Workplace reviews and discussion: 搜博科技股份有限公司

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The company proactively called through 104 to invite me to an interview. During the call, I explained my work experience and technical proficiency, and repeatedly confirmed with HR the hiring manager’s intentions in order to avoid making a wasted trip for the interview. After clarifying our respective needs with HR, I went to the interview. However, this was by far the worst interview experience I have ever had!

(1) HR and the hiring manager had not established a good communication channel. The company has offices in New Taipei (headquarters), Taichung, Kaohsiung, and other locations. However, I received an interview invitation from the “Taichung” HR representative, and this HR representative changed the interview time with me three times. The main reason was that HR could not keep track of the hiring manager’s schedule. More importantly, on the day of the interview, I only then received a notification from HR through 104 about the changed interview time (even though HR had called to confirm with me the day before the interview).

(2) During the interview, the hiring manager kept “questioning” the applicant’s “professional expertise” (I did not major in computer science). At the time, since your company proactively invited me to interview, I assumed that you had a certain understanding of the applicant. My résumé clearly stated in black and white that I did not major in the relevant field, and that my previous job was not technology-related; I also repeatedly confirmed this during my calls with HR. Yet during the interview, I felt that your company showed considerable disrespect toward the applicant (me), believing that I treated technology merely as a “personal hobby” (Can a hobby not put food on the table? Why did the company proactively send an interview invitation? I would like to ask everyone here: Is this company’s idea of criticizing applicants?). I therefore called HR to discuss why there was such a clear discrepancy between the requirements. However, during the call, this HR representative’s attitude was quite “good,” so I will say no more.

I would like to warn all applicants here: Be careful when you receive a “proactive invitation through 104”! ! ! Instead of helping clients with reputation marketing and steering online sentiment, why not improve the company’s image first! !