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What a shame—I should have checked the reviews here before going to the interview.

There were four interviews in total: one video interview, followed by two calls from HR.

All I can say is that the entire interview process felt like going around in circles—no, actually! I was treated as a consultant for the director to do her own homework.

She had no intention of hiring me at all, and the salary was not particularly high for the market.

The main point is that all four interviews focused on asking in-depth questions about general practices for a department head. The most outrageous part was that they even asked me how I would set performance evaluations.

I had already stated my expected salary five times in total, yet after the final interview, they took a month to notify me that I had advanced to the final round.

The key issue is that HR was also in a difficult position: they could not manage the timing and did not have sufficient resources to negotiate with candidates.

I had to tell HR that I already had another job offer, with the salary negotiated and only my response pending, before they would take any follow-up action.

Overall,

HR was unprofessional.

The director was also extremely unprofessional and only wanted to draw inspiration from job candidates!! Four people around me who had already interviewed felt the same way.

Also, this director is Chinese, so when writing emails in English, I was often completely confused.

But after seeing the comments, it seems that this is no longer surprising.

In short!!! The senior and middle managers in the office are unprofessional; parachuted-in managers who have to work alone are likely to fail.