Decoupled • KTH : Book 1✔

Chapter 8

Taehyung

The HR interview is scheduled in thirty minutes from now, before which I decide to relieve my bladder and then take a short coffee break.

After using the restroom, I buy myself a big cup of piping hot coffee and sit down to relax a little at the coffee shop just outside the office building. My nerves ease a little, helping my mind to relax as well before the HR interview.

I've never attended an HR interview before, and I'm actually a little excited about it. I'm also mentally shortlisting the possible questions that I might have to answer, and given that it's just the two of us for this round, I have to scale up and be a lot more impressive to win this job.

Ten minutes later, I head back to the area where the interview is planned to happen, and the woman from earlier, Miss. Kwon, is already there.

She gives me a smile and acknowledges my presence with a small bow of her head, and I reciprocate her gesture as I walk in and occupy a seat across hers.

"Hi, Kwon Ye-Bin," she extends her hand to me, still keeping her legs crossed and her chin high.

"Hi, Kim Taehyung. Good luck with the interview," I offer a firm handshake and lean back in my seat.

"Thank you, good luck to you as well," she smiles again, and I must admit it that she does have some potential winning points over mine.

Her smile is pretty, and she must also have an equally competitive profile as mine since she has made it to this round of interview alongside me.

But I can smile pretty too.

In a little while, the interviews commence, and this time, Miss. Kwon is called in first while I remain outside, nervously waiting for my turn.

Fifteen minutes later, I'm called in, and Miss. Kwon exits the room.

This is my first HR interview, and what they are doing is basically assessing my market worth and negotiating a reasonable and fitting salary package and additional allowances.

The salary that I quoted in my application was obviously higher, almost double the salary that I am earning at present, but the company seems quite satisfied with offering me the demanded amount.

This HR round is almost like a discussion more than an interview, and everything ends on a positive note. They send me back with the assurance that they would get back to me with a confirmation by the end of this week.

My chest rapidly fills up with happiness and anticipation as I walk out of the office building, hoping and praying that this job should be mine.

The money is definitely a major factor, and this raised pay could easily raise my living conditions. I could pay off my loans more comfortably and probably even buy a car of my own, save a little for Areum, and, down the line, we could also plan for some nice vacations.

This job sounds promising, and I really hope I make it through.

***

It has been two days since the interview, and today I have received an email stating the terms and conditions of employment at the new firm, Arctic Healthcare. I was expecting a job confirmation letter, but still, receiving a terms and conditions email is still a positive sign.

As per their conditions, any selected candidate would have to join them within five days of receiving the job confirmation letter.

But the company that I am currently working for requires a mandatory notice period of two weeks to be served after resigning, failing which the employee would have to compensate for the shortage with their exit salary.