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Read the community guidelinesThere was no written test. They required a self-introduction in English, but the supervisor did not seem to be listening seriously.
Whether the following points are drawbacks is a matter of personal opinion, but I hope they can give future interviewees some basis for preparation and evaluation.
Position interviewed for: International Sales
The interview lasted two and a half hours. It was conducted by the sales supervisor, with two candidates being interviewed together at the same time. They said this was to save time, but throughout the interview, the supervisor kept replying to messages and answering phone calls. At the very beginning of the interview, they asked what characteristics I thought my zodiac sign had, whether I thought I fit those characteristics, and which three zodiac signs I thought were the most compatible with me. The two interviewees were asked to question each other about the most controversial issue they could think of, and then debate each other by arguing from viewpoints different from their own.
They also asked whether I was single and where my partner worked. When I answered that I had forgotten, the interviewer said, “Did you forget, or do you not want to say?” There were also some questions that made me feel the supervisor placed a great deal of importance on the personalities of the sales staff under them and whether they would come into conflict with the supervisor. For example: “What kind of difficult-to-get-along-with supervisor have you encountered before? If you were that person, what would you do in the same situation?” Or: “Your personality requires other people to persuade you. So in the future, whenever your supervisor asks you to do something, will they have to persuade you every time?”
They also asked whether I would accept socializing with clients after work. Personally, I felt that this position seemed to lean more toward the nature of domestic sales. I asked how many people there were in the company’s sales department. The supervisor answered that there were two people, but specifically emphasized that capable employees could each handle the work of a thousand people, making my question not very meaningful. I asked what proportion of the company’s performance came from domestic versus international business. The supervisor immediately said that they had many major clients in Taiwan, while overseas, they had gradually begun making contacts.