Workplace reviews and discussion: 財團法人商業發展研究院

1. The HR lady arranged the interview time quickly and efficiently.

The reception staff (the HR lady and the secretary) were very friendly.

2. Transportation was quite convenient. At first glance, it seemed like a sizable work environment.

Upon entering, it was a quiet work environment, with approximately one-third of the seats unoccupied.

There was only one older male interviewer (reportedly the director).

The questions were generally divided into education / employment / personal matters.

The overall impression was poor (or rather, very bad), though the director’s young female secretary managed to salvage things somewhat at the end.

Serious questions:

Q0. First, introduce yourself (a little over one minute + I used one-page résumé and PowerPoint slides).

【Education】

Q1. What department did you graduate from, and what kinds of projects have you worked on?

Q2. Questions about the duration and number of years of your studies.

【Employment】

Q1. What types of projects have you worked on?

Q2. What role did you take in the projects? What kinds of analyses did you actually perform?

Q3. Do you (extremely) understand Taiwan’s politics and their relevance to industry?

Q4. Do you regularly read news about Taiwan’s political, economic, and industrial affairs? (Economic Daily News)

Q5. What was your TOEIC score? (A top-tier score is his standard.)

Q6. Can you quickly prepare presentations and reports?

Q7. Can you accept working overtime?

【Personal questions】

Q1. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? What is their occupation/content of work?

Q2. Where are your parents? What are their occupations/content of work?

Throughout the interview, he kept interrupting to ask questions.

As my answers failed to meet the interviewer’s expectations, his tone shifted toward denial and skepticism, and then he started going around in circles.

Everyone makes different choices during their student years.

During my student years, I took extra courses and graduated early. I completed the required credits, submitted my thesis, and participated in the competitions I was supposed to.

Graduating early does not mean cutting corners = =

He kept going around in circles asking why I had not stayed in school for the full duration before graduating........ (He asked this approximately 3–4 times during the interview overall.)

Let me summarize the additional requirements he has for that position:

You probably need a perfect TOEIC score, a graduate degree in business from one of Taiwan’s top four universities, and an in-depth understanding of the Chinese Communist Party’s “20th National Congress” economic policies, etc. (Sorry, I was too angry to remember everything here.)

If these are the qualifications you want in a candidate, remember to update the other details of the job posting on the job bank with the director’s requirements.

Don’t schedule interviews and waste everyone’s time. And I was also speechless that he ended by asking about my partner and family.

Finally, he threw out the following:

‘It’s pretty good that I gave you an interview opportunity and gave you a learning experience, isn’t it?’ (Something along those lines.)

My blood was boiling ^_^

Fortunately, the director’s secretary was kind and beautiful, and she escorted me to the elevator.....

Taken from the forum, returned to the forum.

Thank you.