The One Behind It All Chapter 60

Putting experience first and ranking based on experience and seniority are the principles that most enterprises in my country still pursue. Many companies attach great importance to work experience in recruitment, and those with experience are preferred. But Huawei is different. What it pays most attention to is the overall quality and development potential of its employees. Aiden has always believed: "A creative talent can bring more customers to the company."

Aiden pays attention to the quality and potential of talents, which is most obvious in Li Yinan.

In the memories of many Huawei people, Li Yinan before 1998 was a big boy who combined scientific genius and social retardation. At that time, 27-year-old Li Yinan was already Huawei’s vice president in charge of technology development. Due to high-intensity work and long-term lack of physical exercise, Li Yinan is dark and thin, and wears a pair of highly myopic glasses. Coming from a technical background, he is always straightforward when speaking, full of bookishness, and has no concept of how to behave in the world. An employee who once worked at Huawei Research Institute said that Li Yinan was very successful at a young age, rarely treated others with dignity, and was rude to other vice presidents. He was very similar to Aiden. This may be due to his simplicity, not knowing how to be a human being, or perhaps simply disdain to understand. However, Li Yinan has amazing sensitivity and accurate grasp of technology development trends and product trends. This is an important reason why Aiden once wanted to appoint Li Yinan as his successor. Huawei has given Li Yinan a big stage. Li Yinan is not disappointed in Huawei, nor is he unlucky. He has bright prospects and unlimited future.

Hu Hongwei is another typical representative. In Hu Hongwei's view, entering Huawei was both a coincidence and a blessing from the goddess of luck.

In 1991, Hu Hongwei passed the recruitment examination and became a member of Huawei. His job number was 31, which was Huawei’s 31st employee. Although he successfully entered Huawei, Hu Hongwei was still a little uneasy. He majored in precision instruments at the University of Science and Technology of China. Huawei mainly deals with communications, so his major was not very relevant and he felt a certain amount of pressure.