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Maintain a sincere attitude and a positive demeanor, and arrive at the company for the interview on time (10 minutes early). The manager, Mr. Huang, conducted the interview in a flippant manner and did not treat the job applicant seriously. Fifteen minutes into the interview, he suddenly called it off and asked me to speak faster because he had a meeting... You set the interview time, and I arrived on time as agreed. You failed to set aside enough time for the interview and then hurriedly tried to send me away. Thinking about it, it was really unbelievable....
The IDS manager, whose surname is Huang, seemed very nice at first.
The job responsibilities were not explained clearly during the interview. They first bring people into the company and then see whether they are capable. They told a job applicant, "If I had taken the test back then, you wouldn't have been able to join Hongye Information." After just over a month, they dismissed the new hire. They also told the new employee, "I won't say that I dismissed you because you lacked ability." As a result, the head of HR had to step in and clean up the mess. I take responsibility for the statements above, and there is evidence for everything. Anyone considering working at IDS should think carefully.
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The interview is basically just asking you to come on-site for a chat and giving you an introduction to what the company does. They don’t ask about any technical skills or expertise, apparently just to show that HR is actively looking for people, and then you can go home. I really don’t understand what the point of rushing you over there was. Then they give you a silent rejection—extremely unprofessional.
None, it felt awful
The interviewer was quite sarcastic, repeatedly belittling my previous company, saying it was not respectable and had never experienced major opportunities involving publicly listed companies, and therefore could not handle businesses like international chains and banks.
The awkward thing is that my previous company specifically focused on the banking industry, and had worked with quite a few publicly listed companies.
It was also a strategic partner of Hongye.
It was truly ridiculous—they did not even recognize their own partner. When I pointed this out, the interviewer immediately became defensive and ended the interview, leaving me completely speechless about this company.
Also, when I asked about whether bonuses were paid, the interviewer mocked me by saying that young people should not focus so much on money, and that employees should simply do whatever the company says. It was extremely disrespectful.
By the way, I interviewed for a position at its subsidiary, although the interviewer also works for the parent company.
The colleagues in the development department are very easy to get along with.
The managers generally stand on the engineers’ side,
rather than, like some managers, pushing the blame onto employees.
The quality of PMs / SAs in the consulting department varies considerably.
Having hands-on project experience is certainly a good thing,
but the long-term need to rush project schedules leaves no opportunity to further improve and strengthen the code,
making it feel like adding layers upon layers.
The interviewer understood UI/UX and offered some of their own suggestions.
They said there might be overtime, but didn't say whether overtime pay could be claimed (so presumably there isn't any).
The junior manager I spoke with was very willing to listen and also considered how the role might develop differently from the previous business. Overall, the conversation was quite pleasant.
But later, their supervisor came in and started moving away from that line of discussion, asking what hardware, software, and programming I knew. The position I was applying for clearly didn’t list any of these requirements, did it?