RBCT Chapter 335 Chatting
Chapter 335 Chatting
Lu Ran was halfway through her phone call when Zhou Mingzhe pushed open the door and came in.
He held a printed list in his hand, which was densely packed with the names and contact information of major universities in Shanghai and surrounding cities.
"Are you on the phone?" Zhou Mingzhe asked in a low voice when he saw Lu Ran holding his phone.
"Okay, I'll talk to the career guidance center at the university." Lu Ran said into the phone, "Okay, thank you, I'll contact you later," then hung up and looked at Zhou Mingzhe, "What's wrong?"
"I've compiled a list of universities for you." Zhou Mingzhe placed the list on the table. "It includes all the top-tier, second-tier, and vocational colleges in Shanghai, as well as several key universities in surrounding cities like Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing. Would you like to take a look?"
Lu Ran picked up the list and glanced at it. It was densely packed with at least thirty schools. He looked up at Zhou Mingzhe: "More than thirty schools. If we go to each one one by one, it'll take until next year."
"So I think we should go in batches." Zhou Mingzhe sat down opposite him. "The first batch will target key universities in Shanghai, such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Tongji University, East China Normal University, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. These schools have high-quality students and are our primary targets. The second batch will target ordinary first-tier and second-tier universities in Shanghai. These schools have a large number of students and can serve as a supplement. The third batch will go to surrounding cities, such as Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Nanjing. There are also many good schools in those places, and students there generally have a strong desire to work in Shanghai."
After listening, Lu Ran nodded: "Okay, we'll do it your way. When can the first batch be started?"
"Next week at the earliest." Zhou Mingzhe opened his notebook. "I've already asked Xiao Yang to prepare the materials for the recruitment presentations: PPTs, brochures, and job postings. These all take time to make. They should be ready by next Tuesday or Wednesday. You can go to Jiaotong University and Fudan University for two presentations first. These two schools have a good reputation, so it'll be easier to schedule presentations at other schools after that."
Lu Ran leaned back in his chair, his right leg propped up on a footstool. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll give the presentation, but I can't do the interviews alone. Have one person from each of the technical, operations, and marketing departments come with me. The technical person will interview for technical positions, the operations person for operations positions, and the marketing person for marketing positions. Let the professionals handle the professional tasks."
"Understood." Zhou Mingzhe quickly jotted down notes in his notebook. After finishing, he looked up and said, "There's one more thing. How should we set the salary standards? The salaries for campus recruits should be significantly lower than those for experienced hires, but they can't be too low. If they're too low, people won't come, and our reputation will be ruined."
Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "We'll offer 10% to 15% more than the industry average. We're not a big company, so we can't offer such high starting salaries, but we can offer other things. For example, a relaxed working environment, flexible working hours, more room for growth, and faster promotion channels. These things are sometimes more important than money for recent graduates."
Zhou Mingzhe nodded: "Then I'll have the human resources department come up with a salary plan for you to review."
"OK."
Zhou Mingzhe stood up, walked to the door, then stopped, turned back, and said, "Lu Ran, with so many recent graduates you've hired, have you considered this question?"
"What's the problem?"
"Who will train them?" Zhou Mingzhe asked. "Recent graduates are like blank slates; everything has to be taught from scratch. Old Wang in the tech department is already incredibly busy; where would he find the time to train newcomers? Xiao Yang in the operations department is the same; she's doing the work of three people. If we add a dozen more newcomers, wouldn't she go crazy?"
Lu Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "I've thought about this. My idea is to designate a senior employee in each department as a mentor, specifically responsible for guiding new employees. Mentors won't participate in frontline operations; they'll focus entirely on training and guidance. The new employee's growth rate will be directly linked to the mentor's performance. If the mentor does a good job, the mentor will be rewarded. If they don't, the mentor's bonus will be deducted."
After listening, Zhou Mingzhe's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea. It solves the problem of new employees not having anyone to mentor them, and it also provides a new career development path for veteran employees. Not everyone wants to go down the management path; some people just like doing technical work and enjoy mentoring. Giving them a mentorship position will actually make them happier."
"Yes," Lu Ran said. "So the next thing you need to do is find suitable mentors for each department. Don't rush to decide. First, send out the requirements and let interested people sign up. We'll screen them, and the suitable ones will be selected."
Zhou Mingzhe wrote it down in his notebook, then pushed open the door and went out.
Lu Ran sat alone in his office, staring out the window for a while in a daze.
He's made up his mind about campus recruitment.
We don't look at grades, schools, or majors.
He's looking at whether a person has ideas, drive, and is a good fit for Tutu Technology.
Some people have all A's on their report cards, but they are timid and hesitant when it comes to doing things, have no ideas of their own, and just do whatever the leader says.
He doesn't want this kind of person.
Some people have average grades, or even fail a few subjects, but they are quick-witted, can come up with several solutions to problems, and dare to speak and act.
He actually thinks this kind of person has potential.
He doesn't want a group of obedient kids; he wants a group of young people with ideas, drive, and a willingness to get things done together.
As for his major, he doesn't intend to be too rigid about it.
Computer science majors can work in technology, Chinese literature majors can work in operations, journalism majors can work in marketing, and he wants philosophy majors too. As long as the person is smart enough and has enough ideas, their major doesn't matter at all.
He picked up the pen on the table and wrote down several keywords for this campus recruitment in his notebook: no grades required, no major restrictions, must be smart, must be daring, and must have ideas.
After he finished writing it, he looked at it and felt that one more was missing.
After thinking about it, I added another line below:
It needs to be fun.
How can someone who isn't fun make a fun game?
He closed his notebook, leaned on the table to stand up, and limped to the window.
He's thought it through regarding campus recruitment.
But having ideas alone isn't enough; they need to be put into practice.
He walked back to his desk, picked up his phone, and sent a message to Zhou Mingzhe: "Brother Zhou, once the dates for the first batch of recruitment presentations are set, let me know three days in advance. I need to prepare what to say."
Zhou Mingzhe replied instantly: "Do you even need to prepare? You can just chat casually on stage, and those students will be scrambling to come up."
Lu Ran laughed and replied, "We still need to be prepared. We can't let people think that the founder of TuTu Technology is just a braggart."
Zhou Mingzhe sent a laughing emoji and said, "Okay, get ready. I'll let you know when I set the time."
Lu Ran put his phone aside, picked up the notebook on the table, turned to a new page, and wrote five words on it: Speech manuscript for the publicity meeting.
Then he stared at those four characters for a long time, but couldn't write a single one.
It's not that I have nothing to write about, it's that I have too much to write about and I don't know where to start.
He wanted to tell those students that TuTu Technology was not an ordinary company.
There is no strict attendance system, no lengthy approval process, and no complicated hierarchical relationships here.
You can come to the company at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., as long as you finish your work, no one cares what time you come.
He wanted to tell those students that Rabbit Technology only looks at ability, not seniority.
If you do a good job, you can become a team leader in six months, lead a team in a year, and be in charge of a project in two years.
No need to wait for years, no need to wait for the leader to retire, no need to engage in office politics.
If you're so capable, then go for it.
He also wanted to tell the students that TuTu Technology makes extraordinary products.
TUTU, League of Legends, and Three Kingdoms Kill – each of these products is changing the industry.
You've come, not as a cog in a machine, but as a participant in a revolution.
But he also felt that these words were too much like empty promises.
It's not fake, it's real, but coming from his mouth, it sounds like empty promises.
He thought about it and decided not to prepare any speech notes.
Let's just chat casually, whatever comes to mind.
Be sincere, and stop with the empty talk.
Students aren't stupid; they can tell if you're exaggerating or not.
He crossed out those five words in his notebook and replaced them with two: Chat.
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