Chapter Nine Hundred and Twentieth Morning Interview

Atherton in the early morning, although the birdsong in the dense trees on both sides of the road is very active, it still gives people a sense of tranquility.

Marissa Mayer parked the car on the side of the road, checked the address, and pushed the door to get out.

She woke up before five today and spent over an hour carefully preparing for this morning's meeting. Through this period of understanding, she knew that Eric Williams was a very arbitrary person in many ways. Since the other party called her to come over for breakfast, Marissa Mayer was sure that she I guess I got the job already.

This month's hard work has paid off.

A month ago, she was moved by the news that Eric Williams' assistant office needed to recruit a new assistant. Since high school, she has planned her future. At the beginning, she gave up the law school that her parents were more optimistic about and stubbornly chose to major in computer science. In addition to her own interests, she also noticed the broad prospects for the rapid development of the IT industry.

Originally, she had no plans to enter the workplace in advance. Although she obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from a well-known federal university like Stanford University, she knew that when she entered the workplace, she could only start with a basic programmer. , No matter how lucky you are, it is estimated that it will be ten or eight years later if you want to be a top executive of a company.

But if you can get a position in the assistant office of Eric Williams, it will be different.

Two months ago, she saw the news from the Yahoo portal that Peter Ritchie, a former assistant to Eric Williams, was the deputy general manager of the advertising and marketing department of ffm TV. Before that, Eric Williams Another former assistant, Alan Fissman, is now a vice president of the abc group.

Judging from these two cases, as long as she can enter Eric Williams' assistant's office and gain the attention of the other party, then, in a few years, she will surely be able to easily obtain a middle management position in the firefly system company. At the same time, the promotion speed is definitely faster than other managers.

In this regard, even if she continues to get a master's degree from Stanford University, and then starts as a senior engineer with a higher starting point, it is not possible to achieve the same position in three or five years.

Therefore, although the job posting required applicants to have a master's degree or above, Marissa Mayer decided to give it a try. Not only did she carefully prepare a resume of her own, she also took it from several well-known professors at Stanford University. Here comes the handwritten letter of recommendation.

However, although she was full of confidence, it was the first time she sent her resume, because her education did not meet the requirements, and she quickly received a rejection call.

She was not discouraged, and took a lot of work. A week later, through a professor at the school, she contacted Peter Ritchie, who happened to be the professor's favorite student. Under the introduction of the professor, Peter Ritchie agreed to help her deliver her resume to Carrie Haynes, the head of Eric Williams' assistant office, and perhaps inspired by her persistence, Carrie Haynes offered her an interview. Chance, she also successfully passed the interview of the other party and entered the final round of candidates.

As the only undergraduate graduate on the shortlist, and with some speculation about Eric Williams' character, she believes she'll be able to attract the attention of the other party.

The reality did not disappoint her.

The only thing that made her hesitate was that Eric Williams was a well-known playboy.

She is still very confident in her appearance. If the other party asks her for a date, she doesn't know whether she should agree or reject it, or, appropriately, try to catch the other party's appetite.

Forget it, let's talk about it then.

She lowered her head and looked at her clothes again. Since the other party invited her to have breakfast with her, Marissa Mayer didn't dress too formally. She was wearing a camel-colored cardigan and white trousers. , wearing a pair of black stiletto high heels, the whole person is a bit capable, but there is no lack of sexy.

Looking up at the mansion in front of her, Marissa Mayer had some envy in her eyes, and she couldn't help but start to calculate what position she needed to achieve to buy this mansion.

Thinking like this, she reached out and rang the doorbell. After a while, she saw a very petite girl turning out of the path in the mansion and walking to the gate.

This is a delicate doll-like girl with a figure of only 1.5 meters. She is also wearing a set of woolen sweater and slacks, but in a different color.

Marissa Mayer was just glad that the two of them didn't bump into their shirts, and her face suddenly became a little uncomfortable. This girl should, definitely, won't be an adult, she looks like she's only thirteen or fourteen years old at most. Marissa Mayer doesn't want to touch the inhumane private affairs of these rich people.

"Hello, Miss Mayer, Eric is already waiting for you."

Caroline opened the door to let Marissa Mayer in, greeted politely, and noticed the unnatural expression on the other's face, Caroline immediately felt a little embarrassed, it was not the first time she had encountered such a thing Now, I can easily guess Marissa Mayer's mind, and I don't want people to misunderstand Eric. Caroline took the initiative to introduce: "I'm Eric's assistant, Caroline Wilson."

The doubts in Marissa Mayer's heart did not dissipate, she just realized her gaffe, and quickly put away her expression, smiled and shook hands with Caroline, and said, "Hello, Miss Wilson."

"Just call me Carly, please come with me, breakfast will be ready soon, you can chat with Eric first," Caroline led Mayer to the yard.

The two entered the villa together, and Caroline brought Marissa Mayer to the door of the gym and said, "Eric, Miss Mayer is here."

Marissa Mayer saw a man in a sports tank top and shorts on the treadmill waving her hand lightly, and Caroline gestured to her: "Come on, Miss Mayer, please. ."

Marissa Mayer put the satchel in her hand on the table by the door, walked into the spacious gym, turned her head and glanced, Caroline nodded at her with a smile, turned and left.

Walking alone to Eric, Marissa Mayer remembered the series of achievements in the man in front of her that others may not be able to achieve in their entire lives. She was inevitably restrained, but she did not forget that this was actually an interview, and she quickly thought about the other person. What kind of tricky questions might arise.

Well, maybe let her stand by for ten minutes to test her patience.

Thinking of this possibility, Marissa Mayer straightened her waist involuntarily, relaxed her expression, and smiled at the corner of her mouth, making herself appear more confident.

Eric was obviously not a strict interviewer, and noticed that Mayer walked up to him, nodded at her, and pressed the button in front of him a few times, and the treadmill slowly stopped.

Marissa Mayer saw Eric sweating profusely from the treadmill, caught a glimpse of the towel on the shelf next to him, and naturally reached out and handed it over.

"thanks."

Eric took over and thanked him, wiped the sweat from his face, and looked at the girl in front of him.

Eric didn't have much information about Marissa Mayer in his original memory. He only knew two identities of the other party, Google executive woman and Yahoo ceo, but this was enough. In this man-dominated world, as a woman, being able to take the position of the head of a Fortune 500 woman, in any case, her ability is absolutely outstanding, and it must be more than enough to serve as one of his office assistants.

After reading Marissa Mayer's resume yesterday, Eric knew more about her. This is a female academic who has occupied the first place since childhood. Kelly also spoke highly of Marissa Mayer in the interview comments, with a calm personality, persistence, careful thinking and good communication skills. Well, there are also two personality traits that are not considered disadvantages, such as strong desire for control and aggressiveness.

After simply wiping off his sweat, Eric hung the towel around his neck and nodded to Mayer, who was looking at him without evasion: "You are very beautiful."

Mayer was originally waiting for Eric's possible questions. After watching him look at himself, he came up with such a sentence, which was somewhat unexpected, but did not hesitate, and responded with a smile: "Thank you for your compliment, William. Sir."

Although he said that, Mayer was a little disappointed. He hired himself, wouldn't it be just for her appearance?

This is not a good thing, she doesn't want to be just a vase like the petite girl just now. She didn't know Caroline well, although she was often described as having a face like a Barbie doll. But I don't think that the petite girl like a doll has any ability to work.

However, in a twinkling of an eye, she made up her mind again, anyway, let's get the job first.

If Eric Williams doesn't pay attention to her talent at that time, she can still change jobs. Working as an assistant in Eric Williams' assistant office is also a very bright work experience, and you won't have to worry about finding it. a good job.

Eric praised Mayer and walked out of the gym, and Mayer also took the initiative to follow.

Coming to the living room, Eric said to Mayer again: "You sit down for a while, I'll take a shower."

Marissa Mayer nodded, watching Eric go up the stairs to the second floor, she walked to the sofa and sat down, looking at the villa curiously.

Her mind was quiet, and the small conversations in the kitchen not far away fell into her ears. She didn't hear anything clearly, and she wasn't too curious. She just began to ponder Eric's every move just now.

This guy who is about to become his own boss, um, not harsh, not tricky, and polite. Although most people usually behave this way when they meet for the first time, she is still very confident that she can distinguish whether a person is acting or acting. That's what it is, so he should get along well. However, to directly praise her for her beauty, the playboy is sure, but his figure is really good.

Feeling that she was thinking a little wrong, she quickly put away her thoughts.

Caroline came out of the kitchen again, Mayer stood up voluntarily, pointed to the direction of the kitchen, and said, "Carly, is there anything I can help?"

"Thank you, but breakfast is ready," Caroline looked around and asked, "Where's Eric?"

Marissa Mayer pointed to the stairs: "He finished exercising and went to take a shower."

"Oh, let's go to the restaurant first. Let me introduce you to Melanie, who is also Eric's assistant."

Eric simply took a shower, changed his clothes and went downstairs. The three girls in the restaurant were already chatting warmly.

"What are you talking about?" Eric asked curiously as he sat down at the dining table with a smile.

"It's nothing."

Caroline, who was closest to Eric, shook her head and stood up with Melanie. One went to the kitchen to serve breakfast, and the other put today's newspaper in front of Eric.

Marissa Mayer was still surprised to hear that Caroline's two daughters were graduates of Harvard Business School. They turned into two little maids in a blink of an eye. She also quickly got up and saw Eric's eyes. Landing on the newspaper, without speaking, he consciously followed Melanie to the kitchen to help serve breakfast.

Carrying a small basket of bread along with Melanie, Mayer watched her and Caroline stand beside Eric, one poured milk and the other poached omelettes. Suddenly I started to get nervous, I wouldn't have to do these trivial things in the future.

Although she thought so in her heart, she felt that she had involuntarily moved closer, picked up the bread folder and placed a piece of bread on the plate in front of Eric, and asked, "Mr. Williams, is one enough?"

Eric just opened the "San Francisco Chronicle" in his hand. Hearing Mayer's question, he looked up at both sides and said, "You all sit down, I'll do it myself."

Melanie distributed a portion of the fried egg to Eric's plate. Hearing Eric's words, she couldn't help but slander in her heart: Hypocritical boss, we have already done it. . Of course, she only dared to think about it this way. Seeing the satisfied expression on Caroline's face when she was busy with these things, she immediately hated it even more.

Eric quickly browsed the "San Francisco Chronicle". He didn't find any important news, so he put the newspaper aside, took a sip of milk, looked at Mayer and said, "I saw it on my resume yesterday. , have you received the admission letter for graduate students in the field of artificial intelligence?"

Except for the details just now, the atmosphere in the restaurant was very relaxing, and Marissa Mayer didn't act too formal and nodded naturally: "Yes."

"Then read it," Eric nodded and said so, noticing the disappointment in Mayer's eyes, and added with a smile: "I mean, while juggling this job, I hope you can take Is there a problem with getting a master's degree?"

Most U.S. colleges and universities accept on-the-job graduate students. Although Marissa Mayer didn’t know much about Stanford’s information, she didn’t hesitate to hear that she had been offered a job as an assistant in Eric’s office. Nodding his head, he said, "No problem, but, Mr. Williams, I think I am competent for the upcoming job now. Do I still need to continue my graduate studies?"