Workplace reviews and discussion: 頎邦科技股份有限公司

The security guards are very kind, and the receptionists are friendly as well.

First, an explanation of the interview process:

*When the interview invitation is sent, you will be asked to print out and complete your résumé, then bring it with you on the day of the interview (A4, double-sided).

1. Aptitude test, approximately 30 questions / Interview overtime and personal background investigation form, one A4 page / Personal information consent form. Hand them to the receptionist after completing them.

2. English test (approximately intermediate level of the GEPT): vocabulary / contextual word selection / reading comprehension (eight A4 pages in total).

The test time is one hour. Hand it to the receptionist after completing it.

3. HR interview, approximately 30 minutes:

- Self-introduction (in addition to personal work experience, explain your personality traits as well)

- Why do you want to change jobs? What is your future direction? (explained below)

- What did you gain or accomplish in your previous job? What special experiences did you have?

- What do you think this job involves?

- Do you have any questions? (I asked about training, which unexpectedly triggered some issues, as described below.)

4. Interview with the supervisor, approximately 20 minutes:

- Questions about previous work experience

- Detailed explanation of the duties of this position

- Questions about the salary structure at the previous company

Additional explanation:

I. During the interview, I actually did not mention that I was only looking for sales positions; I merely mentioned that I had previously interviewed for similar positions.

I also did not mention that I was only looking for jobs related to English. However, as soon as the interview supervisor came in, they brought up both of these points, which I found somewhat puzzling.

After finishing the interview with the supervisor, I also felt that HR did not really understand my job-search needs.

When HR asked what I thought this job involved, they said they felt I regarded this job as a receptionist position.

However, after speaking with the supervisor, I learned that the job does include answering calls on behalf of others. This is indeed part of the receptionist’s duties, along with some administrative tasks for the department, so I am not sure which part was misunderstood.

The following is the job description listed on 104:

1. Sending mail / Delivering documents

2. Managing the department’s petty cash

3. Answering calls on behalf of others and receiving visitors for the sales department

4. Organizing and filing documents/reports

5. Administrative affairs contact window for the sales department

II. I mentioned my previous experience applying to a certain company. However, because my abilities were not yet sufficient, that company did not hire me. I do not know why HR kept thinking that I really wanted to work for that company.

III.

1. In the “questions I wanted to ask” section, I asked questions related to training. Perhaps I did not express myself clearly enough.

HR asked in return: “What do you want to know? Do you mean personal training or...?”

I answered: “I want to understand whether the company holds seminars and invites instructors to provide training, or something similar.”

HR replied: “That is not called a seminar,” and then asked why I was asking this question.

I answered: “Because training can actually show how much a company values and develops its talent.”

HR then asked: “How much do you know about the company?”

Since I really had not learned about it in depth, I was unable to answer. (That was my fault.)

Then, for some reason, I mentioned the company name, Chipbond (pronounced like “Qi”). Since people around me in the industry have always pronounced the character “頎” as “欣,” I had mistakenly believed it was pronounced “欣.” HR became extremely upset, believing that I had not put in enough effort, did not understand the company, and had even mispronounced its name without looking up the website to research its benefits... “What right do you have to ask me this question [about training]?”

I later acknowledged that not knowing enough about the company was my problem and something I needed to improve. Since I had nearly ten interviews recently, I admitted that I had been lazy and had not researched every company thoroughly. However, when I was suddenly asked to explain what the company did, I really could not answer beyond saying that it was related to chips and wafers.

HR asked: “Do you still want to ask this question?”

I answered: “I still want to understand, but if you choose not to tell me, that is fine. After all, I also did not put in enough effort.”

HR then finished explaining and went out to ask the supervisor to come in for the interview.

Regarding training, it was mentioned on the website, but I still wanted to understand it in greater depth, which is why I asked. Being questioned about this point left me somewhat at a loss.

The other issues were my fault, and it was appropriate for me to be questioned about them!

2. However, when I first entered the meeting room, HR’s attitude really felt cold (a poker face), similar to one of the reviews on Tianyancha. The truth of that is difficult to determine.

During the interview, they also asked exactly what research I had done. I answered that I had gone to the PTT Tech Job board to learn about the interview process. Naturally, there were both positive and negative comments there, including comments saying that the HR staff were very attractive, as well as various comments that the company’s general conditions were not very good. HR again questioned why I had only looked at PTT instead of checking the company website to learn about the benefits. I should not have explained it in such detail...

*The total interview time, including waiting, was approximately 3–4 hours (the longest interview I have attended so far).

*The meeting room arranged for the English test was near the restroom and the entrance to the internal office, so it was relatively noisy.

Although this would not have made me perform better on the English test, it was simply something I noticed.

Conclusion: I will seriously reflect on myself and strengthen the areas where I am lacking, so that I can move on to a better place. Thank you!

In addition, I hope HR can have a better attitude. You can be stern when I make a mistake, but I had not made a mistake at the beginning, so I hope you could have been kinder.

People can feel differently because of a single smile or a person’s attitude. Being professional is not the same as being cold. I have interviewed at many companies, so I can still tell the difference. The impression you give when you are professional but have a poor attitude is different from when you are professional and have a good attitude. I may not become your colleague because my abilities are insufficient and my attitude is not good enough, but your attitude also did not make me feel that it was good. While hoping that I will grow, I also hope that you can understand the importance of this matter. Thank you!

Since there are already so many negative aspects, I probably do not need to add another one. In the end, it all comes down to personal opinion.