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The company benefits are really good, and the engineers there all seem quite professional. The interviewer had reviewed the candidate’s résumé before the interview, rather than looking through the materials only after the candidate arrived. If I could successfully join the company, it should be pretty good.
I’m not sure whether I should be grateful that the company gave me an interview opportunity or whether I was simply brought in by HR to meet a performance quota. As soon as the interviewer came in, they stated directly that the candidate’s résumé did not meet the company’s hiring requirements, but still invited the candidate in for a chat. Perhaps the interviewer felt that the candidate did not meet the company’s criteria, so the interview consisted mostly of casual conversation. However, I didn’t really understand the purpose of some of the questions—for example, “You live in XX District, while your previous company was in XX District. Why did you go work there?” (Who doesn’t want to find a job closer to home? XD Besides, the two places aren’t that far apart.)
The interviewer’s questions were also extremely detailed. Some questions were quite probing and sensitive. During the interview, they kept asking what system my previous company used, why the company’s senior management chose to use that system, and so on. Maybe I’m overthinking it, but looking back now, I’m not sure whether asking such in-depth questions served some other purpose. I recommend that interviewees not answer too quickly if they are asked probing or sensitive questions during an interview; take a moment to consider whether you want to answer.