Chen Pingjiang looked at the resume in front of him, suspected he had misread it, blinked his eyes, and looked straight at the third-year university student sitting opposite him:
"Buddy, this isn't a resume, it should be a medical record, right? You have social phobia, and you still came to work?"
The male student opposite, wearing glasses, looked earnest.
He sat upright, hands on his knees, saying,
"I'm afraid of socializing; I just bury myself in my work."
In an instant, Chen Pingjiang's expression became very interesting, revealing a sudden realization:
"Hmm, well, that's not a sickness then. What about your anxiety disorder?"
"If I don't have work to do, I get very anxious, the kind where I can't eat or sleep."
Chen Pingjiang wished he could applaud this guy with both hands; this was a born workhorse.
"What does 'decision-making difficulty' mean?"
"It's hard for me to choose from the work the company assigns, so I do everything."
"What about night blindness?"
"I can't walk on roads at night, so I always stay at the company to work overtime."
Chen Pingjiang secretly exclaimed how perfect this was; it would truly be unreasonable not to hire this guy.
"And finally, acrophobia?"
The glasses-wearing man spread his hands and sincerely said,
"My salary can't be too high, or it would make me uncomfortable to look at."
Chen Pingjiang slammed the table, waved his hand, and declared,
"You're hired! Report for duty tomorrow!"
This was simply an innate labor saint body; just based on such a novel resume, he should be hired for a try.
Miao Bingwei was dumbfounded.
He never expected today's university students to have so many clever tricks.
He had only graduated a few years ago; was the world changing this quickly?
Just as Chen Pingjiang was gleefully looking at the resume in his hand and muttering,
"Li Xi, not bad, a good name,"
Miao Bingwei smacked his lips as if he had thought of something, and raised a question:
"He's saying this now, but will he change after he starts working?"
"Huh? How would he change?"
Chen Pingjiang asked, puzzled.
Miao Bingwei said,
"Social phobia: avoiding work assigned by the boss whenever possible.
Anxiety disorder: anxiety about work, anxiety about leaving work, anxiety about salary.
Decision-making difficulty: finding it hard to choose between being late in the morning or just skipping work entirely.
Night blindness: refusing to work overtime because he can't see the road even a little late.
Acrophobia: job requirements being too high will make him very uncomfortable?"
"Clang!"
Chen Pingjiang's ballpoint pen dropped to the floor, and he remained silent for a long time.
Chen Pingjiang looked expressionlessly at the next interviewee and asked,
"Please introduce yourself."
The young man with dyed blonde hair opposite him said,
"My name is Gao Ziqiang, from the Accounting Department, class of '05. I worked in the student union for a year, participated in the organization of many large-scale events, and possess strong social skills, initiative, and extreme self-discipline.
Besides that, I also love to study, spending all my leisure time in the library and actively participating in extracurricular activities. I like a famous quote: 'The universe is not yet decided, you and I are both dark horses.'"
Oh boy, he became theatrical as soon as he opened his mouth.
So, you were a student union committee member for a year, huh?
Carrying bottled water and pulling banners also counts as participating in large-scale events, no problem there.
After chatting for a while, Chen Pingjiang really wanted to tell this boastful but impractical second-year student:
"The universe is already decided, you are just a workhorse."
...
In one morning, Chen Pingjiang and Miao Bingwei interviewed around twenty people, eventually selecting six.
Three were assigned to the marketing department and three to the content department.
If it weren't for the remaining candidates being mostly undesirable, Chen Pingjiang would have wanted to hire more, mainly because university students were good and cheap labor.
"Boss, the website is almost ready, please take a look."
In the office, Miao Bingwei and the newly hired technical staff Wen Yan were both present.
Chen Pingjiang nodded and asked,
"What else needs optimization?"
Miao Bingwei turned the computer screen to show Chen Pingjiang:
"Inner page optimization, layout optimization, these are all minor issues. Right now, I need people to help with some testing."
Chen Pingjiang picked up the mouse, browsing the webpage as he asked,
"What kind of tests are needed? I don't really understand these things."
"First is business function testing, to see if functions like posting, uploading photos, and logs are normal. Next is compatibility testing, to check the website's compatibility across different browsers, operating systems, and devices, aiming to ensure normal operation in various environments. Besides these, there's also stress testing and compatibility testing,"
Miao Bingwei explained.
The overall UI design of the website was excellent.
With Chen Pingjiang's vision that transcended the era, the website's aesthetic appeal was quite robust.
Of course, Miao Bingwei had also largely reproduced Chen Pingjiang's requirements for the website, making it quite satisfactory.
Page switching was very responsive, giving it a simple and elegant look at first glance, and the registration process was not cumbersome.
"The six students hired today can be lent to you for a few days. This will also give them some preliminary training and work deployment. For promotional materials, I also need to go negotiate with an advertising company."
Miao Bingwei nodded,
"Okay, those six people are enough. However, Boss, you need to speed up content creation, otherwise, users drawn in will find it bare and won't stay."
Chen Pingjiang pushed the display screen back to Miao Bingwei and said confidently,
"Don't worry, I won't delay the progress. After everything is ready, we'll start a large-scale promotion."
Wen Yan, Miao Bingwei's former colleague whom he had introduced, extended his hand and proactively said,
"I will manage user feedback well, make timely adjustments, and handle data collection, external link building, and so on."
"Old Miao, you must take good care of these six precious university students for me. Subsequent content creation and promotion will all rely on them,"
Chen Pingjiang reminded with a smile.
Wen Yan had already given up his rented apartment in the city center and was now sharing the second floor with Miao Bingwei.
He was quite satisfied with this job; the salary wasn't low, and most importantly, it included food and accommodation.
Every day, two meals and one soup would be delivered from Xiao Chen BBQ for lunch and dinner.
Downstairs was the office area, so he no longer needed to spend two hours commuting every day.
Anyone who has worked in first or second-tier cities knows the hardship of commuting.
Being crowded for a long time is nothing; what's terrible is wearing many layers on a cold day, then being squeezed onto a bus until you're covered in sweat, like a sauna.
Once you get off, a cold wind blows, making you icy cold all over, and soon after, getting back on another bus, you're sweaty again.
Many places still don't have subways, and encountering rain or snow, or at large bus stops, even trying to squeeze onto three consecutive buses might not get you on.
In comparison, Wen Yan felt his current job was heaven.
After thinking it over, Wen Yan made a suggestion:
"To attract users, I have an idea. We could fill the content with some adult graphic novels. Don't we have an ACG category? Japan has a lot of content in this area. We could also create some fictional characters and find people to take some photoshoots?"
Chen Pingjiang immediately slapped his thigh, recognizing Wen Yan as a kindred spirit:
"This is a great idea, a great idea!"
Programmers really do all have a common characteristic!
The few people looked at each other, all smiling ambiguously.
(End of this chapter)
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