Salary package and benefits seem good.
Applied through Ranstad. Role description was vague, but seemed like an operation analyst role.
The interview lasted 5 hours+, rarely about the role.
During waiting period, they couldn't compliment the company themselves enough, and couldn't stress enough how lucky the candidates were. The protocol is: candidates don't get appreciated for applying and attending the interview, but must feel humble, so lucky, and appreciate the company very much. It's a one way, not a too-way appreciation, I felt.
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They were more interested in seeing how candidates can put on a sweet and persuasive performance. Before the interview, a host from Pareto Law said "Make sure you have a lot of questions", not "We encourage you to ask if you have questions". It feels really like "Make sure you put on a good performance displaying you as persuasively smart".
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The materials from Ranstad were BrightStar's self-compliments , the instructions about the interview, and a 3-minute pitch. Expected just 1 min about skills.
The mid-interview host gave tips about how to give a presentation in terms of tone of voice, body language, etc. I appreciate that, but that again confirms how much they value the act/performance, not the practical (at least for what I applied) skills set.
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I had to leave the zoom meeting early (while they are grading others' pitch, all I could do was just wait). They never bothered to get back to me about the outcome, despite my polite email sent to a sale manager at Pareto Law who previously reached out as a communication channel.
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I have nothing against sale, or customer service. I worked part-time in customer service in more than 2 years and I was good at it.
But all this experience, making an operation analyst grad role become a glorified sale job, being expected but not appreciated, is not my cup of tea.