The manager who interviewed me in the first round was the most sincere person I’ve encountered so far in terms of the way she spoke. It was a very special experience.

Unlike HR at other ordinary companies,

I felt she wasn’t the kind of person who wanted to trick you into joining the company just to earn HR performance bonuses. Instead, she was seriously considering whether this job was suitable for me, or whether I was suitable for the company.

She also applied a little pressure at the beginning as a stress test, so the atmosphere was somewhat more serious. She asked detailed questions about the way I work and my methods. The questions were quite in-depth.

She wasn’t the kind of person who would say polished, superficial things, but you could feel that she was sincerely trying to find someone suitable both for me and for their company. It was exactly as she said: “It’s not necessarily that either person is bad; they may simply not be a good fit.” She also gave some examples, such as a very outgoing person joining a relatively reserved Japanese-style management company. This interviewing manager really likes giving examples.

Later, we chatted briefly at the end of the interview and I discovered that she isn’t a traditional HR professional. No wonder she introduced herself at the beginning as a manager in the Administration Department. I’m guessing she’s fairly young, and she really likes the company, which makes people feel that she loves her work.

The company seems quite willing to give young people opportunities.

That’s about it.

There are quite a lot of things to do, and the company is constantly changing.

The interviewing manager said that the company was introducing new management tools and the like, so they need people who enjoy challenges and can withstand pressure. The pace is very fast. You also have to learn new things.

For someone like me, who is already accustomed to working at a large company and has been in the workforce for quite a long time with relatively substantial experience, I would wonder whether I still want to learn things beyond the work itself. This approach may not necessarily fit with one’s career development. Learning your company’s particular system is not necessarily something I could take with me if I left the company in the future, since it isn’t a commonly used body of knowledge.

Of course, I’m very grateful that the interviewing manager told me about this candidly, but it would indeed be something to consider.

If the salary isn’t higher than what’s available elsewhere, but the amount of work is no less than at other companies, and the company also has its own system that I would have to learn from scratch, then I wouldn’t necessarily prioritize it.

The interviewing manager mentioned an arrangement that would allow me to go to the company for a few days to take a look. Although I would be paid and insured, it really isn’t convenient to take leave while I’m employed elsewhere.

Still, if your company is looking for someone willing to accept a lower salary and learn from zero, after reading the other comments, I think you may keep encountering people with no experience who don’t realize that the interviewing manager is conducting a stress test and instead end up scolding you.

*Although this kind of trait really isn’t very suitable for working in HR, people in their twenties generally have little social experience and will basically behave this way. When recruiting, I try my best to avoid hiring people with less seniority for HR positions; at most, they can be administrative assistants.

Your company should have a clearer understanding of salary levels. In our profession, HR professionals with more than 30 years of experience start at least at NT$50,000–60,000 per month.

I feel that the position has not been defined very well: you want someone inexpensive but also want someone experienced who can perform well. In the end, you can only attract all kinds of odd people to interviews.

I don’t know whether this interviewing manager will gradually start saying more polished, superficial things in the future, but I think her current sincerity and enthusiasm for the company and her work are very rare. I quite admire this young woman. Although she didn’t turn on her camera, her voice sounded like she was probably younger than me. I hope she can try to learn more about market salary levels. Unless your company does not require employees to learn its own system, I think it will be very difficult to find someone experienced who can handle a full range of responsibilities and learn new things at this salary. Just look at the other comments and you’ll know.