Workplace reviews and discussion: 華碩電腦股份有限公司

1. The HR staff were all very nice.

2. The manager eventually encouraged me (because their questions brought me to tears).

1. At the beginning, the manager directly and clearly expressed dissatisfaction that I had applied to two departments, saying they were confused about which one I actually wanted (Is it wrong to apply to two departments? I’m suitable for both, and I wanted to increase my chances of getting an interview.)

2. The manager began to question my motivation for coming to the interview and also asked why I wanted to leave my current company. I clearly explained the reasons: the company I currently work for is embroiled in internal conflicts, which have become so serious that many departments no longer have managers. The project I am currently responsible for may come to nothing, and there is no longer any room for me to grow or further develop at the company. The manager said that all the problems I mentioned would also occur at ASUS, then asked me again whether, if the same thing happened in the future, I would likewise choose to resign. ((First of all, I submitted my résumé, you reviewed it, and you invited me to interview. You gave me the opportunity to interview, and I came because I liked the position. Otherwise, who would spend so much time and effort preparing all these things, then take unpaid personal leave from their company to interview at ASUS for no reason?))

3. Related to the previous point, the manager asked why I was only applying now even though this position had been listed on 104 for a long time. The reason was that I had only just learned about the position. However, this answer failed to convince the manager, so I could only explain that I had thought there was only one type of PM role. When I was looking for my first job, I had been afraid to apply because I lacked experience, and I also didn’t know that PM roles were divided into so many different types. The manager seemed to reluctantly accept this explanation.

4. The listing on 104 stated, “Candidates with experience in STEM, AI, … curriculum and lesson-plan development, camp planning, or teaching are preferred.” Therefore, I attached my teaching certificate and numerous certificates of appreciation for leading camps to my résumé. However, the manager directly said, “We don’t need that.” (Then what does it mean to write that on 104? Or are you, Manager, simply too busy to know what position you are currently interviewing for? I’m genuinely baffled.)

5. As the interview progressed, I increasingly felt aggrieved. I had clearly prepared according to the information on 104, and I had even received an interview invitation—so why did attending the interview make me feel as though the manager thought I had come to cause trouble?

6. I strongly suspect that because I applied for two positions, the manager was already biased against me and therefore deliberately made things difficult for me at every turn.