Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 401 Autumn Job Fair

On November 7th, the temperature in Harbin grew increasingly cold. After several heavy snowfalls, Harbin officially entered a period of being covered in a blanket of snow.

The Ice and Snow World, which has been under construction every year, has started building this year's park. The utility poles have become traps for southerners, who are woken up by the sound of snow shovels three days a week.

The university has once again begun recruiting college students to shovel snow, using social practice credits as bait. Meanwhile, the old residential area behind Harbin Institute of Technology, which is full of elderly people and is not under municipal management, is accumulating more and more snow.

It was the off-season for beer, and Yueda Catering's main business was training staff and sending them to other places. Wu Yue simply called on the employees to clear the snow for the community, which was full of elderly people.

The group of about thirty people were all young and strong, carrying shovels and skis. They had a clear division of labor and were working enthusiastically, almost breaking the cement ground with dryness.

At the entrance to the dilapidated and filthy apartment building, elderly men and women smiled broadly. Some even grabbed handfuls of fried dough sticks or fried dough twists from inside their homes, put them in thin, translucent plastic bags, and offered them to the young men.

"Sir, the army has rules; we can't take even a needle or thread from the people!"

A young man refused righteously.

I don't know how to do it for the old man.

"What military unit? Aren't you guys selling alcohol?"

An older employee pulled him back, saying, "Young man, you misspoke. But sir, we really don't want any. You can keep it for yourself."

The old man insisted, "I just can't eat it anymore. It's almost expired."

Long-time employees:
Each Vietta employee has a stable income sufficient to support themselves and their families, so they don't need to worry about making a living. Therefore, the military's style of "not being concerned about gains and losses with the masses" has been continued.

Helping fellow villagers with manual labor is considered a hobby, and besides, participating in snow removal earns three work hours.

On the other hand, Zhai Da also participated in some amateur activities.

At the student activity center of Harbin Institute of Technology.

In contrast to the freezing cold outside, the student activity center was bustling with activity, as countless young students awaited their test with a mix of trepidation and confidence.

The test of society.

On campus, they were senior students, but here, they were all incredibly young.

Today is the second session of Harbin Institute of Technology's autumn job fair.

The first event was in September, which could still be called "autumn" at that time, but now it seems more appropriate to call it "winter".

After realizing the nationwide shortage of talent in silicon carbide semiconductors, Zhai Da, under the guidance of Principal Wang, had the idea of ​​cultivating talent from scratch, starting with campus recruitment.

He handed over the task to the new HR department that had transferred from "Yueda Catering", but ultimately missed the bigger first event in September due to the tight schedule.

The second event was much smaller in scale, but it was still worth participating in. The silicon carbide project team was currently supported by a few "π" members, but in the future, it would be about building a factory and producing, and the personnel shortage was much greater than that of "Hongtu OS".

Zhai Da has high expectations for this. In theory, these recruits will all become core employees over time, so he plans to personally oversee their recruitment.

Everything that could be moved from the student activity center has been moved out, and the first floor has been transformed into individual cubicles, with various companies setting up their booths and waiting for students to submit their resumes.

A roll-up banner with the name on it, three small interview tables, and piles of documents—that's all there is to the "Mechanical Core Research Institute" recruitment booth.

As one of the nation's top universities, the companies participating in the job fair are of extremely high caliber, including industry giants such as China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Shengfei, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, FAW Group, and State Grid Corporation of China.

Zhai Da even saw companies from the Pearl River Delta, such as ZTE, Huawei, and BYD, coming from afar to poach talent.

A good university does indeed help with employment. At Harbin Institute of Technology, as long as you work hard and complete your four years of study, employment will basically not be a problem.

Of course, those who think they are exceptionally talented and have overly high expectations, or those who spend four years in internet cafes or have a four-year sadomasochistic relationship after entering a prestigious university, are not included in this category.

Compared to the aforementioned companies, the "Mechanical Core Research Institute" is far smaller in scale, but the students' gazes towards it are even more fervent.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense can discern one thing from the cacophony of information.

This company is about to take off!

Joining now would undoubtedly make one a core, long-term employee, far more attractive to young people than joining a super-large company as a cog in the machine.

So even though it hadn't officially started yet, and the students were kept behind a barrier, Zhai Da could feel a burning gaze on them.

Zhai Da smacked his lips and told someone to prepare small slips of paper with numbers written on them in advance to distribute to the students later, in order to avoid chaos due to too many people.

Sure enough, as soon as 10 o'clock arrived, the security guards put away the barriers, and the students at the front poured in like they were leaving the gate, with quite a few heading straight for the "Mechanical Core".

A young man plopped down on the chair in front of Zhai Da with such force that the small stool almost broke; he was the first to do so.

Zhai Da was taken aback. Wow, it was someone he knew.
The student council's external relations minister helped him organize many events.

"Hello, Chairman Zhai."

Zhai Da found it amusing that the other party's way of addressing him had changed from "Junior Brother Zhai" and "Student Zhai" to "Teacher Zhai" and "General Manager Zhai".

Now it's directly Chairman Zhai.

"What's your major, senior?"

Software engineering.

Oh, that's a good match.

Zhai Da glanced through the student's resume; he was actually quite outstanding, with a GPA of 3.9.
As for the fancy "social experience" section, he simply ignored it.

Outstanding student union worker, internship certificate from a certain company, certificate of public service activities, award of excellence in the school speech contest, eleventh place among the top ten singers on campus.
Any student who has ever written a resume knows that there's enough embellishment to turn a desert into an oasis.

Zhai Da nodded slightly, but pointed to the sign in front of him and said, "Your job intention should be the Hongtu Project Team. There are dedicated technical personnel in the position on the right. I am from the Silicon Carbide Project Team."

This time, "Hongtu" and "Silicon Carbide" were separated. Two programmers were specially invited to make the evaluation. Zhai Da would not interfere with professional issues; it was up to them to make their own choice.

Unfortunately, Cheng Mo missed a chance to show off because of work, and is probably gritting his teeth while having a meeting with people from Samsung.

The senior student was somewhat disappointed. It would have been best to speak directly with the boss, but he obediently changed seats. He had never heard of "silicon carbide" before.

In the short time it took to chat for just a few words, the booth was already packed with dozens of people. Fortunately, Zhai Da had prepared numbered tags in advance, and those whose numbers were 10 or higher were asked to leave and go look at other places first.

Zhai Da initially thought that the senior students would have some reservations about coming to his place, but in fact he underestimated himself.

His repeated rise to fame has long since freed him from the prejudices of age and academic level; at least no one on campus would think he was so big-faced.

Calling someone "junior" inside the school is perfectly acceptable, but outside the school, you have to make an appointment to call someone "CEO Zhai"!

When campus recruitment begins, it's no different from a banquet where people come, chat, and leave.

After that, he received six or seven senior students, including a graduate student. Unfortunately, the field of silicon carbide is now too niche, and even those majoring in materials science have a very shallow understanding of it.

However, Zhai Da still insisted on asking some professional questions. Sometimes, how to react when faced with questions that you are sure you can't answer is also part of the interview.

For example, at this moment, a beautiful senior student was sitting in front of her. Faced with Zhai Da's question, she quickly became embarrassed and even stammered and spoke vaguely about the content of her own major, "welding".

She probably didn't expect that Zhai Da would know so much about welding. The question he asked was so direct that it practically exposed her.

Zhai Da had already mentally crossed himself out, but still asked one last question: "Have you heard of silicon carbide semiconductors before? If so, what are your thoughts on this area?"

The senior student was visibly nervous, and even trembled slightly.

Finally, with a determined heart, he stuck out one foot with a snap and slightly lifted his trouser leg.

Zhai Da looked down in confusion: ? ? ?

Senior student: ? ? ?
Hasn't it been confirmed multiple times online that Zhai Da prefers women with thin legs?
Shouldn't I have confused him more?

Zhai Da looked completely bewildered, thinking to himself that it was probably just an itchy foot, and finally shook his head and said, "Thank you for your support. We will notify everyone one by one later. Next one!"

Of course, this is just an exception; most of the students at Harbin Institute of Technology are above average.

This job fair did indeed select some recent graduates, although they may need one or two years, or even longer, of training.
The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago; the second best time is now.

If we don't recruit now, we'll be completely lost a few years later.

However, so far, no one has caught his eye; he can only say that he will bring in a batch to take a look first.

Just then, a voice came:
"Senior, we meet again. You're not going to kick me out, are you?"

Zhai Da looked up: "What are you doing here?"

The visitor was none other than Zhou Mo, the top-scoring genius who produced two manuscripts at once and was described by the system as having "unfettered imaginations," codenamed: Little Flying Man.

Zhai Da felt it was stupid of him to have chosen it himself, and it even lowered the average prestige of the "π" code name.

Zhou Mo nervously scratched his cheek: "I just want to experience it."

Zhai Da shook his head and said, "Freshmen attending job fairs? Are you trying to put more psychological pressure on the upperclassmen?"

Zhou Mo sat up straight and said earnestly, "Senior, you may not know this, but like you, I'm pursuing a 'one-plan-per-lifetime' approach. I also plan to follow your method and complete my undergraduate credits within two years. That's roughly equivalent to coming to the job fair in my junior year, which shouldn't be considered causing any trouble."

"Look, several companies are interested in me."

Zhai Da took a sip of water but offered no comment: "So? You're looking for a job?"

Zhou Mo: "To be precise, I want to join the Mechanical Core Research Institute. I know that 'π' members will have the opportunity to be employed, but I always want to take the initiative to try."

"If you finish your undergraduate degree in two years, will you still have the energy?"

"If my senior is willing to give me a chance, I will prove that I can do it."

Zhai Da didn't ask Zhou Mo any professional questions because one of the other's manuscripts was related to silicon carbide, although it was a vague concept of silicon carbide logic chips.

He was just wondering if it was necessary.

To date, there are 12 Level 3 members of "π", most of whom came from the last inter-school joint activity. All 12 members have their own talents, but they will only be used by Zhai Da when the field is suitable, such as "Little Pencil" Wang Qianyu.

Zhou Mo's field is actually suitable, it's just that he's moving a bit too fast.
However, in the end, Zhai Da still chose to agree.

Whether or not to nod is one thing, but whether or not to assign tasks is ultimately up to you, isn't it?
Let's nurture him early. If we realize that Zhou Mo is neglecting his studies, we can make adjustments later.

Zhai Da pushed the resume back: "I won't look at the resumes of freshmen. For members of 'π', there is a different evaluation method. Go back and wait for my news. I will call you when it is appropriate."

Zhou Mo immediately stood up happily, no longer occupying this precious spot; he was quite straightforward.

"Thank you, President!"

This job fair lasted from morning until 4 pm, mainly because the Mechanical Core Research Institute was so popular that while other booths had closed, they were still having long queues.

Such high popularity has given the research institute the confidence to select the best among the best, and initially selected 23 fresh graduates, of which 14 are in the Hongtu project team and 9 are in the silicon carbide project team.

They will then have a second interview at the research institute, and some will be able to start their internships directly, while others will have to wait a few months.

The silicon carbide project is also progressing rapidly. Zhai Da has drawn up a procurement list for the CVD project. In addition to some directly purchased finished products, he also needs to spend time discussing technical requirements with suppliers.

As they went from house to house, some questions on the list turned into "×", and others into "△".

On November 11th, the day was still called "Singles' Day".

The silicon carbide project team officially began the prototype development of the "motor".

Target:

Speed ​​15000 rpm, power 300KW, withstand voltage 1000V, frequency 80kHz.

It completely crushes all current motors!
　It's one minute earlier than yesterday.

　　I'm getting more and more comfortable with it; I'll adjust it to eight o'clock sooner or later!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)