February 19th, Tuesday.
After three busy days, Wu Bin finally managed to arrange the special recruitment exam that Mr. Pei had assigned.
The timing was a bit rushed, and Wu Bin was prepared for low participation in this recruitment test.
Previous Tenda recruitment exams had fixed schedules, with applications opening a month in advance, giving students and employed individuals ample time to prepare and arrange their work before participating in Tenda’s recruitment exams.
But this special recruitment exam was quite sudden. News would take time to spread, and interested candidates might not be able to free up their schedules.
Then again, on second thought, it didn’t matter much since this was the first special recruitment exam, mainly intended to achieve a “paying gold for talent” effect.
As long as this special recruitment exam could generate widespread response, the goal would be achieved.
So while the exam preparations could continue, the announcement had to be released immediately.
Wu Bin had already written a recruitment prospectus and published it early in the morning on Tenda’s official website and various channels.
The content wasn’t particularly complex. It simply explained the basic elements of Tenda’s special recruitment exam, including the three target groups, exam time, and exam content.
Additionally, in the attachment, there were detailed explanations of the evaluation criteria for these three groups and the job responsibilities for current recruitment positions.
When Mr. Pei had provided requirements, they were rather broad. For instance, regarding the second category: “Men and women who have had children or plan to have children within the next two years.” This requirement was obviously ambiguous. Questions like how exactly to calculate the timeframe, how to verify family planning intentions, and similar issues clearly needed very detailed regulations.
This wasn’t about being unsympathetic, but since the special recruitment exam essentially provided preferential treatment to these three groups, ambiguous standards might allow some people to take advantage. If unqualified people occupied positions meant for qualified candidates, it would obviously violate the original intention of this special recruitment exam.
Furthermore, like usual, a detailed table listed the recruitment positions and numbers for each department.
Broadly speaking, the number of recruits for this special exam was about 40% of regular exam recruitment numbers.
After all, Tenda had limited positions available. If too many people were recruited through the special exam, then fewer could be hired through the regular examination. Disadvantaged groups deserved preferential treatment, but excessive preference would become unfair to ordinary groups.
Finding the right balance was a headache-inducing problem.
If it were up to Wu Bin to decide, he would have thought 40% was too much—15% would be enough.
But Mr. Pei firmly disagreed, insisting that each department should develop more ambitious recruitment plans and hire as many people as possible through the special recruitment activity.
Unable to persuade Mr. Pei otherwise, Wu Bin finally agreed to the current numbers.
Mr. Pei had explained that precisely because other companies rejected these three categories of people, their employment needs would definitely be significant, which was why Tenda should open its recruitment widely.
Thinking about it, Wu Bin had to admit it made sense.
Since they had decided to conduct this special recruitment exam, knowing Mr. Pei’s personality, he would certainly go all out and make it grand and impressive.
Regarding company development strategy, they should listen to Mr. Pei. Wu Bin was just an ordinary HR professional; aside from organizing Tenda’s corporate philosophy during idle moments, his regular responsibility was handling recruitment work.
How many people to hire was Mr. Pei’s decision. The Human Resources Department only needed to ensure that the exam could select the most excellent candidates from the applicants.
After publishing the recruitment prospectus, Wu Bin arranged for others to continue preparing for the recruitment exam while monitoring public feedback.
Undeniably, any news related to Tenda spread extremely fast.
This recruitment prospectus quickly spread, first through various chat groups and forums, then through self-media platforms and trending searches, quickly gaining massive attention online!
As expected, the news sparked intense discussions among netizens.
Before releasing this announcement, Wu Bin had roughly estimated the online response, but after seeing the news rapidly climb various rankings, he could only sigh: his imagination had been too limited!
“Am I seeing things? Tenda created another special recruitment exam? And they’re only recruiting people over 35, those with family planning, and those who have won labor arbitration cases?”
“Damn, aren’t these the three types of people other companies try every way to force out? Tenda is doing the exact opposite?”
“Could it just be for show?”
“Does Tenda need to put on a show? Besides, look carefully at the recruitment plan. There are quite a few positions, and they’re across all departments! It’s definitely not just hiring one or two people for appearances.”
“Tenda is awesome! My education level is limited, so I don’t know what else to say, but this is truly the ultimate dream workplace for wage slaves like us!”
“I really want to @ all those internet giants to see what a truly socially responsible enterprise looks like. Compared to certain companies that ‘regularly contribute over-35 talent to society,’ the difference is crystal clear!”
“Perfect! Hopefully all the over-35 talent being discharged by various companies can come shine at Tenda!”
“The exam timing is so tight—this week already? But no matter, I’ve been preparing for Tenda’s recruitment exam for over a year, failed twice, but this time the competition should be much less fierce. I must seize this opportunity!”
“Damn it, I’m 34 this year, what should I do? By this time next year, there might be more applicants, making it harder!”
“Do you have children? If not, consider having one. If you do, consider having a second child. You’ll still qualify for the exam.”
“What? Have a child just to find a job? You probably don’t realize that having a child costs several years’ worth of salary for many people.”
“Would you still worry about raising children after joining Tenda?”
“That’s true. Most people are reluctant to have children mainly because they can’t afford it, either financially or energy-wise. If you could really afford it, having one would be quite nice.”
“Those who aren’t married should hurry up and get their marriage certificates, then make a family planning schedule!”
“Wait, doesn’t this recruitment plan discriminate against young single people? What did we single dogs ever do wrong!”
“No worries, young single people have one last option: find an opportunity to file for arbitration against your former company! In today’s world where all crows are equally black, most companies try every means to force employees out without compensation. Previously, people dared not speak out for fear of affecting their next job. Now it’s different—worst case, you can go all-in and try for Tenda! These unscrupulous companies will definitely lose in arbitration!”
Wu Bin hadn’t expected this announcement would trigger such an enthusiastic response.
At the same time, he deeply appreciated Mr. Pei’s wisdom.
If, as he had suggested, they had offered only a limited number of positions, such high public attention would inevitably have led to widespread questioning.
The masses have sharp eyes. If they saw that this special recruitment was only hiring a few people, it would obviously seem like a publicity stunt!
But now, with sufficient recruitment numbers, people had no grounds for criticism.
Moreover, this recruitment plan hadn’t generated much resentment among young people; on the contrary, many young people were also cheering it on.
At first, Wu Bin was puzzled. Wasn’t this essentially opening a special recruitment channel for these three categories of people? Wouldn’t it take away positions that originally belonged to young people? Why were young people also applauding?
Later he understood—it was about empathy for those in similar situations!
On the surface, Tenda’s special recruitment of these three categories did have some impact on young people. But who wouldn’t grow old? Who wouldn’t one day consider family planning? Whose entire career would never have any friction with a former company?
Young people hadn’t yet encountered mid-life crises; with the advantage of youth, they could find decent positions in some large companies through 996 work schedules.
But that didn’t mean they weren’t worried about their future.
Because in their work, they saw 35-year-old employees being encouraged to leave, pregnant female employees being called in for talks, and many colleagues unable to get even basic compensation when leaving their jobs.
Naturally, they wondered how they would handle these issues themselves in a few years.
Without Tenda’s announcement, most people could only resign themselves to their fate.
But now, Tenda’s announcement gave them hope. Although they weren’t the direct beneficiaries yet, when they grew older, wanted children, or had arbitration issues with former companies, they wouldn’t be left without options. At least Tenda would have a special recruitment exam reserved for them.
So when this recruitment plan was released, it not only generated enthusiastic responses among these three groups but also attracted the attention of young people, exciting all working people!
Especially those who already met the conditions immediately began intensive preparation.
Although the exam timing was sudden, it also meant that the difficulty of this exam would likely be unprecedentedly low. Miss this village, and you might not find this store again!
Against all odds, they had to participate in this recruitment exam. Missing it could lead to lifelong regret!
Some who didn’t meet the conditions were even trying to create conditions to participate.
Wu Bin was deeply moved. It seemed that working people everywhere shared the same hardships, and people were becoming increasingly clear-headed!
Previously, many workers complained about each other—young people complained that middle-aged people occupied high positions, leaving them with limited room for advancement; middle-aged people complained that young people worked overtime relentlessly, causing them to lose their jobs.
But now, everyone was beginning to understand that the real problem wasn’t among the workers themselves.
That’s why Tenda was becoming increasingly popular, becoming a paradise in workers’ dreams.
Wu Bin was greatly encouraged and continued working on recruitment matters.
However, he was also very aware that this was probably just the beginning. After some time, the public sentiment might change.
The reason was simple: Tenda’s move was essentially putting many other large companies on the hot seat.
Originally, everyone had tacitly eliminated these three categories of people. All crows were equally black, with no company standing out particularly. But now, Tenda had essentially lifted the fig leaf from other companies. Would these companies let this go so easily?
Not to mention that there were many “intellectual capitalist” groups online with thought processes that normal people could hardly imagine.
Wu Bin didn’t dare slacken. He continued preparing for the recruitment exam while closely monitoring the direction of online public opinion.