108 Startup Base.

In the corridor, a dozen or so students holding registration forms entered one after another, and came out about twenty minutes later, their expressions ranging from joy to worry.

This morning I interviewed a large number of candidates, including those in technology, product, marketing, and all sorts of other fields.

Xia Chan was seated in the main interviewer's seat, with Ye Li and Tang Chen on her left and right.

The resumes in front of the three people were already stacked into two piles, and they hadn't even had time to drink a few sips of water.

"Good morning/afternoon, interviewers. My name is Luo Zhen."

"My name is Liu Qifan."

"Hello, seniors, my name is Hu Hao."

……

Ye Li and Tang Chen felt a little nervous watching the college students come for interviews one after another.

They didn't mind joking around with their bosses normally, but this was their first time being interviewers in a real interview, so the two of them spent almost the entire time silently scoring and didn't say much.

On the contrary, Xia Chan, sitting in the middle, remained as steady as an old dog.

She was one of the interviewers when recruiting the group of people who were in charge of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, so she was already very familiar with the process.

She flipped through resumes while keeping track of the time, interrupting anyone who went over the time limit and gently reminding anyone who was too long-winded, keeping the pace under her tight control.

"Good morning/afternoon, interviewers. My name is Sun Qing."

The cicadas raised their heads.

This girl is one of the three candidates for Human Resources. She is a junior at Jiangnan University, majoring in Human Resources Management. She is also the Minister of the Student Union and has an internship experience at a well-known company. Her resume is incredibly impressive.

Xia Chan glanced subconsciously towards the door; the boss hadn't arrived yet.

She was about to tell the candidate to wait a moment, but before she could say anything, the door was pushed open, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Lin Ran entered room 108 expressionlessly, glanced at the people in the room, and Xia Chan consciously moved to make way for the main interviewer.

Lin Ran sat down and glanced at the resume.

"Sun Qing, right? I see you have internship experience before?"

Sun Qing nodded, her confidence evident in her eyes: "Yes, at my previous company, I was mainly responsible for recruitment support, including initial resume screening, interview scheduling..."

After listening to her introduction, Lin Ran closed the resume: "Then I'll ask you a question."

Sun Qing sat up slightly and nodded.

"Our company is currently facing a situation where we don't have enough workstations, there's no overtime pay, and the boss has a bad temper," Lin Ran said calmly. "How do you plan to recruit people?"

Ye Li and Tang Chen exchanged a glance. Why did the boss suddenly tell the whole truth today?

Sun Qing thought for a moment: "I will optimize my recruitment pitch, emphasizing the growth potential and stock option expectations of a startup, while downplaying the shortcomings in short-term benefits..."

Lin Ran nodded and drew an X on the notebook.

Twenty minutes later, Sun Qing left room 108.

Xia Chan asked, puzzled, "Boss, wasn't Sun Qing quite good? Why was she eliminated?"

Ye Li and Tang Chen had the same idea, but they weren't as talkative as Xia Chan; they just looked at the boss with curiosity.

"If someone speaks too comprehensively, it sounds insincere. Such a person is suitable to be a management trainee in a large company, not to run barefoot in a startup base where a dozen or so people are crammed together."

Soon it was the second one, a boy with internship experience at a headhunting firm.

Lin Ran: "Our company urgently needs a top-tier technical expert, but the salary offered is 30% lower than the market rate, and the other party has clearly stated they are not considering it. What do you do?"

The candidate smiled and leaned back: "Mr. Lin, your question touches on my area of ​​expertise. I used to work at a headhunting firm, and I've handled at least eighty or a hundred cases like this. First, I would establish a personal relationship with the other party..."

Lin Ran nodded while making an X, so slick.

The third one was a sophomore girl named Chen Yiyi, majoring in human resources. Her resume only showed one part-time job experience at a milk tea shop.

She had shoulder-length short hair, no dyeing or perming, and no makeup. She wore a slightly yellowed white sweatshirt.

Since the first two people had relevant work experience, Lin Ran asked them situational questions.

The reason is simple: anyone can write a resume, and anyone can memorize the answers to interview questions, but there are no standard answers for situational questions. Only when people have no standard answers to copy can they see the deeper meaning.

However, Lin Ran couldn't pose the same scenario-based questions to Chen Yiyi as he had to to the previous two.

Lin Ran: "What level of work intensity can you accept?"

Chen Yiyi thought for a moment and answered honestly, "I'm not afraid of working overtime, but I'm afraid of not knowing why I'm working overtime."

"Oh?" Lin Ran became interested. "Tell me more about it."

"When I used to work part-time at a bubble tea shop, the manager asked me to wash cups. There was a period when I had a lot of cups to wash, so I asked the manager why. He said it was because the hot pot restaurant next door was having a promotion, and their orders had doubled. From then on, I would check in advance every day to see if the business next door had any promotions."

She paused, then added, "I'd like to know why we're working overtime."

Lin Ran didn't reply, but flipped through the resume: "Are you from Jiangning?"

"No, it's in Linjiang."

"Are you willing to travel for work?"

Xia Chan and the others looked at Lin Ran in surprise; this was the first time he had asked this question.

"Yes. I was planning to travel around after graduation, but I didn't have any money, and the company is providing travel expenses for business trips."

Lin Ran put down his resume.

"Starting work now, in the HR position."

Chen Yiyi paused for a moment, then replied, "Okay."

"One-month probation period, salary 2,500 yuan, 3,000 yuan after probation."

"it is good."

"There are no assigned workstations; you'll sit in whoever's seat is on leave."

"……good."

"Go back and pack your things. You're coming with me on a business trip this afternoon."

"...Huh?" Chen Yiyi's expression finally showed a noticeable change.

"Is there a problem?"

"No...no problem." But she couldn't help asking another question: "Boss, where are we going on this business trip?"

"Shanghai City".

After she left, Xia Chan leaned over and asked, "Boss, she didn't say anything special, so how did it get decided?"

Lin Ran handed her resume to Xia Chan.

"Because she's the only one who didn't say those things to make herself look impressive."

Xia Chan looked down at her resume; it was ordinary, even a bit shabby.

"Moreover," Lin Ran leaned back in her chair, "the story she told about the milk tea shop shows that she's genuinely thinking about problems. People like that, placed alongside business professionals, will naturally grow and improve."

He paused, then added a rare explanation:

"I don't need her to know everything right now. What we need now is someone who can learn proactively and do exactly what we're told."

When Xia Chan pushed open the door, she found Chen Yiyi still standing in the corridor.

"What's wrong? Weren't you going back to pack your things?"

Chen Yiyi gripped the backpack strap, her face slightly flushed.

"Sister Xia Chan," she said softly, "I...I have a question."

"?"

"I've never traveled far from home with a guy before," she paused, seemingly choosing her words carefully, "What kind of person is our boss...?"

Xia Chan looked at her nervous and embarrassed expression and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Oh—" she drawled, "I know what you're worried about."

Chen Yiyi's eyes lit up.

Xia Chan patted her shoulder and said earnestly:

"Don't worry, our boss is definitely that kind of person."

Chen Yiyi's expression froze.

"But you're really not cut out for this."

Xia Chan gestured with her lips to the side.

Chen Yiyi followed her gaze.

At the door of Room 108, a girl wearing a light blue cardigan was standing there. The afternoon sun slanted in through the window, casting a soft halo on her profile.

She was carrying a tote bag containing things she had prepared for Lin Ran after learning he was going on a business trip, and she was talking to him about something at the moment.

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