Workplace reviews and discussion: 願境網訊股份有限公司_KKBOX

Interviewing with the COO of KKculture was truly an eye-opening experience. I hope everyone gets the chance to receive this rare interview ticket!

1. The COO asked me how I would optimize the company’s platform products after joining. I offered many ideas based on my experience at startups, but every single one was shot down. She said that many of the things I mentioned were “marketing” tasks, not things that should be handled by product, and told me not to bring up marketing optimization again because the marketing team would take care of it themselves. So I continued with functional and experience optimizations, but unexpectedly, the interviewer still shook her head and thought those were not very useful either~

While I was struggling to think, the great COO directly revealed the ultimate answer to making a good product: SEO.

The answer was so shocking that I was speechless for a moment. It turned out that everything I had previously understood about SEO was wrong—apparently SEO does not count as marketing! It was such a trap question that even I was stumped. Truly worthy of the great COO...... Even though I felt that doing SEO was quite basic, and that there are also many different types of SEO, the COO’s proud expression at the time made me feel that I shouldn’t raise any other questions, because surely I must have had doubts simply because I didn’t understand!

And apparently, after all these years, your company still hasn’t optimized its SEO? To have operated until now without optimization is truly outstanding. If I start a company in the future, I must learn this kind of composure!

2. The COO tested me on how I usually search for restaurants. I said: “I use Google Maps to search directly by location~”

The COO was extremely disappointed and told me that most people search directly through a browser, so SEO is very important! This conversation taught me the best way to search for restaurants! I was immensely grateful inside, and also reflected that I really should contribute more Google SEO traffic so that Taiwanese businesses can survive better. Helping myself and helping others—everyone wins. The COO is so wise!

3. The type of person the COO wanted was completely different from what the direct supervisor for the position wanted. The interview questions and the skills listed on the job posting were different as well, which made me realize that what you see in front of you is not necessarily reality! People need to be capable of adapting to constant change in order to survive in an ever-changing world!

4. The COO worked hard to give me a rare opportunity to practice handling pressure. The exercises included: a contemptuous expression, a flippant attitude, harsh and cutting remarks, provocative words, and so on. Practicing stress resistance while being interviewed made today about more than just an interview—the interview came with complimentary hours of experiencing a toxic boss. After nearly an hour of this trial, I feel that I have become much stronger inside! Many thanks.

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To make sure everyone doesn’t look for the wrong person and miss out on the essence, I’m kindly letting you know here that the COO is a middle-aged woman, so don’t get the wrong person~

There are no drawbacks! Extremely excellent!