For Energy companies, BP ranked highest which is 84th of top 100 best brands, with brand value of USD 3.9b. Second highest, or the other energy company on the top 100 is Shell which ranked 97th with brand value of USD 3.5b. Surprisingly, ExxonMobil not in the list at all!
Source: http://www.interbrand.com/best_global_brands.aspx
Shell continues to strengthen its position as the company of choice in Malaysia after being named as the most popular graduate employer in the inaugural Malaysia’s 100 Leading Graduate Employers recently.
It was a result of a seven-month survey done by the GTI Specialist Publisher, a Europe-based firm which specializes in the publication of career surveys and guides to students and job seekers.
GTI has offices in the UK, France, Ireland, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore and China.
The survey, which ended on September 2008, involved some 15,000 students who were studying in their final year in the universities across different countries including Malaysia, Australia and United Kingdom.
In the list dominated by foreign companies, Shell shakes off competition from Intel, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and HSBC Bank, which won their respective category – ICT, Finance & Professional Services, and Banking & Investment. Only 3 homegrown companies were ranked among the graduate’s best employers, namely Public Bank, CIMB and now the privately owned Maxis. The three occupied the bottom three in the top 10 table.
Apart from being the most popular company overall, Shell Malaysia also tops the engineering category, ahead of Schlumberger and its great nemesis ExxonMobil.
The top 10 winner of Malaysia’s Leading Graduate Employers 2008:
1. Shell
For decades, Shell has always been at the heart of many graduates and job seekers vying to have a fulfilling career not only in Malaysia but also in almost any other countries. A promise of lifelong learning, coupled with attractive remuneration package and other incentives make a job offer from Shell irresistible. Globally, Shell employs more than 100,000 employees and operates in more than 110 countries worldwide.
2. Intel
Penang is home to Intel Malaysia, and without doubt the world’s largest semiconductor company is a very much sought after employer. As one of the most popular manufacturing companies in Penang, it is perhaps one of the very few companies not very much affected by the continued economic turbulence hitting the northern state. Intel was founded in 1968 by two former employees of an American semiconductor firm, Fairchild Semiconductor.
3. Schlumberger
As one Schlumberger engineer put it during one of Shell’s career talks to graduates, “Schlumberger is probably the biggest company in the world among of those you’ve never heard of”. True enough, Schlumberger is presently the largest oilfield company in the world with operation in over 80 countries worldwide, and backed by more than 80,000 strong staff. The company supplies and provides solutions to other multinational companies in the oil and gas and engineering sectors.
4. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the Big 4 of the accounting firms, was born in London in 1998 after two British companies decided to merge their operation and created one of the world’s largestprofessional services firm. PwC is also the wealthiest company among the Big 4 firms, earning close to $30 billion in its 2008 fiscal year. Long hours of work may be your routine, but polished accounting skills are waiting in return.
5. Ernst & Young (EY)
Another Big 4 accounting firm. EY’s two main global headquarters are located in London, UK and New York, US. Today’s entity is also a result of merger, not one, but many. EY worldwide operation is divided into 5 different regions – America, Far East, Oceania, Japan and Europe (including Middle East, India and Africa). In 2007, Forbes magazine ranked Ernst & Young as the 7th largest private company in the United States.
6. KPMG
Also belongs to the Big 4 clan. KPMG employs more than 120,000 employees worldwide with operation spanning across more than 140 countries. The word K-P-M-G represents 4 of its earliest partners who decided to form a merged corporation. KPMG specializes in providingprofessional services in a wide range of industries including construction, energy, government, education, healthcare, media, pharmaceutical and others.
7. HSBC
One of the oldest banking institutions created in the modern world, HSBC was founded by the British but commenced its first operation in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In fact, the term HSBC originated from its earliest name – Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Earlier this year, HSBC topped the Forbes 2000 list and was named the world’s largest company for 2008.
8. Public Bank
Public Bank, one of the country’s largest banking institutions, was formed by award winning entrepreneur, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, who is acting as the company’s non-executive chairman today. Public Bank is ranked as the second most valuable brand this year behind Maybank. It was also voted as the Best Managed Malaysia Company by Finance Asia for the year 2008.
9. CIMB
For the past 10 years, CIMB, which is helmed by the Deputy Prime Minister’s brother, Datuk Nazir Tun Razak, has grown by leaps and bound and made its mark as the fastest growing financial entity in the country. In the process, it won many awards and accolades, including Malaysia’s Bank of The Year 2007, Best Investment Bank 2008, Best Private Bank 2008 and Deal Maker of The Year 2008.
10. Maxis
Maxis communications was founded by local entrepreneur, Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan, who now resides in London, UK. Ananda is also Malaysia’s second richest man after Robert Kuok the sugar king. Maxis was delisted from the Malaysia public exchange in 2007 after Ananda made a surprise bid to take full control of the company. As a telco giant, Maxis competes with Celcom, DiGi, U Mobile and Packet One.
| Rank | Company |
| 1 | |
| 2 | Quicken Loans |
| 3 | Wegmans Food Markets |
| 4 | Edward Jones |
| 5 | Genentech |
| 6 | Cisco Systems |
| 7 | Starbucks |
| 8 | Qualcomm |
| 9 | Goldman Sachs |
| 10 | Methodist Hospital System |
| 11 | Boston Consulting Group |
| 12 | Nugget Markets |
| 13 | Umpqua Bank |
| 14 | Network Appliance |
| 15 | W. L. Gore & Associates |
| 16 | Whole Foods Market |
| 17 | David Weekley Homes |
| 18 | OhioHealth |
| 19 | Arnold & Porter |
| 20 | Container Store |
| 21 | Principal Financial Group |
| 22 | American Century Investments |
| 23 | JM Family Enterprises |
| 24 | American Fidelity Assurance |
| 25 | Shared Technologies |
| 26 | Stew Leonard's |
| 27 | S.C. Johnson & Son |
| 28 | QuikTrip |
| 29 | SAS Institute |
| 30 | Aflac |
| 31 | Alston & Bird |
| 32 | Rackspace Managed Hosting |
| 33 | Station Casinos |
| 34 | Recreational Equipment (REI) |
| 35 | TDIndustries |
| 36 | Nordstrom |
| 37 | Johnson Financial Group |
| 38 | Kimley-Horn & Associates |
| 39 | Robert W. Baird |
| 40 | Adobe Systems |
| 41 | Bingham McCutchen |
| 42 | MITRE |
| 43 | Intuit |
| 44 | Plante & Moran |
| 45 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| 46 | CarMax |
| 47 | J. M. Smucker |
| 48 | Devon Energy |
| 49 | Griffin Hospital |
| 50 | Camden Property Trust |
| 51 | Paychex |
| 52 | FactSet Research Systems |
| 53 | Vision Service Plan |
| 54 | CH2M HILL |
| 55 | Perkins Coie |
| 56 | Scripps Health |
| 57 | Ernst & Young |
| 58 | Scottrade |
| 59 | Mayo Clinic |
| 60 | Alcon Laboratories |
| 61 | Chesapeake Energy |
| 62 | American Express |
| 63 | King's Daughters Medical Center |
| 64 | EOG Resources |
| 65 | Russell Investments |
| 66 | Nixon Peabody |
| 67 | Valero Energy |
| 68 | eBay |
| 69 | General Mills |
| 70 | Mattel |
| 71 | KPMG |
| 72 | Marriott International |
| 73 | David Evans & Associates |
| 74 | Granite Construction |
| 75 | Southern Ohio Medical Center |
| 76 | Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| 77 | PCL Construction Enterprises |
| 78 | Navy Federal Credit Union |
| 79 | National Instruments |
| 80 | Healthways |
| 81 | Booz Allen Hamilton |
| 82 | Nike |
| 83 | AstraZeneca |
| 84 | Stanley |
| 85 | Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network |
| 86 | Microsoft |
| 87 | Yahoo |
| 88 | Four Seasons Hotels |
| 89 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions |
| 90 | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 91 | Publix Super Markets |
| 92 | Milliken |
| 93 | Erickson Retirement Communities |
| 94 | Baptist Health South Fla. |
| 95 | Deloitte & Touche USA |
| 96 | Herman Miller |
| 97 | FedEx |
| 98 | Sherwin-Williams |
| 99 | SRA International |
| 100 | Texas Instruments |
When you are changing your working environment from System Integrator to End User, probably one word says it all... BORING!
System Integrator environment is a very challenging job. We work very hard to meet the deadline and deliver the project, facing new technology and yet very confidence to do it. Very limited research hours to deploy some complex and high-end products, and we are still enjoying the pace.
No doubt, End User environment sometime gets very good compensation such as bonus, classy-farty meeting with good food, free business-class flight, and so on so forth. The package might be interesting, but you gotta be ready for a prison-way working culture. The pace is extremely slow and you definitely get bored. All the non-business-related websites will either be blocked or monitored. Everything needs to follow the procedures and yet you might not get a quick response. Furthermore, get yourself ready for all the applications regardless of online submission or hard-copy.
I’m not complaining, but somehow I have to take time in order to fit into the environment and culture. Since they granted you so much free time, why don’t we fully utilize it and make some studies and probably get some very good certifications and make a turning back to SI someday?
Yeah… Keep a place me! Cheers!
The first day on a new job can be more harrowing than the process of getting hired. Not only that, the first day on a new job is a lot like the first day of school. You have to find the washrooms and the cafeteria, get all your supplies, meet new people, and maybe do some work.
You know what? The first day of work is the hardest, because we don't know what to expect. Will my boss be a tyrant? Will I be late and forever labeled a slacker?
You may be in a "probationary" period for the first few months of a new job, and watched more closely than other employees. Fellow employees can be harsher judges than the bosses who hired you.
If you take a closer look, you will probably know the corporate culture. When do they take lunch? Out or at their desks? Are they work quietly or chat across cubicles.
With all of the observations that keep you busy, the first day will definitely pass very quickly...
By the way, my boss is still in Houston, I will be probably seeing him in two weeks time.
After five and a half years later... Incredibly, I'm leaving this great company.
No other word, but...
“Some dance to remember, some dance to forget!”
April 1, 2002 - September 28, 2007
1. Shell
An excellent company to work for, Shell Malaysia provides you with a platform for trainings and knowledge, while at the same time providing you with opportunity for growth while climbing the technical and corporate ladder.
2. Intel
Intel is the world’s largest chip maker, also a leading manufacturing of computer, networking and communications products. Intel currently has the largest plant of all manufacturing companies in Penang & Kulim industrial area.
3. DHL
DHL’s international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. Around 285,000 employees are dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers’ expectations in 120,000 destinations in all continents.
4. Petronas
PETRONAS is an integrated international oil and gas company with business interests in 31 countries. As at end of October 2005, the PETRONAS Group comprised 101wholly-owned subsidiaries, 19 partly-owned outfits and 57 associated companies.
5. McKinsey & Co.
As one of the world’s biggest consulting firms with offices all across the globe, McKinsey helps many of the world’s leading organizations think about and improve their strategies, organizations and operations.
6. Maxis
As one of the largest communications giants in this country, Maxis Malaysia will be a preferred platform for aspiring executives to be part of in the quest to reach their career heights. There are so many opportunities available as Maxis is expected to continue growing in terms of size and profits.
7. IBM
To date, IBM Malaysia has played a major role in delivering solutions to the customers to help solve business problems. IBM’s key strengths are in people, skills and experience in IT and complex projects, and worldwide infrastructure of international offices and laboratories from which they can quickly assemble the best expertise required by the customers in Malaysia and worldwide.
8. Motorola
First established in Malaysia in Penang (1974), Motorola today is a total solutions provider for wireless telecommunications and energy products. It is the first Motorola Asia-Pacific Regional Integrated Manufacturing, R&D and Distribution Center. Capabilities include design & development of two-way radio products, world-class manufacturing and distribution to global customers.
9. ExxonMobil
A merge between Esso and Mobil produced ExxonMobil which is now the biggest oil and gas company globally, covering upstream, downstream, technology and chemical activities.
10. Hewlett Packard
HP Malaysia is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company’s offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses.
11. CIMB
CIMB is the one of the largest, award winning investment bank in Southeast Asia. They offer a full range of integrated capital markets and advisory solutions tailored to a diverse client base, including large corporations, financial institutions, private individuals and institutional investors. Requires talented and hardworking people, but you’ll be well compensated. Don’t be surprised if your year end bonus is more than 10 months!
12. Ernst & Young
In Malaysia, Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services firms with more than 2,400 employees in 17 offices in West and East Malaysia. It was established in early 1900s and was one of the first internationally linked public accounting firms in the country.
13. Citibank
Citibank is part of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest banking entities, with operation in more than 100 countries and having more than 200 million customers worldwide. Citibank also offers one of the most comprehensive trainings to their sales force.
14. Dell Asia Pacific
Dell is one-stop PC and notebook supplier with state of the art assembly operation in Penang, supported by a world-class standard of customer service operation. At the heart of Dell’s Asia Pacific operations is the Asia Pacific Customer Center (APCC) in Penang, Malaysia. The 238,000-square-foot manufacturing facility opened in October 1995 and in February 2001, Dell’s second Asia Pacific Customer Centre (APCC2) of 370,000-square-feet began operations. Desktops, workstations, notebooks, servers and storage products are manufactured to order for customers throughout Asia Pacific.
15. Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with operation in 110 offices worldwide. Accenture collaborate with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture mobilizes excellent qualified people having the right skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.
16. PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC)
PWC provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. Their Malaysia operation is supported by a strong 1700 workforce in 9 locations.
17. Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the world’s leading automakers, offering full range of models. As of March 2004, Toyota employs 264,000 people worldwide, and market vehicles in more than 140 countries. Their diversified operations include telecommunications, prefabricated housing and leisure boats.
18. Nokia
A leading player in mobile communications in the Asia Pacific, Nokia first started operations in the region in the early 1980s. It has since established a leading brand presence in many local markets, and business has expanded considerably in all areas to support customer needs and the growth of the telecommunications industry in the region.
19. Atos Origin
Currently one of the world’s biggest IT outsourcing companies, ATOS’ speedy growth and reputation was boosted by its successful IT infrastructure delivery during Athens Olympics in 2004 and entrusted for similar capacity in 2008 Beijing Olympics. Their sales rocketed by 75% largely due to acquisition of Sema Group from Schlumberger. The company is currently growing by leaps and bound.
20. Western Digital
Winner of Best Employers in Asia awards, Western Digital is really an excellent organization to be in. You’ll get a chance to get a closer look on the manufacturing operation of enterprise drives, desktop, external and mobile drives.
