Dong Xuebing was afraid that his mother and Aunt Xuan’s hopes will give him too much pressure and he was scared of disappointing them . This was why he did not tell them about his interview . He woke up early and had a bowl of porridge for breakfast, before secretly leaving for the “battlefield” alone .
Baiyun Times Mansion .
On the 22nd floor of this building, there was a row of offices . At the door of the offices, there were signages like Earthquake Bureau, Customs, etc . After asking the directions with the receptionist, Feng Yu was directed to an office right at the end of the corridor and saw Unit 2216 . There were no signages outside . There was only a piece of A4 paper “Waiting Room for candidates” pasted on the door .
The door was open, and there was a stench of cigarette smell .
Dong Xuebing looked at his watch . It was 10 minutes to 9 am . He clenched his fist and knocked lightly on the opened door .
“Come in . ” It was a man’s hoarse voice .
“Good morning, I am Dong Xuebing . I am here for the interview . ”
“Oh, show me your documents . ”
There were 2 men in civilian clothes sitting behind a desk . One was taller and about 45 years’ old, the other was shorter, about 50 years’ old . Both of them looked at Dong Xuebing’s documents and waved to him to sit down . There was an empty chair in front of them . Dong Xuebing sat upright . He was nervous, and his heart was beating very fast .
After waiting for a while, a middle age woman walked in from outside and sat behind the desk . She was much shorter than the taller man .
“It’s about time . ” The taller man took out a stack of documents . “Can we start?”
Dong Xuebing replied: “…… yes . ”
Dong Xuebing was perturbed . He had thought that with his results from the AAT and the written test, he should be one of the top 3 candidates . But the woman from State Security who called him told him that he was fourth place . That means he was the fourth person that was interviewed . If he could not answer the interviewers’ questions, he might even lose his position to the 5th and 6th candidates .
The State Security was only recruiting 4 people in this recruitment exercise .
The 3 interviewers looked at each other, and the taller man said in a stern voice: “What do you think of this year’s stock market?”
Here it comes .
Dong Xuebing’s mind was working as fast as he could . He had traded shares before when his family still had money . He knows a bit about the stock market . He also watched the news regularly and had keep track of the financial markets . Dong Xuebing could answer this question in many ways . But when he was about to open his mouth, he remembered Grandpa Hu’s reminder . He had told Dong Xuebing that behind every question, there was a hidden meaning .
Close . Dong Xuebing nearly told the interviewers about his analysis of the stock market .
The interviewers asked this question was not to know if Dong Xuebing play shares . They should be looking for other answers .
Dong Xuebing reorganized his words in his mind and said: “The earlier part of the year, all the major markets were doing well . I think this is a good thing, but also a bad thing . From the perspective of economics……” Dong Xuebing starts to talk about how the global economic situation can affect China’s economy . This was what he learned over the past two weeks . Although it was not very impressive, it was better than repeating what was reported in the papers . At least he did not say anything wrong .
Dong Xuebing just wanted to be saved and secure his 4th position . This way, he would still be able to be a civil servant .
“…… That’s my thoughts about the stock market . ” After 2 minutes, Dong Xuebing stop .
The taller man looked at him: “That’s all?”
Dong Xuebing was stunned: “…… That’s all . ” What does he mean? I did not answer his question correctly?
The taller man did not say anything . The 3 interviewers start to write something . It should be their comments and ratings of Dong Xuebing . After a while, the shorter man asked: “If you are now working with the government and your men on the ground often make a lot of suggestions over the internet . What will you do?”
Dong Xuebing thought for a few seconds . He remembered the standard replies he memorized a few days ago . Those replies were to answer these types of hypothetic questions . He felt that it can be used to answer this question . He immediately rephrases the replies he memorized in his mind and responded: “Currently, the internet has become a channel for people to voice their thoughts and sentiments . This is an important channel for the government . When the subsidiary units use the internet to make suggestions to the higher-ups, they will also reflect the issues they are facing on the ground . As the higher-ups, it will be easier for us to understand what they are going through and find ways to deal with the problems……” Dong Xuebing speaks for about 2 minutes . “That’s my answer to your question . ”
The taller man fanned himself with the stack of papers in front of him: “That’s all?”
Still not enough?
Dong Xuebing thought for a while and said a bit more from the various answers he memorized: “If the subsidiary units made suggestions about our working attitudes and operating models, I would consolidate all heir suggestions and all for a department meeting . We should look into improving our work attitudes and operations . As a service provider, we should constantly refine and improve the ways we do things……” Dong Xuebing continued for another 2 more minutes .
The woman and the shorter man were writing something .
The taller man asked with the same tone: “Is there any more things you want to add?”
The woman frowned and looked at the taller man without saying a word .
The shorter man was tapping the desk with his pen . He kept looking down on the document in front of him and seldom raise his head .
“Ermmm…… that’s all . ” Dong Xuebing was frustrated .
Dong Xuebing continued to answer the next few questions . He felt that he had responded to the questions well . But that taller man does not seem satisfied with him . He kept asking “That’s all? Finished? Nothing else? What about the rest?” after Dong Xuebing’s replies . He made it sounds like Dong Xuebing had given a very bad answer . He will indirectly influence the other two interviewers .
Damn, who did I offend? Why was this person making things so difficult for me?
Were all Civil Servant interviews like this? Cannot be . Dong Xuebing had never heard of such interviewers .
Dong Xuebing’s heart sank . He knew that he will not pass this interview . He could tell from the taller interviewer that he was trying to make things difficult for him .
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