Chapter 62 Lin Hui Cleaning
Xu Mo has not had much luck finding a job these days. She submitted about a hundred resumes, but received no more than ten interview invitations. Some of them were from small, unknown companies, and even for medium or large companies, there was no news after the first interview.
She had just finished a 15-minute interview with a mid-sized company. The interviewer asked a few quick questions and then let her go. Looking at the long list of candidates, she already felt her chances of getting an offer were slim. Remember, she had turned down the company's management trainee offer during campus recruitment. It was truly a whirlwind.
The weather was getting hotter. Xu Mo went to a coffee shop and bought an iced Americano. She hesitated for about half a minute between the 32 yuan and 30 yuan cups. Back when she was working at Agency A, she wouldn't have made such a comparison. Back then, her career was at its peak, and time was the most precious commodity. But now, she was broke, with only time left. Despite some savings and the compensation she received from leaving Agency A, the feeling of living on nothing made her unconsciously budget intensively.
After finishing her coffee in a coffee shop, Xu Mo's phone vibrated. She looked at the screen with some hope, but the moment she saw the number on the screen, she pursed her lips.
She is the HR of Lin Hui's company, the only company that is so enthusiastic about her these days.
"Hello? Ms. Xu, I'm Li Shuang, the HR manager for Linhui Cleaning. Are you free to chat now?"
Xu Mo: "Hello, Ms. Li. What can I do for you?"
Li Shuang: "I sent you the company introduction last time, but I don't know if you read it?"
"I've looked at it." After a pause, Xu Mo politely declined, "Your company has great potential for development in the cleaning field, but I don't think I'm a good match for the company, so I won't be coming for an interview."
Li Shuang: "Do you think they don't match? In what aspect do you think they don't match?"
Xu Mo was stunned. She didn't expect her to ask so many questions. But she couldn't just say that your company is too small, the salary is too low, the industry prospects are average, and it is not good for my career, right?
Xu Mo said tactfully: "Look, I don't have any experience in cleaning projects. I don't know what I can do in your company..."
Li Shuang: "You graduated from a top university and have work experience in a major international company. You have great potential in our company!"
Xu Mo didn't know if she was playing dumb or if she genuinely didn't understand the rejection in her words, so she simply said, "Manager Li, you've been asking me about this on WeChat so many times these days. Let me be honest with you. I checked your company's salary range on the recruitment software, and honestly, the highest salary isn't even half of what I made in my last job. How can I get in?"
Li Shuang reacted after a moment: "Oh~~ So you think the salary is too low?"
Xu Mo pursed her lips and said, "I just think there are a lot of people looking for jobs in the market right now. You can find a more cost-effective candidate here, so why bother with me?"
Li Shuang: "Ms. Xu, since you've told me the truth, I'll be honest with you as well."
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"As an HR manager, I share your thoughts. I don't think you're a good match for our company. Your salary expectations are indeed too high for us. Furthermore, we're a small company, and your experience at the other party might be difficult to reuse here. But..." Li Shuang paused, then continued, "You're the candidate designated by our chairman. Even though I've already told him your salary expectations, he still insisted on meeting you."
Xu Mo was stunned.
Li Shuang said, "I'm just an employee, following my boss's orders. That's why I've been harassing you on WeChat these days. But my boss gave me a death order to meet with you this week, so I called you."
Xu Mo asked, "Why does the chairman insist on me coming over?"
Li Shuang: "I don't know either. Maybe you'll find out if you meet him in person. I know you're very busy and don't want to waste your time, but since you're also looking for a job, why not come to our company and take a look? Maybe you can get along with the boss."
Starting from home, Xu Mo took the subway for about five stops and arrived at the location of Lin Hui Cleaning Company. Looking up, she saw the towering city overpass. The surrounding buildings were a bit old and dilapidated. Although this place was considered the city center, it was already an old city area, and the city interface was quite old.
Lin Hui Cleaning Company is on the tenth floor of an old office building. Xu Mo glanced at the navigation sign and saw that the other floors were occupied by foreign trade companies and several intermediary agencies.
The elevator was small, with a maximum capacity of ten. Xu Mo got on with several black men, feeling a little intimidated. The old city was indeed a place where black men frequented, doing some foreign trade business there, but Xu Mo had lived mainly in the new city after graduation and had rarely seen them. Moreover, the black men were tall and dark-skinned, making her, despite her height of nearly 1.7 meters, look short and frail among them.
They exchanged words that Xu Mo couldn't understand. She held her breath, her heart in her throat, regretting agreeing to meet with the chairman. She knew full well that no matter what they discussed today, she probably wouldn't be coming to work.
Finally reaching the tenth floor, Xu Mo quickly got out of the elevator and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the four big words "Lin Hui Cleaning" coming into view.
Xu Mo said to the girl at the front desk who was playing with her phone, "I'm looking for Li Shuang."
The little girl said "oh" and walked a few steps into the company. Xu Mo followed her steps and looked inside. The company's decoration was actually quite new. There were about ten people working in the office within her sight.
A middle-aged woman in her thirties came out. Xu Mo guessed that she was Li Shuang, the HR person who had contacted her. She smiled and said, "Are you Xu Mo? I'm Li Shuang, the one who called you earlier."
Xu Mo: "Hello."
Li Shuang gestured to invite him in. "Our chairman is in the office now. I'll take you there."
Xu Mo: "Okay."
Although this company wasn't her preferred one, Xu Mo was still a little nervous about meeting the boss. She couldn't help but imagine what the boss looked like: a middle-aged man with a big belly? But why did he have to meet her?
Pushing open the door, Xu Mo saw the man sitting in the office chair and was slightly stunned.
He is indeed a middle-aged man. Although he has gained some weight, his facial features are very three-dimensional. One can vaguely tell that he must have been a handsome guy when he was young. He has maintained himself well and it is hard to guess his age.
The other person raised his eyes, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes, and he smiled: "You are Xu Mo, right?"
Xu Mo nodded: "Hello."
Lin Hui nodded and stood up: "Hello, I'm Lin Hui."
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