“I’m signing up for TEM 8 next year, I’ve already given my name to the study committee representative.”
“Oh, has it started already?”
Hearing Song Daiyao’s call, Shen Yan responded.
“Yeah, the study committee representative just forwarded the notice.”
“Mm, and the registration fee, the collection QR code has also been sent out by the representative. Remember to leave a note when transferring the money.”
“Okay… Done!”
In the short time the two were chatting, the four of them had collectively reported their names.
“Alright, Yan Yan, hurry up and come over, it’s time to study.”
“Coming~”
A few days ago, after Liang Yunfei finished her thesis, the four of them in the dormitory were no longer worried about their papers.
So, during this semester with no classes, the four of them were living quite comfortably. Song Daiyao, Shen Yan, and Liang Yunfei would study together whenever they had time.
Qiu Xi also had a good time studying by herself. Since she didn’t have to worry about company matters, after finishing her thesis, she dedicated most of her time to language learning.
“By the way, I have to go out this afternoon and won’t be back in the dormitory tonight.”
Qiu Xi, while writing her practice homework, remembered she had to go out in the afternoon and mentioned it to the other three.
“Okay,” Shen Yan nodded.
“But Xiao Xi, where are you going? Going home?”
After finishing her thesis, Qiu Xi would occasionally find time to go home and study with Master Du. They had all gotten used to it, so they naturally assumed Qiu Xi was going home.
“No, I’m going to see my brother. They recently hired a new artist and asked me to go take a look.”
Xu Xuanming had mentioned it to her before, and now that it was near the end of the year, there was news, so he was preparing to call her over to see.
“After I see it, we’ll go home together.”
“Okay.”
After understanding the situation, Shen Yan turned back and continued studying with the other two.
…
In the afternoon, after waking up from their nap, Qiu Xi packed her things and left.
“Brother, I’m here.”
She went straight to Xu Xuanming’s office upon arrival.
“Xiao Xi, you’re here!”
“Come, sit here and rest for a bit. I’ll take you to meet them later.”
If the applicant had the necessary skills, Qiu Xi’s previous follow-up work could be handed over to the newly hired person, making future operations smoother.
“Okay,” Qiu Xi nodded in agreement.
Qiu Xi sat in Xu Xuanming’s office for about ten minutes before someone outside called for them.
“Boss, the conference room inside is ready. You and Sister Xi can head over now.”
“Alright, we’re coming right away.”
“Okay.”
As soon as the person left, Xu Xuanming turned to Qiu Xi and said, “Xiao Xi, let’s go.”
“Mm, okay.”
As soon as she spoke, Qiu Xi had already stood up.
Two minutes later, several people were already seated in the conference room.
The person who was about to be interviewed suddenly got a little flustered seeing several more people appear.
The person who came was a young girl, cute and seemingly not very old.
After settling down, Qiu Xi didn’t speak but waited for the first few people to conduct the interviews.
Her role was to assess the professional skills of the interviewees. Provided they passed the professional assessment, the specific type of person to be hired would depend on the interviewers from the front.
Once some information had been gathered, Xu Xuanming gave Qiu Xi a look from the side.
Qiu Xi knew it was time for her to start asking questions.
“Hello, could you show me some of your recent work?”
This was part of the interview requirements. It was included when submitting the resume, but Qiu Xi hadn’t seen it, and viewing it now might be more realistic.
“Yes, I can.” The girl seemed a little surprised when Qiu Xi asked. After a moment of daze, she immediately opened the tablet she carried with her and found the photos to show Qiu Xi.
Qiu Xi took the tablet and briefly flipped through a few pages, explaining a few things to Xu Xuanming beside her.
“Alright, here you go.”
Qiu Xi handed the tablet back.
“Your art style is quite good. Since you’ve brought your tools, let’s do an additional practical test.”
“I’ll read you a passage, and you can brainstorm and quickly create a sketch-style model, is that okay?”
“Ah… Yes, it’s okay.”
It was a requirement from the interviewer; refusing would mean packing up and leaving.
“Okay, please move aside. You can work over there.”
Although only a simple concept was required, it still took time. So, Qiu Xi didn’t want to waste the time of other interviewees and simply asked the person to start working on the side.
Once the person was seated, Qiu Xi read the passage, glanced at it for a moment, and then continued with the interviews next door.
Several people came one after another, but very few managed to reach Qiu Xi’s stage.
After about seven or eight people had gone through, only one or two were working on the side.
“Brother, how many resumes did you collect for this batch?”
Taking advantage of a break, Qiu Xi asked Xu Xuanming beside her.
“Not many, just over a dozen. They’ve all been screened.”
This was the result after filtering a large number of applications. The number was small, so they decided to have them all come for an interview together.
Also, his cousin’s time was precious, so he didn’t want to trouble her multiple times.
If this attempt wasn’t successful, the recruitment for this position would be put on hold for a while longer to carefully select suitable candidates. Although the timeline was tight, it wasn’t extremely urgent…
“That’s fine, it’s enough.”
Based on the people interviewed so far, it was possible to recruit the two or three needed.
“Mm, then I’ll trouble you to keep looking for a bit longer.”
“I’ll treat you to a meal after we’re done.”
“…Forget it, I’m not here for your meal,” Qiu Xi shook her head and smiled.
“It would be more reliable if you just took me home.”
This was something she had promised him and Nan Hua before, and now she happened to have the time. Otherwise, she might have to be busy with it again later. She had already been busy to some extent, and now that they were hiring a few people, she could hand over the subsequent tasks to them. Their combined efforts should be sufficient.
“Sure~ I’ll definitely get you home safely, and then I’ll ask Mom to make you a big meal, how about that?”
Xu Xuanming naturally knew his cousin wasn’t short of a meal. If he offered money directly, she probably wouldn’t accept, so he had to find other ways.
“That’s more like it~”
Her aunt’s family all sided with her, she had a good relationship with her cousin Xu Xuanming, and then there were some connections with Nan Hua later on. Qiu Xi was willing to help, it was a small matter.
“Alright, let’s continue the interview.”
After saying that, Qiu Xi put on a serious expression again.
Because in the time they were chatting, the next interviewee had already arrived.
After completing the standard process, Qiu Xi then assessed the person’s professional capabilities. The whole assembly-line approach worked quite well.
While there was some free time, Qiu Xi walked over to look at the temporary works of those taking the additional test. She took photos, made notes, and specifically used paper and pen to record details, finally adding her own comments. At the end, these would serve as references for selection and entry into the internship assessment period.
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