A job seeker recently posted about a frustrating interview experience, saying she had arranged an interview with a company through Kanzhun Limited (BOSS Zhipin), but upon arrival received a message from the HR staff ordering her to "order two drinks first, and I need one without caffeine," while explicitly stating there would be no reimbursement.
After the job seeker refused, the HR staff only then changed their tone and said the coffee expenses could be reimbursed, but also threatened that the company does not hire employees who are petty about small things.
The job seeker, surnamed Wang (a pseudonym), told reporters that on November 13 she traveled across cities for the interview, and because she refused to bring coffee for the interviewer, the other party directly cancelled the interview. She never got to meet the interviewer.
Wang said that afterward she sent a complaint email to the company but had not yet received a reply. She demanded an apology and compensation for her travel expenses.
In response, reporters contacted the publicly listed phone number of the involved company, Shanghai Zuotang International Trade Co., Ltd., but the phone was turned off.
After the post was published, a large number of netizens found the HR staff's request outrageous and filed complaints with the platform. The job posting has now been reported and closed by multiple people.
On November 14, the official account of Kanzhun Limited (BOSS Zhipin) replied under the original poster's thread, stating: "We have noticed your feedback and take it very seriously. The recruiter in question made unreasonable demands and did not treat the job seeker with equal respect, which violates the rules and conventions of BOSS Zhipin. We have suspended the recruiter's account privileges and required them to carefully study the relevant rules. We hope to work together with everyone to build a civilized and healthy recruitment ecosystem!"
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