Chapter 57: Flying to Beijing for an interview on the weekend
In mid-March 2021, in a rented house in Chengdu.
"You're up so early again, oh, by the way, you're flying to Beijing for an interview today, right?" Zhang Lan, who had not woken up in a daze, saw Sun Han packing his backpack in the living room when he left the room.
"yes, I'm not going to check things in a hurry, I'll be at the airport in a minute. Why are you so early? Looking at his watch, it was not half past seven, and Sun Han couldn't help but ask with some doubts.
"Alas, don't you have to go to the company for a while to work overtime, this week's overtime task has not been completed, so I have to go for half a day on the weekend."
"You guys are really terrible, this kind of policy has been implemented, and you are speechless."
After chatting for a few words, Zhang Lan also sobered up a lot, "Isn't it, no one likes this kind of policy, but it can't be done if you don't do it." By the way, are you coming back tonight? Or do you want to stay in Beijing for one night? ”
"Didn't I fly over early in the morning, because I made an appointment for an interview this afternoon, but I was also afraid that if the plane was delayed or there were other problems, I booked a plane back tomorrow night."
"It seems that this conversation is good, and you accepted their request to meet in the end."
"This still has to fight for it, after all, it is the head enterprise in our research and camp education industry, although it cannot be said that the degree of professionalism must be the first in the country, but whether it is professional attributes, or volume, annual income, these are the top few in the country It must be no problem, there is such a rare opportunity, and you can face to face with the founder, you must not miss it." Sun Han still didn't stop in his hand, and he said it firmly.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Han added another sentence, "But to be honest, this family needs to pay for it when it comes to the meeting, and it has changed several times for such a time, which is also a bit fatal." To be honest, if it weren't for the premise that his family is really too famous and too head in the industry, I wouldn't have gotten there. It's not that I don't want to spend this money or anything like that, it's just such a gesture, which is open to discussion. After all, I have contacted a few before, but all the requests are reimbursed by the company. ”
Zhang Lan also pursed her mouth, "Actually, it's okay, it is estimated that the few people you contacted before were reimbursed by large education groups, generally this kind of smaller private enterprises, even if they are famous, it is the norm not to be reimbursed, I heard that this is the case, this point, I think it is okay." Besides, Mr. Sun, do you still need this road fee? ”
"I'm not bad at this road cost, this is a matter of corporate attitude and attitude, but what you said is right, such a company, it is estimated that there are, so even if it is, I still have to go."
"You're staying here for one night, you're thinking you're going to meet Alex, haha." Zhang Lan half-jokingly.
"You're right, it's rare for me to go to Beijing, can I see it, but I'm mainly for job opportunities, let's stay one more night, insurance." If everything goes well this afternoon, tomorrow will be an extra day, so whatever, I'll have to take a stroll around Beijing. ”
"Yes, yes, you're right, you look at the time, don't be late." Zhang Lan changed to an admonishing tone again.
Sun Han looked at his watch again, "It's almost, then I'll go out first, you stay good on the weekend, wait for me to come back." ”
"Okay, okay, you go quickly, don't talk nonsense about you." Zhang Lan made a pretending to push. Sun Han also smiled and took his backpack and walked out of the door.
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In mid-March 2021, Capital Airport.
Out of the capital airport, it was already noon, some cloudy sky, accompanied by the oncoming breeze, 15 or 16 degrees of temperature, but also comfortable.
While connecting to WeChat positioning, I walked into the parking lot. After walking and walking around for a long time, I finally saw the familiar touch of red from a distance. Sun Han couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, fortunately, he still had a height, and he was really standing tall and looking far.
When I got in the car, I couldn't escape Alex's ridicule. "You've been looking for a long time, haven't you?"
"Please, the signal in this parking lot is not very good, our positioning is not very smooth, bursts, so big, I can find you, it's good, okay."
"Okay, your sense of direction, is this considered a growth? Ha ha. Alex then asked, "By the way, what time are you here in the afternoon, shall we just have lunch first?" ”
"Half past two in the afternoon", Sun Han glanced at the time, and said slowly: "Why don't you go to the neighborhood over there first, and find a random family to have a meal, and now the time is about the same." ”
"Okay, no problem, I'll send you over first. What time is your plane tomorrow night, I'll send you. ”
"Today, I estimate that this kind of final meeting will take about 1 and a half hours, or even longer, you will have something to do in a while, let you wait, it won't be. I'll be on the plane at half past six tomorrow night, and I'll be at the capital airport. ”
"Hey, it's okay, I'll wait for you, what can I say, right?" Alex smiled, as if asking himself. "I guess it's only more than 1 hour, I just checked your address, there are some stores around, it's quite lively, or I'll find a café and wait for you."
"That's fine, anyway, let's eat first, and then I won't care about you."
As he was talking, the sound of new WeChat news made Sun Han pick up his mobile phone.
"Who? Chasing so closely, you're too busy, just got off the plane, and the information came. Alex asked, feigning curiosity and some unhappiness.
"Ellie (Zhang Lan's English name), Sister Lan Lan is strict, haha, I have to reply to her first and report safety." Sun Han replied with a smile as his phone tapped the buttons of his phone.
"You should let someone take care of it. With Sister Ellie in charge, I think it's pretty good. ”
"What are you shouting, Sister Ellie, you grew up in someone else's family, don't pretend to be young." Sun Han said indignantly, smiling and slapping Alex's arm again.
"Hey, hey, I'm driving, don't hit me, I have to drive seriously, safety first." Alex added faintly: "I'm similar to her, hey, no, we're all about the same, what kind of kid are you pretending." ”
Sun Han didn't make another move this time, "She's a year older than me, you're a few months older than her, okay, you're more than a year older than me, that's it, more than a year is how many days, so many days are how many hours, you can count it yourself." ”
"Why don't you count by the second, that's how ruthless you are, haha."
The two of them talked and laughed all the way, found a restaurant near the interview company, and parked the car.
"Looks like you're talking about this, aren't you? Otherwise, why would I be willing to fly over on the weekend? Alex asked as he ate.
"It's okay now, this is really a well-known company in our subdivided industry, and even second to none, if today's end, if the chat is good, if the annual salary can also be negotiated, then I am definitely willing to come."
"Alas, I thought you had to say that this company is Beijing after all, so you are willing to come." Alex muttered in a pretended frustrated way.
"Oh, of course there's a reason for this, aren't you knowingly asking, it seems that you really have to plug your mouth with food."
"Then who will you see at the end of the meeting? Company executives? ”
"It's not a big group, but the company has been established for many years, and today I will meet the founder directly."
"Oh, let's eat well, it's almost time later."
In mid-March 2021, in an interview company in Beijing.
Although Sun Han arrived more than 10 minutes early, fortunately, the person in charge of personnel who had been waiting in the company had already waited in the company. After a few words of greeting, the person in charge of personnel took Sun Han and went straight to the founder's office.
The founder beckoned Sun Han to come in and said that it was the final meeting, but at the level of senior managers, the final meeting is more similar to two professionals in the industry, chatting with each other, colliding with the way of thinking, and exchanging experience in the industry.
"Sun Han, Vivie
yes, hello. I'm sorry before, but I've been on business trips and activities recently, so it's really difficult to finalize at this time, and it's changed several times. ”
"Oh, it's understandable, it's okay, thank you and the person in charge of human resources for your time today, and I came to the company on the weekend."
"It's okay, the main thing is that you flew here on purpose, and I thank you for your time, let's say it's an interview, but it's actually just a chat, I watch Vivie."
You have been deeply involved in the field of research and camp education for many years, and you are very experienced. In particular, you have lived in Australia for 12 years, and you have been back to China for a while, which means that you have all the experience of China and the West. ”
"I think there are quite a lot of differences between China and the West in terms of policy support, product system, talent supply, and participants' attention."
"That Vivie
Can you elaborate on each of them? ”
"Okay. Let me start with a brief description of the differences in policy. Although China has promulgated a document on research travel since the end of 2016, and recently began to call research and study practice education, with the passage of time, the intensity of policy support has become more and more strong. But Australia, in fact, is a special case among overseas countries, and camp education in Australia is very closely related to school education, because the Australian government has legislated that schools must organize every student to participate in a week of camp activities every year. The strength of the support of this special legislation is much greater. ”
"I also mentioned the product system. In fact, I mentioned this point in the last video communication with you, and I also emphasized the correlation and progressiveness between the overseas product system and each academic year, which will also help the repurchase rate. So I won't say much about this today. ”
Sun Han paused and continued. "Regarding the supply of talents, it is actually related to relevant policies. However, I think that China is also developing upward in this regard, because since last year, there have been pilot colleges and universities that have set up research majors, so in the future, graduates will also become professionals who have received systematic education and training, which means that our reserve force can keep up. ”
In fact, whether it is the parents or the actual participants of the activity, that is, the students themselves, there are very different between China and the West. For example, in Australia, most of the students themselves enjoy independent choices as actual experiencers, and parents only assist in the selection at most, and most of the parents' attention is on their children's interests and hobbies. However, at this stage, most of the domestic decisions are still led by parents, and the concerns of parents are more practical and focus on the present, and it is best to achieve results in the short term and have some results. These are also closely related to our course content development, as well as marketing and promotion. ”
The founder also smiled and nodded from time to time, and the two chatted for nearly two hours before they knew it......
Finally ended the interview and left the company, Sun Han walked directly to the coffee shop where Alex was waiting.