Time for all shortlisted candidates to face their final round of evaluation – the face-to-face panel interview! 2018 PFF Selection Interview has been held on 2 August for Mutiara Scholars followed by 6 & 7 August for Penang Scholars at Penang Institute, Brown Road. The interview sessions were headed by members of the PFF Selection Committee and leaders from industry, academia and community.

Interview waiting area

Interview scenes

Group Photo of 2018 PFF Selection Interviewers

The PFF organizes PFF Luncheon annually to thank the Selection Committee and co-interviewers for their contribution and support for the PFF Scholarship Program. For 2017, the PFF Thank You Dinner was held at Suffolk House, Penang. Amongst the attendees were Members of the PFF Selection Committee, PFF 2017 Co-Interviewers, PFF Graduates and PFF 2017 Bootcamp Working Committee.

The Thank You Dinner saw the presence of the Right Honorable Chief Minister of Penang, also the lead PFF Selection Committee- Mr. Lim Guan Eng. Programs for the evening included Souvenirs-giving to PFF Graduates, Performances from PFF Scholars and Networking Session between Industry Players and PFF Scholars.

In our continuous effort to stem the brain drain and nurture future talent pipeline, PFF puts in great effort to develop our scholars. One of the annual events- PFF Bootcamp is the time when we gather all our scholars (for Year 2017, it was batch 2015 and batch 2016) in a place and provide them with the necessary training.

The main objectives for PFF Bootcamp are:

1. To align scholars on PFF’s objectives and State’s vision, plans and programs.
2. To encourage camaraderie amongst scholars and strengthen the alumni bond
3. To develop the scholars through soft skills training eg: leadership and communication skills.

During the 2 Day 1 Night PFF Bootcamp (2017), a professional trainer from JORA was hired to provide soft-skills training to the scholars followed by Bootcamp Challenge and sharing sessions by industry players. In the PFF Bootcamp 2017 Challenge, scholars were tasked to make a short video with the aim in promoting Penang as the place to work and live. The event was attended by 147 PFF Scholars and was held on 26 & 27 August 2017 at Paradise Beach Resort.

It is one of the requirements that shortlisted PFF applicants must attend a face-to-face panel interview headed by members of the PFF Selection Committee and leaders from industry, academia and community.

For PFF 2017 Selection Interview, it was held on 17 August 2017 (for Mutiara Scholars) and 21 & 22 August 2017 (for Penang Scholars), at Penang Institute, Brown Road.

Interview waiting area

Interviewees filling up the forms

Interview Scenes

Group Photo of the PFF Selection Interviewers 2017