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1. You called to say it would be a phone interview.

It is very likely that each person applies for multiple positions at the same company,

and even if they apply for only one position, they may also have applied to other companies.

Even for the same type of position, the job responsibilities vary from company to company.

You did not even tell me which position you wanted to interview me for; I had to ask first.

2. I applied for an administrative position, yet you asked me what positions and industries I had applied for.

Since I applied for administrative work, do you think I care what industry it is? Does it make a difference?

The only differences between administrative jobs are the salary and the job duties. The industry does not matter, okay?

3. My résumé says, “Applying for administrative positions because I plan to take a master’s entrance exam.”

The words “plan to take the entrance exam” clearly mean that I have not started studying for it yet.

What part did you misunderstand that made you think I am currently pursuing a master’s degree?

Someone who is pursuing a master’s degree would write that they are currently “studying for” a master’s degree, not that they are currently “taking the exam,” okay?

Your Chinese really needs improvement. I hope you and your colleagues did not graduate from prestigious universities.

Would anyone who has to attend classes during the day really be foolish enough to apply for a full-time daytime job?

My résumé also says, “I hope to find a long-term job where I will not have to work overtime for two years,”

which means I would stay in this job for at least two years. What exactly did you misunderstand?

You are already the second person from your company whom I have encountered who made careless assumptions without reading carefully.

Please improve, okay?

During the phone call, I had already explained to you, “I will enroll in two years,”

yet I still had to explain again that I plan to “take” the master’s entrance exam, rather than that I am currently “studying for” a master’s degree.

4. I applied for an administrative position despite my previous experience not being in administration,

because I am preparing for an exam and therefore applied for administrative work.

You asked me, “Have you had any previous job that was more related to administration?”

What kind of question is that? Did you read my résumé? Based on my résumé, would you expect there to be one?

You should have asked me, “This job requires attention to detail (or some other trait). Can you do that?”

“This job requires clerical work, such as doing xxx. Can you do that?”

Then I could have told you which of my previous jobs required attention to detail.

I have done other types of clerical work before, so that would not be a problem,

and I could also have told you that I am proficient in office software.

If I had not proactively looked at the job description,

and if this administrative job had not happened to include several duties that I had actually performed in my “non-administrative work experience,”

would I have been able to answer your questions?