台灣智能機器人科技股份有限公司

Don't interview with the Project Management Department; don't even go there.

The supervisor is self-important and lost their temper during the interview. I wonder what they were on about—it was completely off topic.

Don't interview with the Project Management Department; don't even go there.

The supervisor is self-important and lost their temper during the interview. I wonder what they were on about—it was completely off topic.

Each department at our company has approximately four to five people. Working hours are from 8:30–9:30 a.m. to 5:30–6:30 p.m.; you leave at the time you arrive and work a full eight hours. More than half of our employees are in R&D. The senior colleagues in software, firmware, SA, and QA are all very kind and capable. They are neither impatient with nor neglectful of new hires. There are good communication channels among everyone, and you can learn a lot about work and project development. Outside of work, we share snacks, chat, discuss our personal financial management experiences, and organize group purchases. Departments other than PM are not as familiar with one another, but we still collaborate happily. Overall, the work atmosphere is harmonious.

Do not join the PM department. Not long after I joined, one person resigned and another was laid off. In my observation, the PM manager often only talks without taking action, telling subordinates to hurry up and telling the R&D department to produce the product as soon as possible. The project schedules are never discussed with the R&D department; the manager sets them unilaterally from afar. When the schedules are too tight, we are told to work overtime to catch up, while the manager never comes down to help and leaves work on time every day. The manager also normally does not communicate with R&D, instead having subordinates act as messengers. When training new hires, the manager teaches them nothing. The manager attends every meeting, yet is unable to answer any questions. Once, when the new hire responsible for a project took leave, the manager did not step in to host the meeting; instead, we in R&D had to take over the PM role ourselves. In the end, the schedule was delayed and the new hire was laid off. This is truly a very poor-quality manager.

I applied for a software engineer position. Although the listing on 104 stated that work experience was required, I am a recent graduate with no work experience, yet I still received an interview invitation. When I entered the company, the lighting was bright and the ceiling was high. There were around 20 employees. First, HR asked me to fill out some basic information, and then I was interviewed by the department manager. HR did not participate in the interview.

The interview was conducted one-on-one. At the beginning, the manager explained that the company mainly takes on contract projects, most of which are currently in the biomedical field. I was not asked to introduce myself. The first few questions were about my thesis, research project, and areas of expertise. Then, looking at my résumé and transcript, the manager asked which course I liked most, why I had failed that course, and about some of my personal educational experiences. I talked about how I had arranged tasks for a group presentation and how I solved problems when difficulties arose...

The entire interview lasted about 90 minutes and was conducted in a conversational manner. Later, the manager said that, for recent graduates, the company values whether they are motivated to improve and whether they can successfully work with the team on projects. I had a very pleasant conversation with the manager. I felt that the manager was easy to get along with, and the company as a whole gave me a positive impression.

Shouldn’t HR participate in the interview as well? I felt that the manager who interviewed me was still more focused on the work itself. It seemed that several times the manager wanted to explain something one way, but then suddenly felt that another explanation would be better and changed it after thinking it over. There were often a few minutes of silence that felt awkward.