Many often say that the more experience you have at a specific field, the higher your chances are in securing the job.
Unfortunately for a veteran engineer, he saw his dreams of landing a job at a government-linked company (GLC) slip through his fingers all because he had a poor CGPA score decades ago.
M’sian engineer loses GLC job offer due to low CGPA
Taking to social media to share the unpleasant encounter, the engineer’s friend named Ahmad Mu’sab wrote that the former boasted of 17 years’ worth of experience and had gone through the hiring process.
He added that his friend had successfully passed every interview with the GLC’s hiring managers, negotiated his salary, and waited three long months to receive a formal offer letter.
He has the title of ‘Ir.’, and it’s not just any title — it’s ‘Ir.’ with a Practicing Certificate (PC). He’s been working for 17 years in the engineering industry, including consultancy.
However, Ahmad’s friend was forced to see his chance of landing the GLC job be cruelly snatched away from him after he was rejected due to his low CGPA score, which apparently was a new HR policy.
In the end, the job was given to someone who had a higher CGPA score in university but lacked a Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (PEPC) qualification.
‘Total waste of my time!’
Needless to say, this left a bitter taste in Ahmad’s friend’s mouth, who expressed his frustration in a text message.
In the text, he wrote that the entire process was “a total waste of time” as he spent three months waiting for a job offer that eventually wasn’t given to him.
“Total waste of my time. Got through the hiring manager, passed the IQ test, negotiated the salary, and then suddenly it’s all stuck because HR rejected me over a CGPA ages ago,” he ranted.
In the comment section, netizens expressed sympathy for Ahmad’s friend and speculated on what could’ve been the reason for him being rejected.
Some opined that the company never had the intention to hire Ahmad’s friend in the first place and simply used the CGPA score as an excuse.
Others felt that factors such as connections were at play in the situation, where individuals with close ties to the company were favoured.
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