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Interviewees: ?Director of Human Resources Department of Shanghai Electric Power Station: Zhang Zhiyang Deputy Chief Engineer of Jinda Project Department of Shanghai Electric Power Station: Song Zaile Interview Time: ?May 14th from 2:30 to 3:10 pm Interviewer: Wang Chong, Zhang Yan Purpose of interview: ?1. Understand the development direction of new state-owned enterprises and the relevant working methods of staff. 2. Understand the impact of the financial crisis on state-owned enterprise staff. 3. Request for advice from state-owned enterprises to college students: Shanghai Electric Power Station Group is one of the largest and most powerful industrial groups in the domestic power station equipment manufacturing industry, with more than 12,000 employees, first-class talent resources and first-class equipment resources. Quickly integrate into the world economy with first-class modern management and international operations. Since 2002, the production volume, sales volume and order quantity of thermal power generation equipment have remained the first in the world. The steam turbines, generators, power station boilers, power station auxiliary machinery and other products produced by the group have made breakthrough leaps in power station equipment design technology and manufacturing processes through the introduction of technology, cooperative development, joint venture operation and digestion, absorption, scientific research and independent development. It has world-leading independent intellectual property rights. The group's main business includes: manufacturing and complete sets of power generation equipment; general contracting of power station projects; services related to power generation equipment and power station project construction. Qamp; A: Interview with the Director of Human Resources Department of Shanghai Electric Power Station: Zhang Zhiyang Q1: Can you briefly introduce to us the situation of your company and what abilities and qualities your company pays more attention to when recruiting? A: Shanghai Electric Power Station is a joint venture company listed in Hong Kong and a joint venture with Siemens. It is also a state-owned enterprise. Its main product is power station equipment. Its main customers are national power plants and power station investors. They mainly purchase power station equipment and also ask us to help them. For general contracting, our business mainly includes manufacturing, general contracting, and services. Manufacturing is one of the three largest domestic manufacturers, and general contracting ranks 100th among the top 225 companies in the world. Therefore, the talents we recruit must meet the following requirements: (1) Professional aspects: power, electrical, materials, machinery, management, etc.; (2) In addition to professional requirements, we also need employees to understand foreign languages, local Laws and international standards, etc., that is, compound talents, are also related to our company's business. At present, our company has moved from domestic to foreign countries, from the third world to the second world. (3) You must have certain experience, because the company's project investments are very large and failure is not allowed. Q2: According to you, your company needs comprehensive talents, but as contemporary college students, they learn more specialized skills in school, so how to cultivate themselves to become qualified talents? A: In fact, from two aspects, firstly, the compulsory courses in school are necessary, so we must learn our own courses well, which is actually a manifestation of ability; secondly, we must expand our horizons as much as possible in school to make up for it. ; In addition, the company will provide certain training when you start working. Q3: Companies like yours must have professional training after recruiting workers. Can you tell us about the content of your company’s training? A: Our training generally has three types of training content. The first type of training includes entering the company, entering the workshop/department, and entering on-the-job training. There is on-the-job training after you first enter the company; the second type is on-the-job training, in which each person will be assigned a teacher to conduct one-on-one training; the third type is on-the-job training. The three types are targeted training, which we will provide different training by department. Q4: Can you give some advice to our Jiaotong students based on your understanding of current Jiaotong students? Especially for those freshmen and sophomores? A: For freshmen and sophomores, I hope you can prepare early and plan for your future. Here I give you a suggestion, that is, I hope everyone can follow an SOS principle. The first is Start early, I hope everyone can prepare early and design a more suitable plan for your life; the second is Set object and set a realistic goal for yourself; finally, you must Stick to it! Keep it up! Many students have this ambition, but if they don't stick to it, they will definitely regret it for the rest of their lives.

?Interview with Deputy Chief Engineer of Jinda Project Department of Shanghai Electric Power Station: Song Zaile Q1. As far as we know, Shanghai Electric where you work is a new state-owned enterprise. Can you tell us the differences between new state-owned enterprises, old state-owned enterprises and foreign enterprises? Are there any advantages for new state-owned enterprises? A: Let me briefly explain this. Judging from the impact of the financial crisis, the value and advantages of emerging state-owned enterprises can now be better reflected. Regardless of the cultural connotation of the enterprise or its power, these are small and medium-sized enterprises. Compared with traditional state-owned enterprises and some foreign companies, because I am in charge of the project department in the company, from my personal feeling, although the financial crisis came, we did not feel that we were greatly affected (the financial crisis The impact) can at least be dealt with. Q2. So, what impact do you think the current economic crisis will have on our college students and new state-owned enterprises like Shanghai Electric Power Station? For example, has the financial crisis had any impact on your company’s recruitment? A: There is definitely an impact, but it is not as obvious as the impact on some small and medium-sized enterprises. The scale of our annual enrollment has grown exponentially in recent years. Judging from last year’s situation, our enrollment has entered the It is a relatively stable period because the new orders we receive every year also grow steadily and orderly. Q3. We have been affected by the financial crisis in the past two years, and the recruitment of various employers has been affected. So after the financial crisis, for example, in 2009 or 2010, has your company ever thought about expanding recruitment? A: It should be. As the economy recovers, our market is also developing. For example, in the past, most of us developed in third world countries, such as India and Indonesia. Now we are gradually developing into second world countries. When the economy recovers in the future, we will acquire more countries and take on more projects. Of course, we will also need more talent reserves. Q4. Your company's current main business is manufacturing, such as the production of steam turbines, generators, power station boilers, etc. What is the future development direction? Will it continue to develop only in manufacturing or will it involve other industries? A: Let me explain this to you. We are currently mainly engaged in power generation equipment. For example, we have boiler plants, generator plants, and light turbine plants. Now our overseas engineering service projects mainly focus on engineering industry services. In the past, our manufacturing industry was just about selling some equipment. We were responsible for everything from early design and procurement to later construction, commissioning and operation, and it was a one-stop service. What we sell to them is not a single piece of equipment, but a complete power plant. What we provide is not just equipment, but also a service. Q5. We understand that currently, in my country’s power generation equipment market, three major manufacturers, Dongfang Electric Group, Shanghai Electric Group and Harbin Electric Group, occupy a dominant position. So in this highly competitive industry, how does your company stand out among the many? When seeking development among competitors, how do you stand out among numerous state-owned and foreign companies? A: This is my understanding. In terms of product quality alone, the product quality of the three major domestic companies is not much different. In fact, our more important thing is to improve our service level. We not only want to satisfy them with our equipment, but also We also want to satisfy them with our services, that is to say, what we provide them is not a cold machine, but a humanized service. Q6. In addition, your company has been so successful in business, we would like to know how your company motivates employees to better utilize their talents? A: I have been working in the project department since I joined the company. I think the deepest feeling left to me is that there is a feeling of home, which allows us to find a sense of belonging and allows us to reflect our own value. I think this is the most important thing and allows us to maximize our potential. Q7. So when a company like yours recruits employees, what qualities do they value most? A: First, the ability to endure hardship; second, the spirit of teamwork. You must at least have this concept; and finally, the attitude of serious study. . Work experience is accumulated continuously. As long as you choose a position that suits you, have a continuous learning mentality, and are good at cooperating with others, we will definitely like such people and they will be very developed.

Q8. Senior, you are currently a technical engineer. We know that most of these positions require a graduate degree. You A: In fact, technical work generally includes two aspects: one is from a professional perspective. In this one, If you become proficient in this area, you can become an expert in this area. The other is that you can develop other fields such as management and technical management. You can lead this project from an overall perspective. If you can move into the field of technical management, your development direction will be much more than others in the future. If you work in technical management, you will inevitably have to deal with business, logistics, etc. This is impossible without extensive exposure. Therefore, we have created some people who have a big picture and are capable. Q9. Can you give some advice to our students based on your development path and your understanding of current Jiaotong University students? Or, if our students want to enter a company like yours, how should they train themselves to become more competitive? A: I understand what you mean. I think current Jiaotong University graduates cannot endure hardship and have relatively high salary requirements at the beginning. For a profession like ours, if you can't endure hardship, although the salary is not as high as some professions, it is still reasonable and quite good. Therefore, you must position yourself correctly and give yourself an accurate positioning. Editor's note: Minister Zhang Zhiyang graduated from Webster University in the United States and worked for GE for many years. He is well versed in understanding people, and his conversational thinking is clear and approachable. He understands the situation of contemporary college students and is very concerned about their career development. Although this interview was very short, he deliberately took the time to give some advice to our freshmen and sophomore classmates. This attitude and mood made me feel respected and respected. pleasure. Mr. Song Zaile is a graduate of the Thermal Energy Institute of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Jiaotong University in 2007. Although he has been away from school for two years, he is still very concerned about the career development of Jiaotong University students and has given us many targeted suggestions and advice. He is very helpful to students from his alma mater. The deep affection is touching.

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