Shen Lin held her resume and sat nervously in the conference room. This was the second company she interviewed for today. If she didn't succeed, she would give up looking for a job!
Since she decided to re-enter the workplace, Shen Lin submitted at least dozens of resumes. As a result, very few companies agreed to interview her, and most of them were first-round interviews.
Today, this company is Shen Lin's last and final choice after repeatedly lowering her requirements.
Originally Shen Lin was more casual about going out to work, but since her husband Wang Ruizhi, the owner of Nawei Company, became a monk and the company was taken over by the proprietress, Shen Lin saw a crisis.
Although Na Wei was not unemployed yet, he was always on the verge of unemployment. Shen Lin could see that her husband was becoming more and more cautious about work, for fear that he would make mistakes and be fired by the company.
Therefore, Shen Lin urgently needs an income and has another way out.
There were not many people coming for the interview today, but at a glance, Shen Lin saw that they were all young girls under thirty years old. To be honest, her only competitiveness was work experience.
Shen Lin now regrets very much that she stayed at home for five years and stayed away from the workplace for five years in order to have a second child.
?For the workplace, five years is too long.
Looking at the work experience column on her resume, Shen Lin sighed slightly.
At this time, another woman was brought in at the front desk of the company. Shen Lin subconsciously looked up and was stunned for an instant.
"Why is she here too?"
The person Shen Lin saw turned out to be Xie Meilan.
Xie Meilan seemed to be aware of Shen Lin's gaze. When their eyes met, each other's eyes were full of surprise.
"Long time no see." Shen Lin finally decided to say hello.
Xie Meilan responded awkwardly, and then, under the guidance of the company's front desk, she sat down next to Shen Lin.
"Are you here for an interview too?" Shen Lin saw Xie Meilan also holding a resume in her hand.
"Yes, I'm here to apply for investment manager." Xie Meilan responded bravely.
"I'm here to apply for HR manager." Shen Lin smiled awkwardly.
Xie Meilan was on pins and needles and almost wanted to leave.
Xie Meilan's life was not easy during this period. Since she was fired from her previous company and did not receive a penny in compensation, Xie Meilan's financial situation has become a big problem.
In order to treat her mother's illness and pay for nursing home expenses, Xie Meilan almost emptied her family's fortune.
After getting divorced, Xie Meilan thought she could rely on Lu Jie, so she chose to leave the house without much money.
As a result, things turned out to be unpredictable. Lu Jie was arrested, his assets were seized, and he was in trouble. Now he had to rely on the money from his mother's house sale to support himself. There was no way he could provide Xie Meilan with a good life.
In order to survive, Xie Meilan had no choice but to start looking for a job. However, because she was dismissed from her last job in a disgraceful manner, almost no one in her industry would hire her again, making Xie Meilan's job search journey extremely bumpy.
Because of the lawsuit, Lu Jie is now one of the top two, and has no ability to help Xie Meilan. She can only try to find a job on her own.
Unfortunately, the workplace is really unfriendly to women over 30. When people heard that she was unmarried, had no children, and was single, they would not give her a chance for a second round of interviews.
In fact, the main reason is that Xie Meilan has high salary requirements. Her last job had a monthly income of more than 20,000 yuan, so she required a salary of no less than 18,000 yuan.
This salary level is not particularly high in Beijing, but it is not low either. Unless it is a very large company or a leadership position, it is basically useless.
Today was also the second company that Xie Meilan interviewed. One of the few companies that made it to the second round of interviews, she didn’t expect to meet her ex-husband’s sister.
After the two said hello, no one said anything, and the atmosphere was awkward for a while.
Shen Lin didn't know how to speak, while Xie Meilan was simply ashamed.
Xie Meilan has never regretted the divorce. She felt that Wang Gang could not give her the life she wanted, and the gap between them was getting bigger and bigger, so divorce was inevitable.
Xie Meilan was ashamed that she had an abortion privately, but she didn't know that Wang Gang had never mentioned the child to Shen Lin.
In fact, Shen Lin still thinks that the divorce between her brother and her sister-in-law is purely due to emotional discord, so she doesn't have much ill feelings towards Xie Meilan, and of course she doesn't have much good feelings towards her.
"How are you doing?" Shen Lin finally broke the silence.
"I'm okay." Xie Meilan said awkwardly.
Shen Lin also realized that she had asked a stupid question. Xie Meilan was really doing well, so how could she come to the interview? It was impossible to tell her about her poor performance.
"How is Shen Lei doing lately?" Xie Meilan asked tentatively.
"He is quite good. He was recently transferred to the Financial Supervision Bureau. He is highly regarded by the director. He even bought a new car." Shen Lin said with a proud face:
"The books written by Shen Lei are selling well, and I heard that I can get a lot of royalties at the end of the year."
Xie Meilan raised her eyebrows slightly. She knew that Wang Gang had written a book. At first, she laughed at Wang Gang for messing around, but she didn't expect that the book would be published so quickly!
"Meilan." Shen Lin also wanted to ask Xie Meilan if there was any chance of getting back together with her brother, but the interviewer came in to call for someone.
"Ms. Shen Lin, it's your turn."
Shen Lin was stunned for a moment, responded subconsciously, and then said to Xie Meilan: "We will talk later."
"Oh, okay." Xie Meilan said politely.
Shen Lin said goodbye to Xie Meilan and walked into the interview venue. An interviewer about thirty years old was waiting for her.
"Sister Lin, long time no see."
Seeing the interviewer, Shen Lin was surprised and said: "Hai Li?!"
The interviewer turned out to be Shen Lin's old acquaintance, her former subordinate Hu Haili, whom she hadn't seen for several years and who had become a very successful career woman.
"Sister Lin, when I saw your resume, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." Hu Haili warmly greeted Shen Lin to sit down.
"It's great that you can take charge of your own business now." Shen Lin sighed.
In the past, Hu Haili was a newcomer in the workplace, and Shen Lin took care of her hand in hand. The relationship between the two was quite good.
The two reminisced about old times for a while, and then entered the interview session.
"Sister Lin, do you know what position you are interviewing for today?" Hu Haili asked Shen Lin relaxedly.
"Isn't it the HR manager?" Shen Lin asked doubtfully.
"It is a human resources manager, which is different from the human resources manager. To put it bluntly, the human resources manager is actually the human resources specialist. He is just called the manager. The name is nicer, but the monthly salary is a little less."
"How much exactly is that?"
"About 6,000, plus subsidy."
"Ah! So low."
Shen Lin backed down as soon as she heard about her salary. Five years ago, her income was only 20,000 yuan, but it suddenly dropped to 6,000 yuan. It was still far behind her psychological expectations!
Hu Haili also knew Shen Lin's ability, but she still said: "Sister Lin, you have been away from the workplace for five years. It will be difficult for you to come back and still have the same salary as before. Moreover, the current economic environment is very poor. Many small and medium-sized enterprises have laid off employees and cut salaries. This is also a real problem.”
Shen Lin said lowly: "I know, I know."
Hu Haili crossed her fingers and gave Shen Lin time to think about it.
"Hai Li, can I ask as a friend, what is the future of this company?" Shen Lin asked.
"Sister Lin, our company's development prospects are actually pretty good. If you are willing to condescend, you will have opportunities for promotion in the future."
Shen Lin nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
Hu Haili smiled and said: "It's great, I can be colleagues with Sister Lin again in the future."
Shen Lin also smiled and said: "Hai Li, I am also very happy to be my colleague. Now it is your turn to be my leader.
?By the way, are you single now? Do you have a partner? "
"Ah!" Hu Haili said in surprise: "I'm single!"
Shen Lin's smile became even brighter and she said, "What a coincidence! My brother is also single now. If I have a chance, I will introduce him to you. You are about the same age, so we will definitely be able to chat."