MCI (Ministry of Communications and Information)
 

Hey guys, so I got called up recently to go for an interview at the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI), for the position of Information Officer. I was told that I would have to write a ~1000 essay on the spot, then after that be given 1 hour to prepare a presentation for my interviewers.

The interview will come right after the presentation. I was given this info by HR, but I am curious (and also quite nervous) about what kinds of topics I am expected to write and present on. Anyone has any experience/able to give any advice? Also, what sort of salary should I be expecting? I am a fresh grad from a private uni, with a first-class honours degree.

Thank you in advance!

Hello there! I was called up too for 2 rounds of interview in fact. Did the HR get back? How long did they tookto update you the status (successful/unsuccessful) of your application?

Information Officer sounds like a diploma level position. I thought last time only execs need to write essay and presentation, how come now even officers also need?

The IO scheme (similar to the economist) is a high(er) flying scheme paid more than the normal MX folks.

Hellooo.. who cares abt job title.. its the $$ that matters.. u hold director post also what for if ur salary same as an exec.. plus not all org is like ur company, maybe at ur org admin staff are all called managers.. FyI some degree post have name such as admin officers..

IO scheme only pays slightly higher than MX scheme.

dunno which era or ministry u are/were from. but all the ministries/sb that i have interacted with refer deg holder as officer.

all grads regardless diploma or uni is known as officer actually.

How long has it been since your last interview?

MCI HR is known to be rather slow. The whole process (from submitting application to job offer) can take 3-4 months.

Do you happen to know how much higher? A couple of hundreds?