps :)
DeleteHi, I applied for khazanah global and chose MIT as my choice. So does that mean that I need to apply myself to pursue my studies at MIT first and then when I got the offer later, then I can continue with the interviews or the application for the university is all arranged by YK themselves?
ReplyDeleteyup you will need to apply to MIT yourself :)
DeleteHello Belinda, just wanted to ask, was the interview conducted in Bahasa Melayu or English. Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteEnglish!
DeleteHi Belinda, thank you for the sharing. Can I ask about the interview? Was it conducted in Malay or English?
ReplyDeleteEnglish!
DeleteHey Belinda! I received an email form yk yesterday notifying me about the stage 4 assessment which is going to take place 2 days from now.I know that you've already explained about it in your post but do you have any extra tips? Can you also share what did the interviewers specifically ask about? Sorry, I'm really nervous here.
ReplyDeleteHi you can personally email me at thenglui.belinda@gmail.com or pm me on fb.
DeleteHi belinda. I have applied for a scholarship for Graduate trainee-certified accountant under yayasan khazanah. The thing is, I dont have a fancy accomplishments, unlike other candidates. Is it a disadvantage for me?
ReplyDeleteHi Belinda.
ReplyDeleteMy questions also similar to Chan Hui and Nabaaha. What special quality of yours that you think caught their eyes and how did you prepare it?