HR Recruitment, Public Speaking, and Vietnamese Cuisine
January 13, 2017
This morning we woke up early to
travel to Tan Binh District to have an informative meeting with a head hunter. It was
my first brush with a Ho Chi Minh city traffic jam as we usually travel when
the streets are clearer. We spent around an hour driving to our meeting at The
Coffee Bar café. At our meeting we delved in to details about the recruitment
process. For example, for a leadership position, prospective applicants will go
through lengthy tests revolving around writing ability and oral skills. For
factory workers, there is a more of a focus on dedication and enthusiasm to
work for the company. One fact we had not come across in our research that we
learned is that the union fees are used to fund company trips. Members of the
company also receive contributions from the union when there are deaths or
marriages. This is a contribution that I have not encountered before. Another
thing we discussed was challenge of cultural differences between workers and
management in foreign-owned enterprises in Vietnam. Resolving these conflicts
is an area of improvement that many factories must work towards in a
sustainable way.
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| Meeting with the HR recruiter |
We came back to campus to jump into
a TDTU class on debate taught by Professor Richard Bales and Ms. Vinh. We
learned about the importance of confidence in communication and introduced
ourselves to the class to practice public speaking. After a busy morning, we
browsed a “Black Friday Market” set up by the TDTU students. Handmade jewelry,
notebooks, phone covers, and other things were on display.
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| Debate Class with Richard Bales |
That evening, the TDTU students
took us to dinner and dessert. We ate Quang Binh noodles, which is a specialty
dish from the Quang Binh province in Vietnam. We talked about our research
topics and gained some insight into our areas of focus. After dinner, we went
to a different district in Ho Chi Minh City to try avocado ice cream (one of my
personal favorites). -Julissa
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