Pros
The application process is quick. Only after a few days of my application online, I was called for an interview with COO. During the interview, he focused on convincing me why I should work for them. And the main reason is that I'll be trained and exposed to all digital marketing aspects.
Cons
So many cons I can't list all....There are many disadvantages for the employees in the contract. 1. Appointment Without informing me, in the contract, i was offered Accounts Executive in iRiver Asia while I applied for marketing position in IH Digital. When i asked them, they said the title is internal title using across region and follows standard contract so there is no change to that. How about the company? Well, because they find me more suitable for iRiver than IH. Hmm, so why didn't you tell me about that? 2. Hours of work Following the contract, you can be required to work as many days as they want you to. And there will not be any payment for these days. This literally means that you can be required to work 365 days/ year. When i ask HR, she said "yes it means you can be required to work on weekends/public holiday ANYTIME. But we don't foresee that and don't encourage our employees to do so...Employees will work OT/on weekends when they need to complete their tasks" ... But is this true? You'll never know. If you are required to work more than you want, you cannot argue. I told them that if they don't encourage and if it's employees' choice, just remove the statement--> of course they disagreed with my suggestion 3. Notice period The notice period for employees is longer than that for employers. This is against Employment Act and I pointed it out to them--> they say: "we follow standard of the regions..." 4. Benefits In the contract, medical benefits are not provided during probation period. When I ask HR, they said medical card will be provided. Therefore, I proposed to remove the incorrect sentence--> Again, their answer is "we follow the standard contract across region" 5. Non-compete terms The non-compete terms are really tricky. You are required not to work for any competitors (any digital company) in their current region (a lot of countries in Asia) and even FUTURE region (which you can't anticipate) within 18 MONTHS after termination of contract. 18 months of unemployment, you will probably apply for some other jobs but digital marketing. So what's the 2 years of training, experience and hard-work using for? I propose to shorten the non-compete period--> Of course, again, they "follow standard across regions..." 6. Salary+ Penalty Your salary will be fixed for two years no matter how much you work/achieve. No bonus, nothing. If you terminate the contract at anytime before the end of 2 years, you will have to pay them 6k ( two months salary) At the end of two years, receive 9k 7. They can always retract the offer One nice day, they emailed me that because they can't meet my proposed changes, they decided to retract the offer.