Administrative class advisor
Every day, I go to the company to turn on the lights and air conditioning and print exam papers. Basically, I just do fairly easy administrative work.
Occasionally, I have to go outside to help hand out flyers and so on (but there are basically always part-time workers for that).
I don't really need to make outbound calls because the part-time workers help with those. However, making second-round follow-up calls is our job.
If you transferred from another career path (especially if your previous job was very busy), you will find this job very difficult to get used to.
Because when there are no students, there is basically nothing to do, so every day I just scroll through Facebook with my coworkers = =
Each branch office handles its own personnel matters independently, and basically, there are serious problems with the work schedules.
After the branch's administrative staff upload the schedule to headquarters' personnel department, headquarters' HR does not check whether it violates the Labor Standards Act.
During my first month at the company, I worked seven consecutive days, including a night shift followed by an early-morning shift: finishing at 22:00 one day and starting at 06:00 the next day???
What about the one regular day off and one flexible rest day per week, and the 11-hour minimum interval between shifts???
If I had not dealt with personnel administration in my previous job, I would not have known about this at all.
Is it normal for part-time workers to work more than 12 hours???
There are some serious problems.
However, the job is very idle; you are just stuck there all day. There are pros and cons.
No skills or educational qualifications required
Very relaxed when there's nothing to do
The tasks are very miscellaneous; sweeping the floor, wiping tables, moving tables, and buying coffee and dinner are the basics.
Starting salary: 25K (during the probationary period), increasing to 26K after passing probation, plus a 1,000 attendance bonus.
Unpaid overtime; treated as a position of responsibility.
No overtime pay at all for starting early or leaving late (even when it exceeds 1 hour).
It is difficult to take Saturdays and Sundays off.
There is some workplace bullying and mild workplace sexual harassment.
Senior employees bully newcomers, making all kinds of cutting remarks and ordering you around.
The environment is quite spacious.
Position applied for: HR Assistant
You will fill out personnel information and take an aptitude test (if you were responsible for arranging employee trips, give five examples of how you would liaise with a travel agency), which takes about 30–40 minutes. Afterwards, there is an Excel skills test, which takes about 30 minutes. Finally, the interviewer will ask some questions about your résumé and introduce the position. If you pass this stage, there will be a second interview with a supervisor. The main responsibilities are calculating salaries and handling enrollment and withdrawal from insurance for part-time employees at branches throughout Taiwan. During peak seasons, there may be more than 100 people per day. Since the branches finish work at 5 p.m., the workload is usually busiest around 5:30, so overtime may be required.
The interview is somewhat long (about two hours), so it is best not to schedule another interview afterward. There may also be a second, or even a third, interview. It seems like this position would often require overtime. There does not appear to be much room for advancement, and the main responsibilities seem to be handled by one person alone.
No advantages were apparent during the interview process...
Position interviewed for: ERP Engineer
Throughout the process, the manager was the one who called to invite me to the interview. At the beginning, I explained that I had approximately one year of experience and described my level of ability. During the phone call, the manager thought it was acceptable, so they invited me for an interview. They asked about my expected salary, and I stated NT$40,000. The manager did not say anything, and I went directly to the interview.
During the interview, I first filled out some forms, took an intelligence test, and completed a work assessment. After I finished, HR began the interview. HR's professional abilities were very poor—they did not even know what SOHO meant... They also asked whether I was a company...
The manager gave me the impression that they expected a certain level of professional ability but did not want to offer too much in salary. I guess the salary would be around NT$35,000.... The entire interview process was not uncomfortable, but during the phone interview I had already explained my level of ability and expected salary. However, there was a discrepancy between the job duties described during the interview and what the manager had said. Thinking about it afterward, it felt a bit like they were having people come in to help them meet their performance targets.