Workplace reviews and discussion: 四維精密材料股份有限公司

Before the interview, they send a notification asking you to log in to the website first to take a personality test and fill out two Word files: a “Career Questionnaire” and “Basic Information for Interviewees.” Parking on the first floor is convenient, and the first-floor lobby where the interview takes place is bright. They first take you to the meeting room next door to complete the second and third pages of a logic test (to be completed within 30 minutes; they initially reserve an extra 3 minutes). When time is up, HR comes in to hurry you along, saying it isn’t important and telling you to just guess the remaining questions@@? Yet the accounting section only has two multiple-choice questions and two essay questions.

The actual interviewers were one HR representative, one finance supervisor, and one manager (presumably?).

(1) HR asked questions most of the time, focusing on details in my résumé—for example: Why did you write it this way? Why didn’t you write “detail-oriented” or “responsible”? Why do you think that way?

(2) The finance supervisor only asked what my previous job duties were. They mentioned the company’s 68-year history, but their attitude was not very good throughout. When I was asked whether overtime was common, their eyes wandered as I answered. They explained that new hires would have to learn everything from scratch and would definitely need to work overtime at first, and that implementing a new system would take even more time; it would depend entirely on each person’s ability.

(3) The manager (presumably) did not say a word from beginning to end. Ha! Quite something!

I just feel that, regarding (1), I had already attached a personality test to my application, and the notification also asked me to take another personality test on the website. Why did they keep probing into personality during the interview as well? I don’t really understand. Also, even though this was an accounting and finance interview, the logic questions actually accounted for a larger proportion than the accounting questions. Is the logic at your company a little strange too?

Regarding (2), it felt like the supervisor had not carefully read my résumé before inviting me to the interview. They kept saying, “So you’ve only done internal accounting?!” (Well, what else? I wrote it all out clearly on my résumé. Otherwise, perhaps your company should clearly state what kind of employee it is actually looking for.)

Conclusion: The company appears large in scale, but whether it is a good fit still depends on whether your personality can adapt to it.