You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 70 Unique Interview Methods

The next day, Taoyuan Township posted a recruitment notice on the recruitment platform.

Soon, resumes from all sides came in like snowflakes.

In this parallel world of internal circulation, it is difficult for fresh graduates to find jobs, and Taoyuan Township has recently become famous.
Therefore, many people who submit resumes have the mentality of trying their best to do whatever they can, even if they don't work there for a long time. It's still okay to gild their resumes.

This leads to the situation that when faced with a huge number of candidates, we have no idea how to screen them.

Li Hongmei pointed to the resume database list and said to Lu Yu:

"Mr. Lu, according to the usual method, in order to save time and recruitment costs, we usually match according to academic qualifications. For example, we will first screen graduates from top universities, such as C9 League universities, Oxford and Cambridge, or Ivy League schools in the United States.
If there are no suitable talents here, we will screen out graduates from 985 universities, and if that fails, we will screen out graduates from 211 universities.”

Lu Yu waved his hand.

My goodness, if we only recruit students from famous universities, these top students will have been the test-taking kings since childhood, and will have become the top students in the city and the province. Wouldn’t the company be in a mess?

Of course, he would not completely reject graduates from prestigious universities, as there might be some bigwigs among them who are particularly good at enjoying life.

So, he waved his hand:

"Don't screen resumes like this. Taoyuan Township treats all candidates equally, regardless of gender, age, education, or background."

Li Hongmei was in a dilemma again: "Then...how do we conduct the initial screening of resumes?"

Lu Yu sent a document to Li Hongmei.

"This is a written test I created myself. Please send it to the job seekers first. If they answer well, I will let them come for the interview."

Li Hongmei opened the document and saw a list of various questions:

"On the weekend, would you choose to sleep in at home or go out for fun?"

"Suppose you're at home on Monday dealing with urgent work, and suddenly your secret crush asks you out. Would you go without hesitation or finish your work first?"

"Do you consider yourself a hedonist? Please describe your ideal life in three words."

"Do you think humans should have one "unplanned day" every week to completely empty themselves?"

Li Hongmei took a look. The beginning of the question was similar to the one Mr. Lu had asked her before, but the latter part was very different:
“If you had 48 hours in a day, how would you like to spend them?”

"If you could choose the life of an animal, which animal would you choose to be and why?"

"If you could have a conversation with the cat you've had for ten years, what questions would you ask her?"

“If you could land on an unexplored planet, what would you want to see there?”

Each question is worth 10 points, and the total score is 80 points.

"Mr. Lu, this interview question... is it really okay?"

Li Hongmei was a little nervous because the boss didn't ask any professional questions related to game development.

"It's okay, trust me!"

……

Afterwards, Li Hongmei sent an answer sheet to all candidates who submitted their resumes.

Some candidates who were struggling to find a job were so angry that they laughed when they saw this kind of question. They thought Taoyuan Township was making fun of them and gave up answering.

Some people write randomly with a joking attitude.

Only a small number of people seriously consider the questioner's intention and answer it.

As of next Monday, Li Hongmei has received more than a thousand valid responses.

Faced with a dazzling array of answers, Li Hongmei didn't dare to make up her own mind and came to Lu Yu to ask again.

Lu Yu took a quick look and shook his head at the answers to some questions, such as:
The first question clearly asked whether he likes to sleep in or go out and play, but some people pretended to be smart and thought that this two-choice question was a trap, so they answered: I like to work overtime in the company and dedicate my youth to the company.

This is 0 points.

For example, in the second question, candidates were asked to choose between work and a date with their girlfriend. Some of them chose to work from home, but they chose to add a paragraph after their answer:
"I can handle high-intensity work, both at home and in the office, and I'm willing to accept a salary lower than the market rate. If the position I'm applying for is already filled by someone who is earning a very high salary, I'm willing to take a 60% pay cut. Please fire that person and hire me."

It's fine that you like involution, but you're actually a scab!?

Negative points, get out of here!
Lu Yu's face turned grim as he ordered: "This kind of person will be put on the talent pool blacklist and will never be hired again."

Li Hongmei listened and took notes, and then asked curiously:

"Then Mr. Lu, what kind of answer is excellent?"

Lu Yu scrolled through a few pages and came across the question "Dialogue with a cat I've raised for ten years." Someone answered like this:

"Ten years, a full ten years! Why can't you turn into a shy cat girl? Why ah ah ah, change for me!"

He analyzed: "This kind of person has decent XP and a certain pursuit of health and wellness in life, but he is too vulgar, so I can give him 5 points at my discretion."

After flipping through the pages for a moment, he continued:
"For example, if someone answers 'What animal do you want to be?' and they answer 'sloth' or 'panda,' they'll get 10 points. If they answer 'bee' or 'cow,' they'll get zero points."

Li Hongmei looked confused and tried to follow her boss's train of thought.

"Mr. Lu, you said bees work harder to collect honey, so that means this person is more unpredictable. I understand that, but what about the cow?"

Lu Yu replied: "They eat grass and produce milk."

Li Hongmei had a complicated expression.

"I... I kind of understand. Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I'll grade these questions appropriately."

……

The next Monday, Li Hongmei selected a total of 200 answers from the answer sheets, sorted them by scores, and notified the candidates to come to the company for interviews in batches.

According to Lu Yu's instructions, Li Hongmei arranged the interviewees in reception rooms with different themes on the first floor of the manor, and then placed snacks and tea on the tables in the waiting room according to their respective tastes.

"There are still candidates ahead of us who haven't finished their interviews yet. Please wait a moment."

After saying this, Li Hongmei went upstairs.

Afterwards, at the end of the corridor on the first floor, Lu Yu, wearing a cleaner's uniform, slowly appeared.

While cleaning the corridor, he observed the interior of each waiting room through the glass and door cracks.

In the exotic room, a young woman looked very cramped and uneasy.

Her eyes kept wandering around the room, her resume tightly clenched in her hand, her gaze drifting towards the door from time to time.

After waiting for a while, she looked down at her watch from time to time, tapping the table lightly with her fingers, as if she was constantly calculating the time.

Her breathing was rapid, as if she might lose control at any moment. After calming down for a moment, she took out another piece of manuscript paper and recited non-stop. The dark circles under her eyes showed that she had been staying up all night to memorize the interview questions.

……

In the galaxy-themed room next door, a man was also fidgeting.
He shook his legs anxiously, his hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned slightly white.

After a while, he began to pace back and forth in the room, touching his face from time to time in front of the glass and adjusting his tie.

Not only did he have dark circles under his eyes, but his face was also gray, his brows were furrowed, and he was muttering something.

Neither of them seemed interested in appreciating the room's decor, nor in tasting the food and tea on the table, letting them get cold, even though the lady's stomach was rumbling because she hadn't eaten breakfast.

Lu Yu shook his head. It seemed that the answers these people gave in the written test were carefully designed after deliberately studying and guessing people's intentions, and were not their true inner thoughts.

Being so anxious and impatient when encountering things, you will not be able to discover and enjoy the beauty of life.

Heavy dark circles under the eyes and not eating breakfast further indicate that they don’t care about taking good care of themselves. Recruiting such people will also result in big deductions.

Lu Yu shook his head regretfully and put two crosses on the list of candidates.

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