Saying Goodbye to Sime Darby

Sunday, 11 November 2018

Saying Goodbye to Sime Darby

I joined Sime Darby as a Management Trainee back in September 2014 [Story here].

This company will always hold a special place in my heart, being the first company I joined post graduation.

To be perfectly honest, I chose to join Sime Darby for two reasons;

Across GLCs, they offered the most in terms of salary and benefits for fresh graduates
The requirement for the Management Trainee program were quite high (and I'm intrigued)

The basic requirements are; 3.5 GPA, active in co-curricular, good command of English etc

And the assessment center was no joke.

Safe to say, the MTs were among the most passionate people I've known.

4 years in, and never once I regretted joining the Sime Darby family.

I was also very lucky to have experienced working in several Divisions; Property, Plantation, Industrial and Head Office. It was an experienced I could't gained elsewhere.

To top it off, I got the opportunity to report directly to the Head of Risk and CRO. It was quite overwhelming at first, but these experiences shaped me to become the person I am today.

It is with a very heavy heart that I bid goodbye to the brilliant people and the company that has groomed me.

I could attest that Sime Darby is definitely one of the best organization to work in.

A special mention;

Glenn Daly, Head of Group Risk Management : Thank you for accepting me into the team and trusting me to take over the job scope of a Senior Manager. That steep learning curve really toughen me up and mould my personality
Gajani Rajah, Chief Risk Officer : The best boss one could ever asked for. Thank you for the push for me to grow. Thank you for all the career advice and I really hope we'll cross path again
Richard Ong, Kak Suraya, Kak Balqis : you guys really made my days at Sime more enjoyable

Who knows maybe I'll be back in Sime after 2 years :D