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I successfully interviewed last September, but my boss didn’t send me the offer letter until the end of October. I replied with a few questions, but never received a response. During this period, HR called to ask when I would be starting, but my boss still hadn’t answered my questions—how was I supposed to start? HR said my boss was busy abroad and asked me to wait a little longer. I directly asked whether there had been any changes, and HR firmly said there had not. This exchange went back and forth at least three times.
In the end, six months passed without a word.
I wonder if my boss 484 died abroad. How pitiful to die in a foreign land.
Mice often pay visits to the company
They don't really care about work abilities—if you can breathe, you can join, but by all means, don't sleep at work
A company founded by the boss and his wife
A retirement club
Passionate young people, beware
The air conditioning is strong.
The company’s location is okay.
The boss seems to be very wealthy; even after burning through money for so many years, the company can still keep operating.
There are occasional group meals.
The boss’s English is pretty good.
The company is run by the boss and the boss’s wife, and they used to often hold meetings close to quitting time.
Actually, graphic design has always been a weak area here, but they don’t care.
Seeing the above sharing and filling in a bunch of information is indeed a waste of time; it wasn’t this troublesome before.
It feels like the company has little direction for the future, and as a result, it hasn’t been able to get off the ground.
The pictures on 104 still show the old partitions moved over from before. It feels cramped. Did everyone really enjoy using the exercise equipment that was put there?
Interview position:
UI/UX Designer – Interface/User Experience Designer
Interviewer: Do you know what the company’s main business is?
Answer based on the information you have obtained.
Interviewer: What was the company you previously worked for like?
Explain based on your own experience.
Interviewer: Which project in your previous portfolio is your favorite? Why?
Explain based on your own experience.
Interviewer: How would you persuade me and the boss when there is a conflict regarding the design?
Explain based on your own experience.
Candidate: Did this position already exist, or is it a newly created position?
Interviewer’s response: There was previously a designer who had worked here for a long time. The company and the boss were both very satisfied with her designs. She left for personal reasons, so we are now looking for a replacement.
Candidate: How long has this position been vacant?
Interviewer’s response: It has been vacant for some time. We have been continuously looking for a suitable person during this period.
Candidate: What personality traits are you currently looking for in this position?
Interviewer’s response: We hope the person will be highly cooperative, have design skills that can impress people, and be able to persuade the boss, because the boss has many ideas of his own.
Candidate: Besides the duties listed on the job website, does this position involve any other work?
Interviewer’s response: The person needs to be able to produce posters and create 3D drawings, because the company holds exhibitions from time to time and needs help drawing exhibition-floor plans.
Interview process:
The company is located in a multi-purpose building. I first reported to the front entrance, where a woman escorted me to a meeting room to fill out forms and take a test. The time limit was 40 minutes, and the test contained quite a lot of questions. There were 35 problem-solving and analysis questions, 25 short-form DISC personality-trait questions, and 3 graphic-analysis and calculation questions. After finishing, I called the extension number to inform them and waited for the supervisor. Once the supervisor arrived, he introduced himself as the Marketing Department Director. He personally, together with the boss, leads the design direction. I was asked to introduce myself, explain my portfolio, and answer questions about my work experience, which took about one hour. Next, I asked questions related to the position, which took about another hour. Finally, the interviewer said that many people were currently coming in for interviews. He hoped to conduct second interviews before the end of May and have someone in place in June. Details about benefits and conditions would be discussed in depth by Human Resources during the second interview.
Interview advice:
After the interview, it became fairly clear that this position involves considerably more work than what is stated on the job website. In addition, the company has been looking for someone for this position for quite a long time. It is unclear what the actual considerations are. As of now, the date has already passed the interviewer’s stated target for having someone in place, yet the position is still posted on the job website. Therefore, anyone planning to interview may want to think carefully about whether it could end up being a waste of time.
Having a whole bottle of water, so you won't get thirsty—that's great.
H. The attitude during the interview was actually pretty good.
In-person interview. At the beginning, they asked you to fill out a personal background investigation form, which was an immediate major deduction in points.
There was also a DISC assessment, another deduction in points.
It wasn't over yet—there was a third logic and intelligence test. Hello? An absolutely massive deduction in points.
Then, the first thing the HR representative and direct supervisor said when they came in was, “Since you didn't fill out the personal background investigation, we originally wanted to ask you to leave right away.
Our boss's wife comes from an HR background and cares a lot about these procedures.”
It's been almost three weeks, and they simply sent a silent rejection. Another deduction in points. I can only give them a negative review.
A company that doesn’t know what it’s doing; the boss is always making things up as they go, constantly changing direction and holding pointless meetings.