Talk about recent interview experiences
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This post was last edited by Little Worker on 2016-11-29 at 10:15. I’ve been unemployed for over a month now, and my mood is getting worse day by day. I sleep until after 9 o’clock every day, can’t focus on reading any books, and don’t know what to do throughout the day. I go to drive training during the day and submit resumes at night; most of these are applications from companies that keep posting the same job listings. (When I was in Shanghai, I would go to the university after work to study there – it had air conditioning, hot water, and a great environment.) It makes me feel lonely seeing others at work, and I’m really worried that I might remain unemployed until next year! PS: On November 28th, I went to Nanjing to take the written exam for an environmental protection company affiliated with a large state-owned enterprise. The salary offered was only around 5,000, but if they invited me to work there, I would definitely be happy to do so. For me, either the salary needs to be high, or the company needs to be large or reputable; companies with low salaries and poor conditions have nothing that can attract me (Surely, as a single person, you wouldn’t be interested in just any woman, right?) Anyway, I won’t). When I first started working at the company, I realized it was indeed a large state-owned enterprise – its scale and grandeur were far greater than those of the small companies I had seen before. But upon closer thought, it was actually not much different from my first company after graduation; in fact, it was even a bit worse. Back then, as a newcomer to the workplace, I thought it was just okay, and I even envied those large foreign companies. How should I describe this feeling? It’s like being a wealthy person from a TV drama who, after falling on hard times and having to beg in the streets, suddenly finds himself back in another wealthy household – and he’s extremely unaccustomed to it. It’s so hard to regain the same feeling when something is lost
This post was last edited by Little Worker on 2016-11-22 at 20:56. A few days ago I had an interview with a certain international engineering company in Zhejiang. To be honest, I didn’t really want to go there, but the HR department kept calling me and urging me to attend. It’s my fault for saying I was willing to come for the interview; since I promised them, I had to find a suitable time to go. As for the size of the company, it seems to be a regular firm, with less than a hundred employees, working mainly for pharmaceutical companies in Zhejiang to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (it is said that the client is some kind of unregulated business). The salary is really low, not as much as what was mentioned over the phone. I can only say, damn, if you had been clear about this, I definitely wouldn’t have gone. The basic salary for those with an intermediate professional title is 2500, with performance-based bonuses depending on production volume
After interviewing with two design firms and seeing such low salaries in both cases, I began to doubt my own salary expectations. Maybe it’s because our salaries used to be higher before; perhaps! A few days ago, I had an interview at an environmental protection company in Nanjing. The interviewer asked me what salary I was looking for, and perhaps due to previous negative experiences, I had agreed to a salary of no less than 6,000; so, feeling uneasy, I had to say that 5,000 or 6,000 would be fine The interviewer hesitated for a moment, and I blurted out, \"Taller?\"
Then the interviewer’s response really surprised me; they said that the amount you were asking for was too low, which made me doubt your abilities. Damn, they’re not acting in a logical manner at all
They never intended to hire you at all; you can first ask what salary level their company is willing to offer, and then state your own price. It’s too expensive; I can’t afford it. Are you worth this price? It’s cheap, really? Are you not capable enough?
@Hcer, you’re right. If I want you, I’ll tell you your salary. Post more and give fewer comments – it makes communication easier. In fact, there is no shortage of people. These days, we often encounter such a situation regarding the so-called talent pool.
The environmental protection is pretty good; I’m surprised you think it’s low
How many years of work experience does the original poster have?