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Interview position: Brand Marketing

After the first interview, the interviewer said there would be a second interview and that I would need to submit three annual marketing plans written for Yifu.

It was not until shortly before the second interview that I was told to email the files to them in advance. (At the time, I felt uncomfortable because I was going to project the files myself on the day of the presentation, so why did they need them in advance? They replied that the supervisor needed to review the plans first.)

During the second interview, several interviewers repeatedly asked questions unrelated to the position I had applied for, such as what solutions I could provide for difficulties the company was facing. (These were problems that other departments had failed to handle, but no one could solve.) The question-and-answer session lasted nearly three hours.

In the end, they seemed very satisfied and appeared ready to make an offer, but a few days later they sent a message saying that they would not be recruiting for this position for the time being.

Using candidates’ annual plans for free and looking for answers is not acceptable. This was an extreme waste of the interviewee’s time and showed no respect for intellectual property rights.