Chapter 12
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On the day of the interview.
Dong Xuebing was afraid that his mother and Aunt Xuan's expectations would put too much pressure on him. He also did not want to let them know about the interview. After eating a bowl of porridge in the morning, Dong Xuebing secretly kept his ID card, admission ticket, and other documents in his pocket. He boarded a car and went to the "battlefield" alone.
Baiyun Times building.
The 22nd floor was filled with rows of offices. Every door had a signboard for the Seismology Department and Customs. Dong Xuebing asked a passing staff and followed the direction she pointed to. He found room 2216 at a corner. There was no signboard for the Personnel Department or Political Department. There was only a piece of A4 paper with the words "Waiting Room" written in the middle of the door.
The door was wide open, and there was the smell of cigarette smoke coming out.
Dong Xuebing looked at his watch. It was still more than 10 minutes before 9 am. He clenched his fist and knocked on the door frame.
"Come in." A man's rough voice answered.
"Hi, I am Dong Xuebing. I am here for the interview."
"Oh, let me see your ID card."
There were two middle-aged men sitting behind the desk. One was about 45 years old and tall, and the other was about 50 years old and short. Both of them verified Dong Xuebing's ID card and waved to him to sit down. There is only one chair outside the desk, and it is facing the two middle-aged men. Dong Xuebing sat down and felt nervous. His heart was pounding.
After a while, a middle-aged woman entered the office. She nodded to the tall and short men and sat behind the desk.
"It's about time." The tall man took out a stack of documents. "Shall we start?"
Dong Xuebing replied stiffly: "… Ok."
No wonder Feng Yu was nervous. He had thought he would be one of the top 3 candidates in the State Security with his results. But the other day, he got to know from the Political Department that his results were in the 4th position. That means he was the 4th candidate for the interview, and if he did not answer the questions properly, he might be overtaken by the 5th or 6th candidate and replace him.
This time, the National Security Agency only had four spots.
One wrong step, and he would lose everything. Now, Dong Xuebing was facing the biggest challenge in his life.
The three examiners looked at each other. In the end, the taller examiner cleared his throat and said in a serious tone, "What do you think of this year's stock market?"
Here it comes!
Dong Xuebing's mind was racing. He had traded stocks before, and when his family was still rich, he had played with his mother for a while. That's why he knew a little about the stock market. Also, he had heard about the stock market from time to time on TV. Dong Xuebing had a lot to answer. But when he was about to open his mouth, he remembered what Grandpa Hu had told him. Don't underestimate every question. There must be a deeper meaning behind it.
That was a close call. He had almost analyzed the stock market.
The interviewers should not be checking if you know how to speculate. It should be something else.
Dong Xuebing thought for a while and said: "The market is doing well in the first half of the year. It is rising steadily. I think this is a good thing and also a bad thing. From an economic point of view … …" Dong Xuebing had analyzed the country's economy from the stock market. This was what he had learned in the past two weeks. Now, he could put it to good use. Errr … … Of course, his analysis was not outstanding. After all, it was copied from books. But at least it was reasonable and should not be wrong.
It was best to be conservative. If he could get the 4th candidate, this civil servant would not be able to escape.
"… … Ok. I have finished answering the questions." 2 minutes later, Dong Xuebing was relieved.
The tall man looked at Dong Xuebing. "That's all?"
Dong Xuebing was stunned. "… … That's all." What does he mean? He did not answer the questions correctly?
The tall man didn't say anything else. Together with the short man and the middle-aged woman, they wrote something on the table. It seemed to be a comment. Shortly after, the tall man flipped through the file in his hand and said indifferently, "If you were a civil servant, and the grassroots units often gave you a lot of opinions through the internet, what would you do?"
Dong Xuebing thought for a few seconds and remembered the sentences he had memorized two days ago. It is similar to the "false empty answer" pattern. He felt it is suitable to use it here and immediately reassemble the sentences in his mind. "Currently, the internet has become an important channel to gather and reflect the public's opinions. The grassroots units can use the internet to voice their opinions to the higher-ups. As the higher-ups, they can respond quickly and easily … …" Dong Xuebing said a lot of sentences as if he was memorizing a textbook. After 2 minutes, Dong Xuebing said: "… … That's all."
The tall man shook the file. "That's all?"
Not enough?
Dong Xuebing blinked and took another paragraph from the sentences he had memorized. "If the grassroots units had given their opinions about our work attitude and methods, I will gather their opinions and call for a department meeting to improve our work attitude and methods. If the grassroots units … …" Dong Xuebing said for another 2 minutes.
The woman and the short man lowered their heads and continued to write.
The tall man asked in the same tone: "Nothing else?"
The female examiner frowned and tilted her head to look at the tall man. She did not say anything.
The short man, on the other hand, was as steady as a mountain. He tapped the table with his pen and rarely raised his head.
"… … That's all." Dong Xuebing was frustrated and did not mention it again.
The rest of the questions were the same. Dong Xuebing felt he had answered the questions well, but the tall man seemed to be out of his mind. He kept saying: "That's all? That's all? That's all? What about the rest? That's all? "He made it sound like Dong Xuebing had answered poorly. Let's not talk about his answers first. Just the tone of the tall man's voice could easily mislead the other 2 examiners. Damn!
F * ck, who did I offend? How can he be so harsh?
Are all the Civil Servant interviews like this? No. He had never heard of this before!
Dong Xuebing's heart sank. He knew he was in trouble this time, and he could tell from the tall man's tone that he was purposely making things difficult for him!
This is bad!
This is bad!
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