曜越科技股份有限公司

1. The chairman has strong business acumen and high market sensitivity

2. Comfortable office

1. Recruit a large number of people, then select from among them; the others are laid off (without considering KPIs, performance, etc.—it is entirely based on the supervisor’s personal preferences)

2. High internal turnover; therefore, unless there are training courses for new employees, departments are generally no longer willing to lend a helping hand to one another and may even find it troublesome

3. Very few supervisors are capable of leading

No difficult questions

No self-introduction required

The three-hour interview was conducted at desks and chairs in an open space outside the office. During that time, I was not even given a cup of water. I also took a 50-minute computer-based test, but when the time was up, no HR representative showed up, and the computer had only 15% battery remaining.

A week after the second interview, I received a call asking whether I was still interested, and we discussed the salary and start date. The salary offered by the manager differed from that offered by the vice president, and I do not know whether HR had looked into it. After that, there was no further response. When I called personally to ask, they kept making excuses and refused to give a straightforward answer.

The office is comfortable

Most colleagues are easy to get along with

No need to work overtime

I strongly disagree with your company's marketing philosophy

The recruitment of talent places great emphasis on appearance and demeanor (even if they have no experience, attractive candidates still have a good chance of being hired)

The office is politicized, and even if you don't want to get involved, you will still be dragged in

The interview experience was good.

The process was fast.

The managers were friendly, so it should be quite good to work with them.

HR managed the process very efficiently.

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During the interview, HR will ask you to go home and write a passage confessing “how much you want to come work here” and send it to them, so don’t answer this question on the spot.

HR will also praise you by saying, “You’re someone with a lot of ideas too. How do you think our company should accommodate you?”

From this, it’s clear that TT really respects people!

They really do leave people confused.

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I scheduled an interview and arrived at the company, but they told me the manager was unavailable and that the vice president would conduct the interview instead. I first completed a test and then waited for the vice president to finish a meeting. After an hour and a half, the vice president said there was another meeting later and therefore did not have time for the interview.

1. The salary for sales roles is okay, but you need to negotiate. I’ve heard that some sales staff started with very low salaries.

2. The workplace is pretty good. It’s in the same building as FOX, which looks quite nice. It’s convenient to buy breakfast at the exit of Xihu MRT Station, and there are quite a few upscale restaurants nearby.

3. Every quarter, the company rents out a theater at Miramar for a movie. The movie is selected by vote, but due to budget constraints, it may not often be a blockbuster. If you want to watch a blockbuster, you usually have to add a meal package, which means there will be no movie quota for the next quarter because the package costs more.

4. The work of overseas sales includes updating quotations, becoming familiar with products and introducing them to customers, asking the order-management team to help place orders, collecting local competitor prices, regularly updating performance reports for supervisors to track, following up on payments, and asking the design department to customize posters and promotional flyers. These are the main areas of responsibility, though there are also some miscellaneous administrative tasks. Sometimes you need to prepare PPT presentations for senior management on performance and progress. Internal responsibilities are fairly clearly divided.

1. The department most frequently criticized at this company is Sales, followed by PMs. You have to have your performance and new products reviewed almost every day. If a PM is not sufficiently prepared, they should also expect to be publicly criticized by the chairman during meetings.

2. The entire responsibility for stocking inventory has fallen on Sales. Apart from products specifically monitored by the chairman and bestsellers, the company’s materials-control team generally will not stock products unless you ask them to. It is understandable that the company cannot afford to carry excessive inventory, but the materials-control team here also does not take responsibility for consolidating the needs of all sales staff; they only go through the motions at sales and production meetings. Sometimes the lead time for certain power supplies is too long and the delivery date is too late, so you may lose the order. Later, I simply stopped including products that were too difficult to sell in my quotations, to avoid customers placing orders when there was no stock.

3. This company really likes PPT presentations. Although PPT presentations are a basic skill nowadays, the rush to produce reports for senior management often cuts into the time available for replying to emails and gathering competitor information.

4. The design department’s aesthetic sense needs improvement. Because many of the company’s products are black, the design department also often uses black backgrounds, which completely fails to highlight their visual appeal. The results look very basic, and when you ask the design team to revise them, they cannot come up with anything new.

5. Many senior employees and returning employees occupy the higher positions, making promotion somewhat difficult.

6. Because the sales work is relatively simple, it is difficult to build up skills quickly, and there are very few capable managers who can provide leadership. If you are looking for a job where you can coast toward retirement, consider applying for purchasing or order management (sales administration specialist) positions; people in those roles are HAPPY every day.

Putting on a superficial show for the chairman is enough to get by easily; the chairman’s girlfriend (now officially recognized as his partner) does not have much work experience. Preparing attractive reports and beautifying the marketing figures is enough to pass inspection.

Does not respect professionalism. The chairman has the final say, and even the general manager and department heads cannot make decisions! They like manipulating the media. They used to enjoy riding bicycles for the media to see, and later got into esports. Because they trapped the famous LoL player Westdoor in a contract, they were despised by Taiwanese players and acquired the nickname “Black T.” Later, the esports team was disbanded, so they could only return to their core business of making computer chassis, cases, and similar products. The chairman may use underhanded tactics, so read the employment contract carefully when signing it!

For entry-level overseas sales staff (bachelor’s degree), the salary range is NT$32,000–38,000. The job mainly involves following up on customers’ orders and urging customers to place orders for new products. There is a meeting every morning at 10:00, during which the PM reports on the progress of each product, and the chairman reviews the performance of the sales teams in each region.

Travel opportunities depend on the unit. Those handling Southeast Asia or Japan travel more frequently. The company provides sales staff with an order-management system, so they do not need to enter orders or arrange shipping schedules themselves. Whether a supervisor is easy to get along with depends on the department; some supervisors particularly like having employees prepare reports and attend meetings. The sales teams are currently divided into four regions: Region 1: the United States, Australia, France, and Germany; Region 2: China, the Middle East, Russia, and India; Region 3: Hong Kong, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and smaller countries in Europe; Region 4: Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore. (Sales staff in Region 1 are unlikely to travel.)

The chairman of this company is highly capable in sales and can therefore pinpoint sales-related problems. However, the heads of the regional sales teams are not as capable as the chairman, so employees often need to prepare reports for presentation to him. Experienced salespeople with extensive hands-on experience may feel unable to fully apply their abilities here. The work is fairly straightforward and simple in each unit, so there is limited opportunity to build sales experience and skills. Since there are not many opportunities to deal directly with customers, the role is somewhat like a sales-support position. Good English skills are essential for working here.

The work environment is fairly comfortable, but it is still a 10-minute walk from Xihu MRT Station.

A decent job, though not outstanding.