Workplace reviews and discussion: 冠西電子企業股份有限公司

1. Clean environment

2. The manager who interviewed me smiled a lot

3. A publicly listed company

I interviewed for a sales assistant position. I had read the job description beforehand, and it was nothing beyond the usual day-to-day work of a sales assistant.

There were three rounds of interviews:

The first round was a written test, namely a logic test (for example: Which is heavier, one kilogram of cotton or one kilogram of iron?).

The second round was an interview with the HR department. Neither the manager nor the assistant introduced the company or the job responsibilities; they simply asked me whether I had any questions. At that point, I already knew I probably had no chance, and I was planning to leave. Then they told me that the sales department manager would be coming to interview me and asked me to wait. I thought I still had a chance?!

Then, in the third round, the sales department manager arrived and immediately asked, “Did HR say anything just now?” I replied, “No,” because the job description was very clear. The manager just smiled.

The entire interview process took one hour and 15 minutes. After the interview, I wrote a thank-you letter and also asked when I would be notified of the result.

The next day, the company replied: I had not been selected.

I wrote back and asked, “May I ask whether there was anything I needed to improve that resulted in my not being selected?”

The company replied: because my English ability was inadequate and I could not drive.

At that point, I was completely bewildered. I had clearly stated both of these things on my résumé. If they knew from the written-test results that I would not pass the interview, or if they already knew I did not meet the company’s requirements, they should not have let me proceed to the next interview round. They were simply wasting both our time!

I went back and reviewed the job description, and it did not say that applicants needed to be able to drive, visit clients, or attend exhibitions. Of course, I understand that companies can have many reasons for rejecting an applicant, but that does not mean they can give reasons that do not match the job description. If they had only said that my English needed improvement, I could have accepted that. I am going to report this to the customer service department of the job bank later. I am really angry.

In summary: Job seekers applying to interview for an assistant position at this company should think twice!