On 8 January 2008, I followed the Schlumberger open recruitment for final year student in University of Indonesia. It was about 300 candidates applying for this selection process as field engineer. Most of them are student from Univesity of Indonesia, but some of them are also come from ITB, USU, and overseas university.
The selection process on that day was divided into two parts, the first part is speaking (approximately same as TOEFL IBT test) and the second part is focus group discussions (FGD). I have already tried this kind of selection for three times. But at the end, I failed. 
But I did not totally disappointed, because every time I follow the Schlumberger employee selection process, I learn something new and existing and what my mistakes are. In the first selection, it is speaking test selection. You have to pick up one question from a bunch of given question. There is no correct or wrong answer, but there is a brilliant and most sensible answer. On this kind of selection process, Schlumberger does not seems like to find a valedictorian but it seems like to find someone who can cleverly convey his idea in succinct and analytical answer. Really, I learn this after I ask some of my successful friend.
The second part of selection process is focus group discussions. In this process, we were given the sample case about how to survive in boat accident and how we make a good decisions in saving some important items. So, we must a grade of importance to these items, and must give reason in our presentation. I really did not know exactly how to win this second quest but I found out that in focus group discussion, we must not be too ego or too submissive and this kind of attitude can ruin the entire groups. I sincerely do not know exactly the best tips for win this quest, and I still need to learn more. May be I can try another employee selection process, he he 
At last, I do not even regret even though I have failed. I just believe that learning constantly and perfectly, can give the greatest success in our life.
Please give your comment , Thanks a lot.
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dear my name is Zacky, i am undergraduate student at ITB in mechanical engineering…
i followed SLB recruitment process at October 2007.but i am not graduate yet.
it’s about 2 process remaining for me being accepted for field engineer. There are 2nd interview with user and medical check up…
maybe, i will give you some advise with my experience followed those process….
1) 5 minutes interview…
you should ask the question as fast as possible and with highly confidence and a sign you can do everything for Schlumberger (but humanly) as well.
2)group discussion…
you should give full!!!!!! attention with your group and you should care with other member on group. you must not rejected any idea from your member frontally (even sometime odd) but you must give them rational reason why you are reject that idea. all of your member must active, not only yourself, DO NOT to over active!!!….when you present your conclusion with group.DO NOT talk too much and give a chance to your group member, and if recruiter ask questions, you should answer as fast as possible with rational reason as well…and if your friend answering an odd answer, DO NOT blame them, and DO NOT take over microphone until your friend finish his/her answer…at that time, all of member in my group,pass this step (Magnificence, right!!)
3) interview with HR Manager (Recruiter)
not as hard as previous step..you just asked about yourself, your family, and your CV .its about 20 minutes interview
(this result is really late being informed, its about 4 month later, i did really curious this result)
4)Interview with user
by now, i still don’t know with this step…i will face up this step later, but i don’t know when it will come (i hope sooner as possible)
5)Medical Check Up…
my bro, i’m having the slumbiji test next tuesday… wiz me luck bro…