璽合康股份有限公司

The interview process was fast: three interview rounds were completed within two weeks. The first two rounds were video interviews with managers in China, and the third was an in-person interview with the HR manager in Taiwan.

I am a job seeker with four years of experience in the headhunting field. I recently participated in this company’s interview process, but encountered the most outrageous and extremely disrespectful treatment of my career. I am sharing the complete experience here to remind all job seekers to think carefully:

1. Repeated salary approval issues and chaotic standards for questioning a candidate’s integrity and verifying information: The company required me to provide my salary for the “full year.” I cooperated by submitting proof of my 2024 annual tax filing and monthly salary transfer records (because I left my job in July 2025, I provided the records for 2024). The company had already sent an offer email, but later refused to approve the offer on the grounds that headquarters said the salary information provided was incomplete. They required additional proof of salary in 2025 and did not accept my 2024 tax filing. They later questioned why I had not provided the 2025 information earlier. I thought to myself: I had already explained that if a full year was required, I only had proof for the first seven months of 2025, which was why I provided the 2024 records. If that was unacceptable, they should have raised the issue much earlier, rather than waiting until the offer was submitted to headquarters for review before claiming that my information was incomplete. Another issue was that an error in the manager’s records was blamed on the candidate. My current monthly salary is 55K. During the interview, when the manager and I discussed compensation, the annual salary was calculated to arrive at a monthly equivalent of approximately 59K (55K × 13 months / 12 months; this company’s annual salary structure is based on 12 months). At the time, the manager asked whether a salary above 59K would be acceptable, and I agreed. Absurdly, during the subsequent headquarters review, they claimed that I had initially asked for 49K and was now requesting 60K, saying this was inconsistent with what had been discussed in the interview and raised concerns about my integrity. As a job seeker, I would never ask for 49K, which is lower than my current salary of 55K. The company distorted its internal communication failure and the manager’s recording error into an issue concerning the candidate’s integrity.

2. Disappearing after making an offer and reneging on a verbal offer: On Wednesday, January 21, I was given a verbal offer and asked to start immediately on Monday, January 26. Because the schedule was so tight, both parties ultimately agreed that I would report for work on Monday, February 2. However, after I confirmed my intention to accept, the company disappeared without explanation. As a headhunter, I assumed at the time that they had simultaneously found another candidate who could start quickly. Later, they contacted me again, and I thought they had come back to me only after being rejected by that candidate. Even though I felt uncomfortable about the situation, I was interested in the global recruitment responsibilities of the role, so I chose to trust them, declined another offer, and accepted this company’s offer. They first emailed me an offer letter, but I did not expect this to be the beginning of a nightmare. Just three days after receiving the offer letter, I asked about the progress of the formal offer. They unexpectedly told me that I could not join because the offer had not passed headquarters’ approval, leaving me completely stunned.

Summary: Low recruitment professionalism and no career security for job seekers. Even after this company had “sent an offer letter” and “known that the candidate had declined other opportunities,” it was still able to prevent the candidate from starting and cause them to lose other opportunities because the offer failed to pass approval. In recruitment, this is a serious failure and a major warning sign. I advise all job seekers that even after receiving an offer letter from this company, you should not stop interviewing or turn down other offers until you have actually started work. This is a company that completely disrespects talent, has an extremely chaotic process, and lacks professional integrity.

The part of the interview with HR felt very good. HR explained the company’s organization, employee benefits, and the job description very clearly, and was also very friendly.

I suggest that management be understanding toward interviewees who are late because heavy rain has caused severe traffic congestion.

My personal case: I left home by car approximately two hours early, well before the scheduled interview time of 10:00 a.m. However, I still arrived nearly 30 minutes later than scheduled. While driving toward Taipei City, I realized only after getting onto the elevated roadway that the major routes from my home into Taipei City—the Zhongxiao Bridge and the expressway—were already severely congested. I urgently contacted HR to ask to postpone the interview by half an hour, then immediately exited the elevated roadway, turned back, and took the Airport MRT, transferring to the Wenhu Line. From the MRT station, I ran through the heavy rain with an umbrella, leaving my lower body, shoes, and socks almost completely soaked. This was the most disheveled I have ever been for an interview in my career.

HR had initially given me hope that I might have an opportunity to interview with management as well. Unexpectedly, that afternoon I received notification that management had refused to give me a second-round interview because I was 30 minutes late. If this is the company’s policy and there is no room for discussion—namely, that late interviewees are not accepted regardless of the reason—then in the future, when an interviewee arrives late at the company or calls to request a postponement, please have HR immediately inform them of this policy. I believe this would save both parties’ time. Thank you~