Su Yeon noticed that Prof. Song was not the one who is taking the interview.
She was sitting confidently with a hint of nervousness, after all, it was a multinational company. The interviewers particularly paid attention to Su Yeon as she was recommended by their VP. They thought that she might be the relative of him and want to enter this big company using the connections but in a low-key manner.
There were two types of interviewers, one who asked technical questions and the other who was focusing on non-technical matters such as attitude, nature, the perspective of the candidate etc. She answered almost all the technical questions correctly such as fundamental concepts of finance, strategies, etc.
Now it was time for the non-technical part. One interviewer asked a common question to all, "Why did you choose an IT company where you could have chosen an Investment Company?" Everyone started answering.
Out of which she liked the answer of one girl who said, "Spending time on researching about the computer was my hobby and finance is the thing I am good at. This company can give me a chance to use my both liking as well as my expertise at a time in an efficient manner, this was what I wanted to do by giving my best, so I chose this company. I think this is what every company wants to have in an employee, who can give them maximum benefits," she ended her answer by giving a confident smile. Su Yeon was impressed by her answer, so precise and confident!
When it was time for Su Yeon, she kept her answer simple, "I like to explore new things and getting best at them, and IT is totally new field for me. Since I had a thing common to start with i.e. finance, I will definitely take this risk rather than losing this once in a lifetime chance!" Some were satisfied with her answer but some had doubts about her ability.
For the second question, instead of asking a question, the interviewer passed a booklet to them and said, "This is a booklet based on IT. On the first two pages are of the information, the next page is the model questions with answers and the last page contains questions that are similar to those model questions. You have to answer those questions and for this, you have a total of... five minutes."
When every candidate got that booklet he said, "so your time starts now.."
The other interviewers including Prof. Song were surprised when he did this with the first batch of candidates. They already know their subordinate's exceptional way of taking an interview even for interns. But this time, this is something different. He picked one candidate's resume from the last batch as he got what he wanted. Now this time too he was observing those five candidates.
Some candidates who had a basic knowledge of IT directly tried to solve the main questions, that confident girl was one of them.
One boy took a glance at the information and model questions almost within two minutes and started solving questions.
Su Yeon took whole three minutes to read that complete information and started solving the question.
Ultimately, that boy finished this task first, and then Su Yeon was also done before the time.
Prof. Song noticed that these two candidates caught his subordinate's attention. He sighed in relief that Su Yeon was the one of them who caught his attention. When his subordinate got to know that she was recommended by him, he had a bad impression of her. Now there won't be any problem with his little dumpling. He also wanted to know how Su Yeon caught his attention.
After the time was up, he showed them the answers and told them to correct their own answers. The boy who finished first got one question incorrect, Su Yeon who submitted after him got a perfect score and the rest got perfect and some incorrect answers. The confident girl got three answers incorrect and shocked everyone.
Later they were dismissed and told that the company will inform them within two days.
At the end of the day, Vice President Song asked, "Manager Xu, what was that booklet and what caught your attention in those selected candidates?" Everyone on the panel nodded curiously.
Manager Xu was an intelligent and accurate Human Resource Manager. Today he wanted to participate in this panel just as an experiment. He was personally hired by VP Song in the earlier days.
Manager Xu explained, "That booklet contained some information and a small case study in the info part. This experiment showed three kinds of people.. First, who use their knowledge and without thinking further directly solve the problem... Second, the one who has the ability to take accurate decisions quickly in such situations when little information is provided... And third, who give preference to the core problem and then start resolving the matter.
For example, in the second batch, that boy has solved the problem quickly and almost accurately by taking a quick look at the info part which shows his quality to make decisions in a limited time. This attitude is necessary for a leader.
The girl who was suggested by our VP, focuses on the core problem, and then when she thinks that she now has complete knowledge of it, starts solving the problem without taking another look at the info part. This type of people are required while starting new projects, they are like pillars of it. She needs little bit of training though.
And the rest who got panicked because of limited time started solving the problems directly without giving the least bit of priority to the core information. They solely rely on their knowledge and hence got stuck or made incorrect decisions."
Everyone was impressed by his analysis and experiment. These things should be done when those students are interns. It helps them to know themselves better and can get proper training.
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She came out and called Zhen. Zhen was on the way, so she waited near the exit. She felt a sharp gaze on her so she looked here and there. While searching for it, she saw a tall man was going inside the company. She subconsciously called and waved at him, "Mr. Secretary!"
Gon was going inside the company with his usual expressionless face. When he heard a sweet voice, he turned around to look in that direction. A small figure was waving at him. He looked at her and approached her with a very small and almost invisible smile.
The guards around him were shocked from the core! Even the employees who were there had no different expressions than guards. He was the Grim Reaper of this company. He was the assistant of their Vice President and also the Right-hand man of their President. Because of his cold, aloof, and dangerous aura, no one dares to talk with him. He was tall, handsome and had a cold aura so many of the female employees had crush on him but he never looked at any female employees if it not related to work.
The shocking part of them was someone dared to call their Grim Reaper loudly and he responded even if she was a female. The most important thing is that there were some positive expressions on his face! He… He just smiled! Even if it was for a second, there was a small but sweet smile on his face! That's it, they felt like they have seen almost everything in their life.
Seeing that Mr. Secretary is approaching her, she went forward as it will look bad and disrespectful if she stood there. Mr. Secretary said, "Miss…Yoon, have you finished your interview, how was it?" Su Yeon was confused, she asked, "Mr. Secretary, how do you know that I had an interview here?"
Gon was embarrassed! He quickly covered up by saying with an expressionless face, "I saw you on the third floor this morning." Even if he covered up this thing effortlessly, he was sweating inside. Considering the attitude of his Miss, she won't let this go so easily. Surprisingly, she believed!
Su Yeon found this reasonable and said, "Ohh, Interview went well, I answered almost all questions, let's see if I get this opportunity." Mr. Secretary replied, "This is good, then I will take my leave." "Yes of course," Su Yeon said. They both bowed to each other and he went inside.
Gon wanted to ask her about how she will be going home, does she wanted to go anywhere, and so on but he continued walking further. He was so used to follow his Miss that sometimes his habits showed up before he thinks about it.
Su Yeon was a bit surprised about her behavior. Why she was so comfortable with him? She had subconsciously called him first when he came in her sight. Why?
Just then she got a call from Zhen. "Where are you? I am waiting here near the gate," he said. Su Yeon replied, "Wait there I am coming" and hung up the call. When she reached near the gate, Gong Zhen waved at her. She went towards him and they both sat in the car.
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For the whole time, that sharp gaze was staring at that small figure. The way she called the tall man, his reply, their conversation, and her leave... That gaze saw everything but couldn't saw her face. Even if their conversation was inaudible because of distance, but due to their ability to read lip movements, that gaze knew everything about what they were talking about. That person also left when Su Yeon sat in the car.