Workplace reviews and discussion: 三惠製材所有限公司

None. The interview experience was extremely unpleasant, and the interviewer showed great disrespect for my professionalism.

I applied for the position of visual, video, and graphic advertising designer at this company. However, the person who interviewed me was not the manager who had reviewed my résumé and notified me about the interview. Instead, another person said that the other manager had an unexpected matter to attend to, so he was filling in for the interview. This interviewer had no understanding whatsoever of the responsibilities described in his own company's job posting. The job titles given to me by the manager who notified me about the interview, the interviewer, HR, and an internal employee were all different. It was very obvious that the company had no consensus at all about the position and its responsibilities as listed on the recruitment website. After I returned home, they immediately changed the job title and salary information in the posting, which was completely absurd.

At the beginning of the interview, the interviewer immediately discussed the salary for newly hired marketing personnel at their company. Even more absurdly, the salary he quoted was completely different from what was publicly posted. He then talked about how the company's salary system provided employees with extensive protection. Right from the start, he asked me to fill out their new-hire personnel form, as if I had already decided to join the company. When I told him that I was applying for the visual, video, and graphic advertising designer position, he insisted that this was essentially a marketing position at their company, and asked whether I could create graphics or use AutoCAD. It was bad enough that they had substitute managers and internal employees conduct the interview; they were also disrespectful of my professional expertise.

What was most disrespectful was that the interviewer simply talked about himself from the beginning and gave me no opportunity to introduce myself. I had to find openings to speak, and he was not even familiar with my professional background as stated on my résumé. The entire interview ended up wasting both sides' time. Later, the internal employee who spoke with me apologized and said that this was an internal issue on their end, so I decided to let it go and treat it as an experience.

However, I advise anyone applying for a graphic or visual designer position to be careful and look into the company from multiple sources. Otherwise, employers may pressure you to accept the salary they offer from the very beginning. Businesspeople can be very skilled with persuasive tactics. In short, I learned—or perhaps merely came to understand—the harsh realities of society. Overall, the experience was extremely unpleasant. In the end, I also asked to take the personnel form with me, since there was no need for them to retain my information anymore.

That said, I want to tell everyone that throughout the entire process, I still responded politely and with a smile. There is no need to make enemies with anyone. So even if the experience is extremely unpleasant, it is still important to maintain your composure. This is how difficult entering the workforce can be!