Digi invites applications for CXO Apprentice Programme Year 3

By Digital News Asia May 10, 2018

Accelerated career kick-starter with direct CXO mentorship
Fresh graduates compete for eight spots to apprentice with Digi’s top management

Digi invites applications for CXO Apprentice Programme Year 3

AS DIGI Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) continues to sharpen its focus and ambition to become a leading digital services enabler for Malaysians by 2020, it is also reshaping its approach to Year Three of Digi’s CXO Apprentice Programme.

At the heart of the programme, core elements remain similar to Years One and Two – fresh graduates compete for eight spots to apprentice with all of Digi’s top management team members as part of a full-year direct mentorship programme.

Year 3 encapsulates learnings from Years 1 and 2 as well as feedback from participants to evolve the programme even more; injecting relevance and structure to focus digital front-runners on solving one key business challenge.

Make a real impact at Digi

Digi is rapidly strengthening its proposition to provide the best digital and Internet experiences for customers, and crucial to this proposition will be the recruitment of key talent through established fast-track programmes such as the CXO Apprentice Programme.

The eight selected apprentices for 2018 will be able to make a real impact on Digi’s day-to-day business and help to shape the company’s digital ambitions for 2018/19.

Once they are in the programme, the apprentices will be key players in fast-paced teams to make high-level decisions, deal with business challenges as they develop in real-time, and work on high-impact projects across different business areas to shape how Digi delivers digital experiences for its millions of customers – all with direct input and guidance from their respective management mentors.

Of particular value to apprentices will be the front-row seat to business decision-making.

“The CXO Apprentice is critical in attracting and recruiting some the most talented young Malaysians. Although we are already in the third year of running this programme, the excitement and enthusiasm from applicants never fail to amaze me. We look forward eagerly to meet the next generation of talent to shape Digi’s future,” said Digi chief human resource officer Haroon Bhatti.

After 12 months, most apprentices find their niche within the organisation. Andrea Ong and Daryl Ong, the Apprentices for the chief digital officer for Years 1 and 2 respectively are now both actively involved in transforming the fintech industry in Malaysia, in the vcash team. Andrea is in product development, while Daryl plays a key role to structure the backend and develop the consumer and merchant app, as part of the core developer team for vcash.

Others, like Amanda Mariko Sakai (Year 2 Apprentice for chief technology officer) and Justin Yong (Year 1 Apprentice for chief information officer) are making group wide contributions with their ideas.

Mariko and Justin were shortlisted from 186 teams to participate in Ignite, a hackathon organised by Telenor Group for all Telenor business units.

Their idea was to curate news from trustworthy sources into fun GIFs, and their team were among the top 14 teams to represent Digi at the final pitch event in Singapore last January.

Year Three 2018 Digi CXO Apprentice Timeline

Applications for Year Three 2018 open end-April and will close by June 9, 2018.
June-July: Shortlisted candidates to be invited to participate in a game-based assessment, functional assessments and CXO interviews.
The eight apprentices to be selected by end-July and begin apprenticeship in August.

More on Digi CXO Apprentice

12-month apprenticeship for eight bright young talents, each tagged to one of eight Digi Chiefs (CXOs): Chief executive officer, chief finance officer, chief marketing officer, chief technology officer, chief corporate affairs officer, chief hr officer, chief business officer and chief digital officer.
Unconventional career kick-starter programme with Digi CXO Apprentice:
Direct CXO mentorship
Accelerated learning and development giving apprentices a competitive edge at the start of their career
Front row seats to decision-making
Solve real challenges across the company
Develop digital skills through online platforms

Who should apply?

Final-year university students in their final semester with a Bachelor’s Degree or fresh graduates who have worked for less than a year from any background:
Open to Malaysians only
Communicate well and with confidence
Have the will to win
Possess a collaborative attitude
Able to reason out issues and solve problems
Desire to overcome challenges
Want to work in a digital company

Submissions to apprentice with Digi are open until June 9, 2018. For more on Digi CXO Apprentice and to apply, visit www.digi.com.my/cxoapprentice.