康聯訊科技股份有限公司

Interviewed for the IoT Business Manager position. The boss himself wasn’t optimistic about this industry, so why say so much nonsense and waste each other’s time?

The company atmosphere is very tense. Employees have to wear uniforms and work overtime.

The boss is even smug about it.

Absolutely awful.

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The HR manager seems to know quite a lot, but after the interview, they will definitely ask you to come back for a second interview.

At the second interview with the boss, the boss himself was very pessimistic about this industry. During the interview, he kept challenging everything you said. If he has no confidence in the prospects, is he having people come in for interviews just to probe the market for information? It feels like a waste of time at this kind of company.

All employees have to wear the company uniform to work on Fridays. The office atmosphere is lifeless, yet the boss is quite proud that the company does not let employees leave that early. Another exploitative boss. Anyone going for an interview, please think twice.

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During the interview, the manager proactively stated the salary they could offer. During the interview, I felt that I had found an R&D manager to learn from, so I asked some questions about IoT-related applications. However, I felt that the R&D manager was also not very familiar with IoT, and even claimed that a previous incident involving a device being hacked had occurred at my former company. They were also very insistent about it. Afterward, verification showed that this was indeed not the case, and it was not the situation described by the R&D manager. After the interview, the company’s manager completely disappeared. Hello?! Is everything okay? You’re already a vice president, you set the salary yourself and said you would send an offer, and then you disappeared yourself. What kind of move is that?

So lacking in responsibility? Whether it’s good or bad, at least make it clear. It’s not as though I necessarily had to go work for your company, but that kind of attitude is truly poor.

SQA Manager/Assistant Manager/Section Chief

What made me happy was that my supervisor even took the initiative to make me a cup of coffee.

Regarding what kind of person they were looking for, what the work involved, and the overall direction, it felt like they had not thought it through before the interview. After the interview, there was no further news (they said they would let me take a look at the offer). I called twice in a row, but never received a call back from the supervisor.

Maybe they were genuinely very busy.

Regarding the parts related to international business:

1. Formal attire, including a dress shirt, is required on weekdays; a tie is required in winter.

2. There is no overtime pay. If you work past 7 p.m., you can claim NT$100 as a meal allowance. If you leave work before the boss, the boss will notice; the boss’s office has a view of everyone’s every move.

3. There are plenty of opportunities to prepare detailed reports: weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual reports. All must include extensive PowerPoint files. The photocopier works very hard.

4. You must meet one-on-one with the sales boss once a week. The entire sales department must also attend a weekly meeting with the sales boss; every month, the entire sales department must meet with the general manager once; and the entire company has a monthly meeting. All of the above require PowerPoint presentations, so they are good opportunities to practice PowerPoint.

5. Overseas clients “almost” never require business trips for visits; communication is conducted entirely through Skype and email. You do not need to worry about becoming a frequent flyer.

6. There is no middle-level sales manager, so communication channels are direct.

7. The interview may require two or three rounds because the boss is very busy and will give you many questions to take home, think about, and answer.

8. Bonuses are calculated quarterly. You become eligible for performance bonuses only after completing three months. For a sales salary, I think you can try asking for anything from NT$40,000 to NT$60,000. Salespeople are hard to find, so just insist on the salary you want.

9. After being hired, the general manager will require you to work on the production line for one to three months first. You must write a reflection report every day—you really will be doing hands-on work on the production line.

1. The way sales and sales assistants work together is extremely complicated, and some “senior” sales assistants require a high EQ to work with.

2. Business-related emails must be printed out, key points highlighted, and discussed with the boss. If I remember correctly, the company uses more than 10,000 sheets of paper a month (in a company of 100 people). The photocopier really has the toughest job.

3. Being late results in a salary deduction, and there are no flexible working hours.

4. On Fridays, you have to wear the company T-shirt to work. Most people wear it over their outerwear like a baseball jersey. Does that really look good?

Replaced 100 salespeople in six years—a company that standardly treats its employees as expenses and consumables. The company can keep operating; all I can say is that the boss must have done a lot of good deeds in a past life.

The boss lady basically doesn’t treat people like human beings~ and she really likes to pull shady tricks (as the saying goes, she’ll set you up~). Basically, if you want to work yourself to death… go for it!

The company has no systems in place. The boss’s wife berates employees as if they were dogs, and turnover is high.