Workplace reviews and discussion: 紳業工業有限公司

This confirmed that the first few articles on Job Hunting Clairvoyance were all true, providing strong endorsement for those articles. Great.

The interview ran from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The office was quiet, and even the interviewee could sense the tension and high pressure. There were no partitions in the office, and the computer monitors were not small, so everyone in the company could see what each employee was doing. It felt difficult to properly rest, find one's work rhythm, or relax for a moment. Even when sales staff answered phone calls, they spoke in hushed voices, which felt very oppressive.

The interview had three stages:

The first stage was a written English test: three situational decision-making questions, one accounting question, and one Chinese-to-English translation question. Answering everything required strong English writing, translation, and accounting skills. I felt the difficulty was a little too high for an assistant position.

The second stage was a computer test, further divided into three sections. The test order was logical reasoning based on dice numbers → preparing an import/export report → calculating the total on an EXCEL shipping form.

By this point, the test had basically already taken two hours, leaving me physically and mentally exhausted. However, that was all right—the supervisor had me wait in the interview meeting room for a while, so I got a fairly long break.

The third-stage interview included both Chinese and English questions. There were about three English questions, with the rest in Chinese. The questions that day were, in order: family background → where my hometown was → why I moved to the greater Taipei area → how well I understood the company. The English questions asked about my development plans for myself three and five years from now → describing my strengths and weaknesses. I vaguely remember the last question and have already forgotten it. They also asked about my expected salary and let me speak freely, encouraging me to fully exercise my imagination. Afterwards, they told me that the company's salary was fixed and would not be adjusted for me, then gave me the offer. The fixed starting salary is 32 → 34 after passing probation → 36 after an evaluation six months later → 38 another six months after that.

A few final observations:

1. The company benefits included snacks from around the world. However, what I saw that day consisted mostly of small snacks similar to Cheetos and pineapple cakes. Perhaps everyone has different expectations of what “snacks from around the world” as a company benefit means.

2. Upon entering the company, there was first a warehouse, and only after passing through another door did you reach the office area. The warehouse had no air conditioning; only the office area was air-conditioned. I wonder whether the blue-collar workers who stay at the company will be very hot in summer.

3. The company did not have its own restroom, so employees had to use the office building's shared facilities. As a result, going to the bathroom involved a fairly long walk.