Chapter 140 It’s You
After deciding on the office location, Zhang Yunqi immediately asked Wang Guibing to decorate the company, buy office supplies and install a telephone. Although installing a telephone is very expensive these days, it is an indispensable thing.

In addition, the company did not have any information, which was not urgent for the time being, but the information about the Subor learning machine was necessary, as we would make money from this thing. Zhang Yunqi took a day to write and organize the introduction of the Rihua Electronics Factory and the product description, advantages and selling points of the Subor learning machine, and gave it to Wang Guibing to print.

Zhang Qiulan is in charge of recruiting employees. The tentative positions include a human resources person, an accountant, and four salesmen. The salaries offered are very high. In addition to all the benefits that a company should have these days, the base salary for the salesmen is 300. However, Zhang Qiulan cannot handle the interviews, so Zhang Yunqi has to personally check it.

Zhang Qiulan received a wave of resumes at the job market and initially screened a group of people she thought were good, about eighty in total. She then called them one by one and asked them to come to the company on time at nine o'clock on Sunday for an interview.

All the applicants were very confused as to why Lianzhong Trading scheduled the interview on the weekend. They racked their brains but could not figure out that the people at Lianzhong who kept their word could only spare time on the weekends, otherwise the interview would have to be scheduled in the evening.

On Sunday morning, Zhang Yunqi arrived at the company on time at nine o'clock. Many applicants had already arrived in the hall and were scattered around filling out resumes.

Zhang Yunqi estimated that there were about 50 people. He said to Zhang Qiulan, who was collecting resumes, "Send the applicants who come later back."

When the applicants heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. They seemed a little confused about the situation, but when they saw Zhang Qiulan nod and the young man walk directly into an office, they naturally realized something. They couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and some even thought it was ridiculous. They were full of doubts about the strength of this new company, but no one left. After all, the company offered very high salaries.

Zhang Yunqi stayed in the office for a while, and Zhang Qiulan came in with a stack of documents. She said, "These are the resumes that were just collected. There are 56 in total, 49 of which are for sales interviews, only four for accountants, and three for HR."

"You only need to interview the HR and Finance departments. As for the other applicants, let them come in one by one in order for the interviews." Zhang Yunqi said as he flipped through the resumes in an orderly manner.

Personnel and accounting are not his focus, as long as the business is strong. For a domestic trade company like Lianzhong, the market is the key and the lifeline of whether the company can succeed, so he has to personally oversee it.

In the past he had worked as a marketing manager in a food factory. Recruiting employees was a job he could not avoid, and he was already familiar with the so-called interviews. In the 1990s, human resource management was relatively rough and chaotic, without even a basic framework. He believed that he had more interview experience and skills than most human resource managers.

After the interview began, applicants came in one after another. They were a little nervous at first, but compared to the stern look they had seen on Zhang Yunqi before, his expression took a 180-degree turn at this moment. He always had a smile on his face and seemed very easy to talk to.

In fact, he didn't say much. He only briefly mentioned key issues. His topics were not tricky or weird, but simple and direct. But most of the time, he was a listener with a smile, allowing the applicants to express themselves in a relaxed atmosphere. Of course, when he met a few individual applicants, he didn't mind giving some pertinent feedback.

After interviewing the thirteenth candidate, Zhang Yunqi put down his pen and said to the other party: "I think your resume and abilities are all good, but I have a few small suggestions. I found that you have not made eye contact with me since you walked in, which shows that you are not confident enough. I want you to talk about the marketing strategy of the last product of Rihua Electronics Factory. You talked a lot, but I couldn't grasp your key points. It was a bit irrelevant, which shows that you didn't do much homework before the interview. Also, when you talk, you like to cross your legs repeatedly. I don't know if it's impatience or personal habit, but it's not appropriate to do so in such a formal occasion."

Zhang Yunqi handed his resume back to him: "I said this just to hope that it will be helpful to you when you go to other companies for interviews. You are very young, keep up the good work."

The applicant, who was in his early twenties, did not get angry or embarrassed. Instead, he blushed and said a few words of thanks, which seemed to contain some gratitude.

In fact, the most basic quality of a good interviewer is respect. It is precisely because of respect that Zhang Yunqi directly disqualified the late applicants from the interview. The applicant's time is valuable, and the interviewer's time is more valuable in a sense. However, for applicants who are able to enter the interview stage, the interviewer should treat the other party with an equal and fair attitude, guide the other party, give feedback to the other party, and let the other party fully demonstrate their knowledge, ability and personality.

Zhang Yunqi remembered that in his previous life, there was a variety show in China that was under the banner of professional interviews, called "If You Are the One". Many of the guests in the show were big bosses of private companies who had just tasted success and hoped to use this variety show to increase the visibility of their companies. However, the bosses' condescending attitude, jaw-dropping questions and comments on the poor answers of the candidates always made Zhang Yunqi feel as sick as if he had eaten shit.

Some guests made blatantly discriminatory remarks against women, openly inquired about the family background, discussed the disability of the candidates, pretended to understand professional knowledge and misinterpreted the answers of the candidates, etc. What is even more speechless is that when encountering such guests who obviously violated the basic interview rules, the host of the show not only did not intervene, but also agreed for the sake of ratings. What the hell is this like? The lackeys of the capitalists! It has set a very bad example for corporate managers across the country.

It took Zhang Yunqi more than three hours to interview all the applicants. During this time, if he felt that a person was suitable, he would put him on the left. If he felt that he was not suitable at the moment, he would put him on the right. Some of the others would be returned directly. Finally, he counted the resumes on the left and found that a total of ten applicants passed the initial interview.

Zhang Yunqi took a sip of tea and asked Zhang Qiulan to notify the ten applicants to go to the conference room. He waited for a while until the eldest sister came to call him, then he went to the conference room.

Ten applicants were sitting in the conference room. When they saw Zhang Yunqi coming in, they all stood up and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and waved his hand to ask them to sit down, saying: "You have all passed the preliminary test and your personal abilities are quite good, but whether you are suitable for Lianzhong and whether you can join Lianzhong depends on your performance in the future."

At this point, Zhang Yunqi asked Wang Guibing to bring in a Subor learning machine. He placed the Subor learning machine in front of everyone and said, "Our company is a domestic trade company. We make this product, the Subor learning machine. In two days, I need you to use your talents to come up with a marketing plan for the Subor learning machine. Manager Wang will take you to get its basic information later."

The ten applicants in the conference room had different expressions, but no one said anything. After Zhang Yunqi left, they followed Wang Guibing to get the information.

Through the interview just now, most of them have a good impression of this young leader who is humorous, approachable and speaks with wisdom. Coupled with the generous treatment, many people are inclined to join this new company, but only four out of ten people are needed, so the competition is not small.

After the ten shortlisted candidates left with their information, Zhang Yunqi stayed in the office for a while and explained some follow-up work to Zhang Qiulan and Wang Guibing. After the employees joined the company, the company's Little Overlord learning machine business would be launched immediately. During this period, Wang Guibing would contact an advertising company to simply decorate the office environment. Not to make it luxurious, but at least the company's logo and some simple corporate culture would be established.

The conversation lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon. After everything was explained clearly, Zhang Yunqi left the company and went home directly.

Except for the fifth child Xiaoxiao who was watching cartoons, Zhang Ma and Zhang Yunfeng were not at home. Although it was Sunday, the students of the No. 1 Middle School in the city would return to school in the afternoon, and there would be a wave of customers eating fish noodles in the evening, so the Qifengdu Fish Noodle Shop at home was open as usual that afternoon.

Zhang Yunqi played with the fifth child Xiaoxiao for a while. At around seven o'clock in the evening, he started to cook dinner. After the two siblings finished their meal, Zhang's mother and Zhang Yunfeng came back.

"Mom, have you had dinner yet?"

"I've eaten in the restaurant." Aunt Zhang sat down on the sofa. She seemed to be in a bad mood and looked very tired.

Zhang Yunqi was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Ma glanced at Zhang Yunqi, thought for a moment, and then said, "Recently, someone has been causing trouble in the fish meal shop. The day before yesterday, paint was splashed on the rolling door of the shop. There have been several cases of people eating fish meal without paying. This afternoon, two boys ran away after eating fish meal while I wasn't paying attention. It was so quick that I couldn't even stop them. It's really infuriating."

(End of this chapter)