台達電子工業股份有限公司 _DELTA ELECTRONICS INC.

Three meals are provided, for a total payment of NT$25 per day

There is a travel week

There is a travel subsidy

Everyone, please do not come to Delta’s ESG consulting team.

It’s very poor, has no cases, is extremely penny-pinching, and the atmosphere is terrible…

Especially the domain and digital platform teams

Good pay, close to home, and currently catching up with AI (Zhongli).

A mercenary culture. During the interview process, I met the heads of the Power Business Group and the Energy Business Group.

The head of the Power Business Group was very kind, but also an old fox. Because I said I couldn’t share the presentation for my assignment with him, he wouldn’t let me continue with the later stages of the interview XD. Also, during the first-round interview, the colleagues from the Power Business Group all seemed extremely unhappy. It wasn’t directed at me, but they told me very directly that, officially, the direct supervisor was that old fox, while in practice, matters related to our performance reviews depended on the satisfaction of managers from other departments. The old fox would just throw us directly into the line of fire. Actually, I think it would have been very good training. Unfortunately, the old fox may not like subordinates who have too many opinions, so he stopped responding to me, lol.

Another interview was with the head of the Basic Energy Business Group. HR said the organization had just been restructured. During the interview, the boss was on video but kept his camera off. He was overbearing and very disrespectful. His attitude was basically: “Delta Electronics can give you a lot of money—what can you give me? Convince me.” (As if I were supposed to serve him and beg him.) He didn’t really bother thinking about or answering the questions I asked, and he was extremely arrogant. It felt like he was under a lot of pressure and needed someone to come in quickly for him to order around. Then he said he had requirements regarding completeness. (Isn’t that obvious? Who would say they had no requirements regarding completeness? A manager who keeps emphasizing this is probably extremely nitpicky, or has been complained about before, right?)

Anyway, overall, I think that because Delta Electronics has already grown very large, there are huge differences between departments. But to some extent, this is also part of Delta Electronics’ culture: it is highly practical and results-oriented, and it likes to hire people who can hit the ground running and already have experience. It doesn’t pay as much attention to personality traits. (Being easy to manage and willing to obey is still pretty important XD. After all, the leadership skills of the management at Taiwanese companies aren’t that great; they can only throw money at you, tell you to shut up, and act as they please. Taiwanese people are also fairly receptive to this approach—as long as the money is enough, everything is negotiable.) So it really is quite a mercenary culture. To some extent, it also means they only look at your ability. With the current low birth rate and labor shortage, even people whose academic qualifications aren’t very impressive can get in if they have the ability. The key is: be obedient, be willing to learn, and don’t be long-winded.

There is nothing to recommend. Please, job seekers, don't come here and step on a landmine. This department is even more intense than jumping from a building during an alternative military service placement in Neihu.

This position is called Quality Assurance Department Failure Analysis Engineer and is located in Zhongli—an absolute minefield. I heard that eight people, including me, were hired for the FA positions, but only one technically outstanding senior colleague survived for more than a year. Everyone else was driven out by a manager whose surname is He and whose English name starts with J shortly after joining. I heard that one person lasted only two weeks. My résumé clearly stated that I had no circuit-design background, yet after I joined and they discovered I didn't know these things, he actually asked, “Didn't you learn this at school?” and said that the questions I asked were too basic.

Damn, as someone without a relevant major, isn't asking questions the best way to get up to speed quickly?

Moreover, the senior colleague had already noticed the major gap between my skills and the job requirements before you hired me. After making such a mess, they still wanted to pressure me into resigning voluntarily—absolutely shameless. Another especially infuriating thing is that, when I was hired, I was already working in Thailand. They lured me over by saying the job would involve working in the United States, but later I discovered that this was not actually feasible locally. Please understand: at the time, I had already been learning from the engineers at the Thai company that had hired me and was working on projects there. After joining, I discovered within a month that this job was a complete dump. All I felt was anger. Someone with no integrity whatsoever has no business being a manager!

Moreover, no one in the entire department has a single positive thing to say about Mr. He. Other departments consider this manager a total disaster as well. How could upper management still promote him? It is utterly absurd. Do they want him to keep rising through the ranks, increasing the number of people he harms and the company's turnover rate?

The team members are very friendly

A perpetually open position, which makes me wonder whether it is simply being used by HR to gather information about other companies and meet performance targets

There were two interviews in total. During the first interview, I only spoke with the manager of that department (the Personal Computer Power Supply Business Division). I had a good impression of the manager, who was fairly polite when asking questions.

1. When arranging the second interview, HR said that the general manager in charge of the business division was away on a business trip, so they couldn't coordinate a time and I would have to wait. I ended up waiting for a month. When we finally scheduled a time, the absurd part came: after I arrived on-site, they told me that the general manager was stuck in a meeting and couldn't attend, so colleagues from another group would conduct the interview instead. I waited a month for this general manager, only to never meet them in the end? This showed absolutely no respect for job applicants!!

2. Once the second interview actually began, I found that the other colleagues from the business division were extremely rude. They mistook having no manners for being serious; their attitudes were condescending and their tone was impolite, and they kept interrupting. The questions they asked also showed that they hadn't read the applicant's résumé at all—they had simply called someone in to berate them.

3. HR had no say whatsoever and did not select the right candidates based on their résumés. For example, I graduated from a foreign languages department, and the business division I interviewed with clearly also had a Europe and Americas group, yet they asked me to interview with the Japanese group instead. Is HR just randomly shooting in the dark 😃?

In summary: If you are going to interview at Delta Electronics, you need to be mentally prepared to deal with managers who are self-important and have no manners. They may also make you wait a long time without notifying you of the result, or you may not even get to meet the top manager 😀 The whole thing is just ridiculous!

Good benefits, up to 17 months of compensation

When I went for the interview, the manager was biased against my résumé and said it wasn't what he wanted. After a period of ridicule, I asked the manager, “Could you just tell me directly whether I’ll be hired or not?” He said the possibility was very low, then went on to ask whether HR was there, saying, “They even bring someone like this in for an interview!”

I thought to myself, “Well, isn’t it because you’re short-staffed? You made it sound like the job was so great, but the manager’s attitude was far too arrogant!”

Overall, I really didn’t like the interview process.

The manager was very sarcastic. You wouldn’t even encounter this level of mockery in an external interview. Terrible.

Video interview

Last year, an HR representative from Delta Electronics’ Zhongli Taoyuan Plant contacted me, saying they had seen my résumé on a job-search website and that it matched what they were looking for, so they arranged a video interview with me. During the video interview, there were many people present, and someone asked why I wanted to join Delta. I honestly said that I had been contacted, so I thought I would give it a try. Someone unexpectedly snickered, though. This is what happens when you don’t know how to flatter people.

Can't think of any.

A completely chaotic interview—the interviewer and the hiring manager's remarks were really unpleasant. HR finds candidates and then lets the on-site manager nitpick them as if they were so important. What does “if you weren't hired, then it was settled” even mean? Regarding emotional management, how many times do you need to ask the same question? What does “will you be unable to forget the work content at your previous company” mean? Then don't ask for someone with experience. During the video interview, you also asked when I could get up to speed. How is anyone supposed to answer that without having seen the actual work environment and operating procedures? If the person can't adapt, they'll end up leaving after only a few days anyway. Leave this kind of thing to professionals. There was no follow-up afterward either. No wonder you can't hire anyone, as reported in the news. This application process is simply a joke and a waste of everyone's time.

There were two managers interviewing together, and the position was Sales + PM. The interview questions included:

1. Do you know what a PM is? (in English)

2. What was covered in the courses you previously took? (in English)

3. What were your responsibilities in your previous job? (in English)

4. Are you able to accept working overtime?

5. Your place of residence and how you commute

6. Do you have any questions you would like to ask?

The position places considerable emphasis on language skills. It is recommended that you prepare adequately for spoken English before attending the interview.

Before the interview, there was a logic test (16 questions), an English test (similar to TOEIC questions, approximately 50 questions), and an aptitude test (90 questions).

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The interview process was drawn-out, and the questions were extremely pointless.

The manager kept sighing when the interview wasn’t going the way he wanted.

Very disrespectful.

Arrogant

Non-managerial colleagues are easy to get along with.

After working for several years, I had occasionally heard that the managers at Delta had a “traditional” mindset, but I had never had the opportunity to experience it firsthand. Through this interview experience, I truly came to understand what that meant.

- The first round was an interview with the manager and a peer at the same time, lasting two hours. Everything was fine at this stage, with nothing unusual. At the end, they said I would also need to interview with people from different departments whom I would normally interact with.

- The second round was an interview with stakeholders. Three people participated: SWRD, HWRD, and Marketing. The interview lasted two and a half hours. The people I spoke with at this stage were easy to talk to, and we genuinely discussed how we might collaborate in the future.

- During the HR interview on the same day, they mentioned that Delta’s monthly salary was lower and would be a decrease compared with my current job, but that the annual compensation, including bonuses, would be around 20 months’ salary. They asked whether I could accept that. (I thought: If the colleagues, work environment, and product development prospects were good, lowering my expectations somewhat might not be impossible.)

- This is where the strange part began. After the first two rounds, HR contacted me and said that the manager required me to complete an assignment. At the time, I thought this was very odd—how could the interview process be almost complete before asking me to write an assignment? I assumed there might be a conference call afterward where I would present it. After asking HR, I confirmed that my understanding was correct. However, I also noticed that the same position was posted on other job platforms, and that the assignment was clearly based on a project they were currently working on (which had come up during the interviews). At that point, I already felt uncomfortable, but since I had agreed to do it, I still completed and submitted it.

Two or three days after submitting it, HR contacted me and said that the manager needed some time to evaluate it—approximately two weeks. However, when the two weeks had passed, there was still no follow-up. After I proactively asked about the status, they said that after evaluation, I was not suitable, and the process was therefore terminated. I received no feedback whatsoever; they did not even give me the opportunity to present the logic behind my assignment. This not only raised suspicions that they were using interview candidates to collect ideas for project development, but also showed that after making candidates spend a considerable amount of time, they could not even provide basic feedback. Even after I expressed my dissatisfaction, the feedback HR obtained consisted of only a few perfunctory sentences. It was extremely disrespectful. One can imagine what working together would be like, as well as what the company’s top-down management style would be like.

BTW, my opportunity came through the Delta Research Institute (which I heard is considered a relatively more comfortable unit). Perhaps this was just my personal experience, but I am sharing it for everyone’s reference. Those who are interested should evaluate the opportunity carefully.

The company’s façade is impressive.

Friends coming here for an interview, please take note:

This company is extremely disrespectful toward interviewees.

In my previous experience, I passed the initial interview, and they said verbally that they would arrange a second interview.

After a month passed with no news, I proactively emailed to ask, and only then did they arrange the second interview.

After the second interview, the supervisor said on the spot that there was no problem and that HR would subsequently be arranged to verify the salary;

I then waited another long month, still with no news.

After emailing to ask again, all I received was:

"After consulting with the supervisor, your qualifications meet our requirements, but the supervisor believes there is a more suitable candidate, so you will not be hired..."

They completely treated me like an idiot and toyed with me. In addition to wasting the time I took off work for two interviews,

they did not proactively inform me of the result afterward (after the second interview, I asked HR to respond with the result, and they agreed to do so).

They showed absolutely no respect for people and lacked the demeanor of a major company.

Anyone planning to interview at this company should think twice.

Most supervisors are fairly kind.

The interview process is extremely lengthy; the test alone takes two hours.

Moreover, they do not notify applicants of the interview results. A large company should not simply ghost applicants; it is very disrespectful.

Comprehensive systems

Many job openings do not actually indicate that the company is hiring; they are simply posted for promotional purposes. Job seekers should think twice before submitting their resumes.

The entire plant takes a trip together, and there are also an additional 7 days of annual leave.

The base salary offered is extremely low.

The infighting is intense; you have to know how to flatter people to become a favored employee (C-level or above).

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Before the interview, you have to complete a 90-question aptitude test

On the day of the interview, you have to spend 40 minutes completing 40 logical pattern questions and 4 questions whose answers are anyone’s guess

The interviewer was 20 minutes late

The interviewer had been at Delta for a very, very long time and was not very familiar with information from the outside world. They were narrow-minded yet very self-righteous.

The Nanke plant is close to home for people from southern Taiwan.

Overall, the company culture is relatively dull. Everyone seems very lean and serious, but some people pretend to be serious to make a good impression and ensure that their performance rating stays at least at C, allowing them to receive a performance bonus.

Performance ratings are divided into five levels: A, B, C, D, and E. 70% of employees receive a C.

It has the mindset of a traditional manufacturing company, believing that working overtime and staying late demonstrate passion. Even if your work is not particularly good, you can still get a C.

People who do good work but keep regular hours can receive, at best, a C–D rating, because you do not work overtime! You have no passion! Compared with people who work overtime, your impression score is lower. This is very frustrating.

The Tainan HR representative is a middle-aged woman who does not seem very fulfilled in life. Her tone is sometimes quite impatient. She may cut the salary you request, then use a guaranteed annual salary of 14+2 months to attract you, making you think the annual salary is good. However, to receive those two months of bonuses, you may have to work unpaid overtime to earn a good impression score. Overall, the cost-performance ratio is not high, and your quality of life will decline.

I have heard of some engineers who worked for 10 years and received only a 1,500 increase in salary, with only 500 added each time. Very stingy.

Pretty good, very stressful, but there are opportunities for growth

It's impossible to relax

Former engineer, employed at Taoyuan Plant 3, so this review focuses mainly on Taoyuan Plant 3.

The benefits are good. Basically, there is a Dragon Boat Festival bonus, and an additional profit-sharing bonus in August. NT$500 per month can cover three meals a day, and the new dormitory at Taoyuan Plant 3 costs only NT$2,000–3,000 per month, all-inclusive, allowing you to stay for two and a half years. In addition, there are four or five extra paid days off for travel each year.

1. Most supervisors have relatively traditional, personal-rule-oriented management styles

2. Taoyuan Plant 3 is located in the Guishan Industrial Park, where there is occasionally a strange smell in the air