I have no charms? What?!

This morning I went to a job interview in Hsinchu Science Park. The position was "project engineer" in a CD-ROM drive OEM company. There are just that many (or few?) that kind of company in the Park, so you can guess yourself.

I interviewed for this position because their job description and requirement seemed like just my kind of dish. I mean, I want

1. managing projects
2. constructing documents
3. negotiating with customers/users
4. communicating with team members
5. speaking English and Japanese
6. ...

I spent quite some time preparing for interviews because it has been a while since I had to interview for a job.

The way I see how the interview went? Not good. I have no chance in getting this job. In the middle of the process, I realized that what they were looking for was more like a customer service coordinator. Not sure why they called it "project engineer" and put "project management" in job description.

What I have said has nothing to do with the blog title. I know.

Toward the end of the interview, the interviewer asked me why I seemed afraid. I didn't tell him the truth. But I was thinking "it's because you and the HR person questioned (more like doubted) my intention of wanting this job and professional experience, multiple times! I feel that was a bit mean. If you don't think I'm qualified, don't spend that much time interviewing me."

Then he said "Since this job requires communicating with customers, the engineer has to have certain self-confidence and charms."

My face was filled with dark lines all over. What could I do in reaction? I think I had bitter laugh.

Thank you for criticize me first and put me down one more time!

Gosh! Large-size companies are so alike.