Chapter 49 Interview (Asking for Recommendation)
Severn returned to Notting Hill Villa, Kissty still hasn't returned, the Champions League is in full swing, Kissy can't get out of Sky Sports now, she is on the rise in her career, and Kissy's dedication is very heavy, but it is understandable.
Alone, Severn had nothing to do, took a bath, then lay down in bed and fell asleep, and the next day, Severn packed up early and drove his black Audi to Canary Wharf.
Severn owned two cars, a Lamborghini given by Catherine, and an Audi that he later bought himself.
"Boss. ”
By the time Severn arrived at the company, Abt and the others had already arrived.
"Hmm. ”
Severn nodded to them and headed for another separate office area, which was dedicated to George and his Happy Farm, which was barely Facebook's first incubator.
"George, how's the progress of Happy Farm now?"
"We just started working on it today because the equipment was all in place yesterday. George stood up from his office chair and said to Severn.
Severn nodded, he was just asking routinely, and he was relieved to hear that George and the others had already started developing the game.
"Well, I won't bother you, I only have one request, and that is that the picture must be beautiful!" Severn commanded George.
As soon as Happy Farm came out in later generations, it caused many follow-up works, and in the end, it was QQ Farm that dominated the market, for which there are many reasons, but the sense of picture is one of the very important reasons.
Severn didn't want to end up with an inferior game product.
"Don't worry, boss, you won't be disappointed. George assured.
"Hmm. ”
Severn tapped George on the shoulder, then turned to leave, and when he reached the office, Severn shouted to Abt outside:
"Abt, come in. ”
"Boss, what's the matter?" Abt asked as he came in.
"How much money do we have on our books now?" asked Severn, who had poured £30 million into his Facebook since moving to Canary Wharf, and after a few days of consumption, he didn't know how much money had been spent.
"Boss, in the past few days, we have spent mainly on office equipment, including computers, desks and chairs, projectors and other products, and we have spent a total of 970,000 pounds. Abt thought about the cost of the past few days.
"Well, almost. Severn rubbed his chin and said, "In this way, you go and allocate a few more cars to the company, and you, Lucas, and George will each have a car, and then buy three more cars and a commercial car for the company's people." ”
"Yes, boss, what brand to buy?" Abt asked.
"Just Audi. Severn waved his hand, he didn't study any of that either.
"Yes. ”
"Oh yes, boss, do you think you should recruit more people and divide the responsibilities of our company departments specifically, otherwise I won't be able to do anything." Abt complained to Severn.
Severn is a hands-off shopkeeper, only responsible for the general outline of the company's development, and all other small things are basically done by Abt alone, which really makes him a little lacking.
Hearing this, Severn grinned embarrassedly, indeed, Abt was indeed busy enough during this time, because Severn basically asked Abt to do anything, even if Severn was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't help but feel guilty at this time.
"I'm sorry, the company has just moved over during this time, and it is indeed busy enough, but you should also know that David has already gone to recruit people, so I will interview today, and when the interview is over, I will clarify the company's department. Severn said apologetically.
Hearing Severn's words, Abt's heart was also relieved, and he exhaled lightly and said, "Okay, boss, I'll go out first." ”
"Well, go get busy. ”
..........
"Knock knock~"
Around two o'clock in the afternoon, David Smith knocked on the door of Severn's office.
"Please come in. ”
"Boss, our preliminary examination has been completed this morning, a total of forty-seven people came for interviews, Dim and I eliminated thirty-two people, leaving fifteen people for the retest, this is their information, you can take a look. ”
David Smith walked into Severn's office with a stack of documents and reported to Severn about their preliminary examination this morning.
Severn took the information, flipped through them one by one, looked at the photos on the data sheet, they all looked very good, and their academic qualifications were still very high, and they were all graduates of first-class universities in the UK.
It's just that their professional experience is almost zero, almost all of them have just graduated from college, and they are completely newcomers, but these have already made Severn very satisfied.
After all, those senior secretaries won't come to a newly formed Internet company like Facebook.
Severn put down the information, a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded to David and praised: "Yes, the retest has been starting for a long time?"
"Half past two in the afternoon. ”
Hearing Severn's praise, David was also overjoyed, after all, it took him and Diem Estner a lot of effort to select these people.
(Dim Estner, one of the first London university students to join Facebook with Abt, because he has few appearances and is afraid that his book friends will forget his name, so I will add it separately here)
Severn looked at the time, it was already two o'clock, and there was still half an hour before the retest, so he said to David: "Okay, then you go down to rest first, and I will go to see it when I take the retest." ”
"Yes, boss. ”
........
In the conference room in Facebook's office area, Severn sat in the middle, and David and Diem sat on either side, assessing a delicate-looking white blonde woman.
"Tina, are you, a graduate of Birmingham?" Severn said to the white woman sitting across from him, looking at the materials in his hand.
The University of Birmingham, founded in 1825, is one of the world's top 100 universities in Birmingham, the second largest city in the United Kingdom.
"Yes, boss, the University of Birmingham is my alma mater, I am a student at the Business School, I studied financial management, and during my time in school, I got A's in every course. Tina said confidently, but when she looked at Severn, there was always a hint of shyness in her eyes.
"Then why do you want to come to our company for an interview? I think that with your education, even if you go to Lloyd's TSB Group, Barclays Bank and other financial institutions, I'm afraid they will want you. Severn looked at Tina with some confusion.
Although Tina has little work experience, her school grades are very dazzling, first in her grade, and the scholarship is ........ She wears these academic halos.
Tina glanced at Severn with some embarrassment, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Because I'm a fan of you, Lord Earl, I heard that your Facebook was looking for employees, so I came." ”
"Fans?"
Severn couldn't help but be a little stunned, there is still this kind of operation?
"Well, I'm looking at you, Lord Earl, ........"
"Call me boss in a place like this. Severn interrupted.
"Yes, after I watched the video of your boss singing "Dream It Possible" in the auditorium of the University of London, I became a fan of you, whether it was your later "The Da Vinci Code" or your album "Faded".
Boss, I have to say that you are really talented, especially the ads you do for Facebook, which simply speak to the hearts of our younger generation.
And you are so handsome, and your family background is so good, you are simply the prince charming in my heart, boss, I ........."
Hearing Tina's increasingly unreliable introduction, Severn couldn't help but have black lines on his head, so he had to interrupt again: "Okay, I know, you go out first, wait for the notice." ”
"Oh~"
Tina was a little aggrieved, in fact, her main purpose today was not to come to the interview, but to get close to her idol, but she didn't expect that it wouldn't be long before she was going to be kicked out by her idol.
Thinking of this, Tina couldn't help but shed tears of grievance, and then cried.
"Woo~"
Seeing this scene, Severn was stunned, and looked at David and Diem on the left and right, both of whom pretended to look at the information with their eyes, noses, mouths, and mouths, and ignored Severn at all.
Seeing this, Severn couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"What's going on?"
Seeing that Tina was crying more and more, Severn had to get up, pick up a tissue from the table, walk over to Tina, and say in a gentle voice:
"I just told you to go back and wait for the notice, and I didn't say anything other drastic, why are you crying?"
"Isn't the subtext of going back and waiting for the notice to be out of play?" said Tina, staring at her red eyes with tears.
"Forehead ........"
Well, Severn did eliminate Tina in his heart just now, because he felt that Tina was a little off the line, and if she was allowed to enter the company, Severn always felt unreliable, but now ........
"Don't worry, just by virtue of your academic qualifications, you will be admitted to us, but there are still several people waiting for the interview behind you, so I ended your interview and asked you to go back and wait for the notice. ”
"Really?" said Tina, sobbing.
"Of course, I can't lie to you about this kind of thing. Severn nodded.
"I knew the Count, no, I knew the boss was the best. Tina laughed.
"Then you can go back now. ”
"Hmm. ”
It was only after seeing Tina go out that Severn sat down in his place with a deep sigh of relief.
"This is a college student who has just come out of society, and her psychological tolerance is poor, but let's raise it first, and see how she performs in the future. Severn rubbed his temples, thinking so in his mind, and asked David to call the next interviewer in.
Severn sat in the conference room for most of the afternoon, and everyone except Tina behaved in a decent manner, which didn't bother Severn so much.
In the end, Severn, together with David and Diem, eliminated five people, and finally admitted ten people, and today's interview is over.