Workplace reviews and discussion: 聯齊科技股份有限公司

There was no particular distinction between pros and cons; everything is written below at once.

There were four interviews in total, taking nearly two months (I ultimately received a thank-you letter). The later-stage interview also required preparing a presentation, so before applying, I recommend assessing the hidden costs of the interview process.

My personal interview process:

The first interview was an on-site interview with the hiring team (approximately one hour):

The discussion mainly focused on the job responsibilities and work arrangement. However, because the company is still in a business expansion phase, many of the work arrangements are project-based and temporary.

The hiring team mainly asked whether I had experience with complete project life cycles, prior pre-sales experience, configuration and power-related design capabilities, on-site installation and acceptance experience, post-deployment project maintenance experience, and my willingness to travel and work overtime.

The second interview was an on-site interview with a mid-to-senior-level manager (approximately one and a half hours):

The manager discussed my résumé in greater depth, including the extent of my professional capabilities, previous project experience, and expectations regarding work style.

The manager also asked about my willingness to work overtime for projects, my expected salary, and the salary and benefits structure at my previous company.

The reason they asked about the salary and benefits structure at my previous company was that the company said it could not fully assess a candidate’s capabilities through interviews alone, so it would first understand the candidate’s previous compensation before considering adjustments.

During the second interview, I also asked about the overtime situation. The response was that it depends on the schedule of each project. Because the company wants to reduce communication and handoff gaps between different teams, it tries to have the same person handle a project from initiation through deployment whenever possible.

At the same time, each person is expected to handle an average of around three projects, so the amount of overtime depends on each person’s workload distribution, making it difficult for the company to give a definitive answer about the extent of overtime.

After the second interview, once it was confirmed that I would proceed to the third interview, the company assigned a topic. I had to prepare a presentation related to the company’s business operations and present it to the CEO during the third interview.

The third interview was an on-site interview with the CEO, HR, and the aforementioned personnel (approximately one and a half hours):

For the topic provided after the second interview, I had a little over a week to prepare the presentation.

After a brief introduction on-site, I went straight into the presentation. Including the discussion of the questions, my presentation took approximately 20–30 minutes.

The rest of the interview consisted of a discussion with the CEO, covering topics such as whether I understood the company’s previous products and its operations after its transformation, as well as the company’s future operational goals.

Finally, the company asked whether I had prepared any questions that only someone at the “CEO level” could answer.

After the interview, HR stayed behind to further discuss my salary expectations and minimum acceptable salary, my willingness to accept the work arrangement, and the company’s benefits.

The fourth interview was a phone conversation with a mid-to-senior-level manager (approximately 15 minutes):

It was mainly to reconfirm the salary and work arrangement I had proposed.

The timeline from submitting my résumé was approximately as follows (including weekends):

Résumé submitted — D

Received interview invitation — D+3

First on-site interview — D+11

Received notice of passing the first interview — D+12

Second on-site interview — D+19

Received notice of passing the second interview — D+30

Third on-site interview — D+45

HR asked further questions about the job responsibilities — D+47

HR asked about the fourth interview — D+52

Fourth phone interview — D+58

Received thank-you letter — D+59

Reminders for people preparing for the interview:

1. Follow up on the interview result. Although they usually mention on-site how long it will take to receive news, in most cases the notification arrives only after that time has passed. (I asked the contact person, and I later received a notification, but I’m not sure whether it was related to my follow-up or whether the decision simply took longer.)

2. It sounds like the company places considerable importance on flexibility regarding overtime. At least in my case, this was mentioned in all four interviews, although they also said that the company does not encourage overtime and hopes employees can complete their work during regular working hours.

3. Regarding the salary for the position, the company never proactively mentioned its budget. After the second interview, however, every conversation included questions about the candidate’s expected salary and the minimum salary they would accept.

I replied that my expected salary was N×130%, and that the minimum I would accept was N×115% of my previous company’s compensation (N = the total of my previous company’s salary and allowances, excluding overtime pay).

I asked HR about the company’s salary budget range. HR said that no upper or lower limits had been set and that it would be assessed based on prior experience and personality traits. (However, they also did not indicate approximately where the approved salary might fall in my case.)

4. Overall, the actual interview experience was quite good. The company did not deliberately look for faults, and the conversations were friendly. During the discussions, I recommend answering based on your actual abilities. There is no need to force an answer to questions you do not know; the company also asks fairly detailed questions.

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