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This month, I applied for a UI/UX Designer position through a staffing agency via 104 Job Bank. I spoke first with the department manager and then with HR. After the interviews, the art director who happened to be visiting from the U.S. headquarters at the time thought that having me start two months after receiving an offer was too long, so it was a no-go. I didn't get to practice English with a foreigner after all O.O.
Although the staffing agency said the position was long-term, with a performance review opportunity after just three months and a high chance of becoming a regular employee, the entire interview process and the reason I wasn't hired made me feel that this was actually only a short-term opening:
When I asked about the probationary-period evaluation criteria, the department manager replied, “It depends on work attitude, work results, and whether the company has opened up this position. I can only say that there is an opportunity, but it isn't guaranteed.” (Then he lowered his head, so he wasn't facing me.)
When I asked whether there would be situations where leave requests were denied, the department manager also responded with the mindset that it was only a three-month short-term position.
Both the department manager and HR said that this was an urgent opening. HR said that if they decided to proceed, there would be a result within one or two days (which I assume meant they would send an offer), but I was rejected on the spot after the interview XD
I have one year and seven months of experience in web/UI design. They considered me not yet senior, and my requested salary of 58K was cut, so I estimate it would be somewhere between 50K and 58K. I wonder whether the compensation would be better without going through a staffing agency?
There is a McDonald's near the company. You can have breakfast there.
The HR person at this company was unbelievable. Instead of conducting the interview herself, she only arranged for the department manager to interview me. But what was even more absurd was that she had the wrong candidate's résumé (I was A, but she had B's résumé); she also didn't know what position the candidate was applying for.
It's unbelievable for a multinational company to have an HR person who is this out of touch.
One day of wellness leave each month
NT$6,000 for working one day during the Lunar New Year holiday
NT$2,500 for working one day during the Mid-Autumn Festival
No overtime required
No employee trip
Colleagues get along well.
There is considerable personnel turnover at the U.S. headquarters. Different factions among senior management frequently fight and undermine one another. The Leader changes about once every two years on average. Development policies are often unstable. In mid-2017, the company carried out a major round of layoffs, eliminating two-thirds of the development department as well as a department that operated regular shifts. The current business direction is unknown, and many senior employees have already been laid off or moved to other jobs.
Although the company is a foreign-owned enterprise, its benefits are only slightly better than those required by Taiwan's Labor Standards Act. It is generally a company that follows the rules. Taking leave is relatively easy, and there are no situations where leave requests are denied. There are no employee trips or regular health checkups, and overtime is uncommon.