澎湃News reporter Zhou Ling
Huawei's top-end resources recruited another "genius boy" who left his job.
On December 27th, Mr. Zhihui, who joined Huawei as a "genius boy", announced that he was resigning from Huawei and would start a business.
Zhihui Jun said on Weibo: "The rumors are true, and the details are not listed. Next, I will start a new career and do more challenging things, not because we are sure to do it well, but because , This matter has always been my passion and dream.”
Since another identity of Mr. Zhihui is the up owner of station B and a well-known KOL in the technology circle, his resignation was once a big hit.
Huawei did not respond to Mr. Zhihui's resignation.
As a technology-based company, Huawei has a great demand for talents, especially top talents. In 2019, Huawei launched the "Genius Youth" program to recruit top technical talents from around the world with top challenges and top salaries. Huawei offers these "genius teenagers" up to one million annual salaries.
In March of this year, Huawei executives revealed at the 2021 annual report press conference that in the past two years, Huawei had recruited more than 300 "genius youths". and recruitment plans.
Two years of "genius boy" career choice to turn
Zhihui Jun, formerly known as Peng Zhihui , was born in Ji'an, Jiangxi in 1993, with labels such as "Huawei boy genius" and "Wild Iron Man".
In 2015, he graduated from the School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, in 2015; in 2018, he graduated from the School of Information and Communication, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Zhihui Jun did not join Huawei directly after graduation, but joined OPPO and worked in the AI Laboratory of OPPO Research Institute as algorithm engineer .
In 2020, Mr. Zhihui participated in Huawei's "Genius Youth" project and officially became an employee of Huawei, engaged in research work related to Ascend AI chips and AI algorithms.
Generally speaking, those who can join Huawei as a "genius boy" are top talents. The recruitment process for a "genius boy" generally needs to go through about 7 rounds of processes, and finally pass the interview with Huawei's president. After joining Huawei, the annual salary starts at one million. Huawei not only provides resource support, but also gives a certain degree of freedom.
Judging from Mr. Zhihui's personal statement, his two-year career as a "genius boy" is quite satisfactory. Zhihui Jun posted on his personal Weibo, saying that he is very grateful to the partners who have met in Huawei and walked side by side. He has been very happy in Huawei for a few years and has grown a lot. It is very personal to be able to work and struggle in Huawei with some aura. Cherished honor and experience. Gathering is a ball of fire, scattering is full of stars, and we will always regard ourselves as a part of Huawei. Another label of
Zhihui, "Wild Iron Man", is more well-known. He is also the top 100 UP masters of station B. He has released self-made game charging treasures, Iron Man mechanical arms, modular mechanical keyboard , self-driving bicycles, etc. on Bilibili. Because of his passion for DIY hardware, Mr. Zhihui is also called "Wild Iron Man" by netizens.
In 2021, the self-driving bicycle made by Mr. Zhihui became popular on the Internet. This bicycle is equipped with a lidar , which can go on the road, avoid obstacles, and maintain balance by itself. The final hardware cost is less than 10,000 yuan. In the end, the video had nearly 5 million views.
It is worth mentioning that the self-driving bicycle made by Mr. Zhihui was also mentioned by Ren Zhengfei and .
In August 2021, Ren Zhengfei mentioned in his speech titled "Talented Talents from Generations of Jiangshan" that encouraging R&D should be driven by innovation, "But for the '2012 Laboratory', the company has never had too many constraints. For example, someone The company has not restrained him in researching the automatic driving of bicycles. Are we going to produce bicycles? No. This is a "scalpel" he has mastered, and it may play a role in the future and generate huge commercial value."
For For the next plan, Mr. Zhihui said, "Next, I will start a new career and do more challenging things, not because we are sure to do it well, but because this is something I have been doing for a long time. The love and dream since the beginning. Although there are old men in the battle of gentlemen, courage is the foundation. Young and enthusiasticThe blood does not know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth may be my last stubbornness. "
Huawei's "Genius Boy"
plans to recruit 300 people in three years
Huawei's "Genius Boy" plan is a project launched by Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei in 2019 to attract top talents with top challenges and top salaries.
June 2019, Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, signed an internal document, proposing for the first time a "genius youth" recruitment plan, recruiting outstanding young people from around the world, "These genius youths are like 'loach', drilling into Huawei's Organize and activate Huawei's team. "According to the plan at that time, the salary of the "genius boy" was divided into three levels, the highest level was 1.82 million-2.01 million yuan, the second level was 1.405 million-1.565 million yuan; the third level was 896,000-1.008 million yuan.
In March of this year, at the press conference of Huawei’s 2021 annual report, Guo Ping, then the rotating chairman of Huawei, said that talents, scientific research, and innovation are the basis for Huawei’s development, and Huawei will increase its investment in talents, especially top talents, at any time. Attracting. From 2020 to 2021, Huawei will recruit about 26,000 fresh graduates, and more than 300 of them are "genius teenagers" defined by Huawei. In 2022, Huawei plans to recruit more than 10,000 fresh graduates.
April this year On the 25th, Huawei issued a convening order for "Genius Boys" to the world. According to Huawei, the "Genius Boys" recruited by Huawei are not limited to academic qualifications or schools. If you have the relevant knowledge and technical ability in the field, you will have the opportunity to join. Huawei can provide the world's top resources and platforms for "genius teenagers". The annual income can reach 2.01 million yuan.
On June 10 this year, Huawei Xinsheng Community recently disclosed Ren Zhengfei’s selection criteria for gifted teenagers. He said, “The current education system may still be stuck in the industrial revolution era, and the theoretical construction is not enough , not suitable for the information age, hope that education can really pay attention to allow some 'weird' students to grow up. The most important thing about a talented boy in our company is his ability to solve problems, not his overall quality. "
In July of this year, Huawei released the minutes of Ren Zhengfei's internal speech again. Ren Zhengfei said that after entering Huawei, there would be no term "genius boy", nor would there be distinctions between doctors and bachelors, young experts and old experts. .
In July this year, the meeting minutes of Huawei’s new employees showed that Huawei’s executive supervisor Chen Lifang said that “genius boy” or “doctorate” are all labels before joining Huawei, and they are some recruitment language. But these labels do not mean contribution.
Chen Lifang said that "genius youth" also need to grow up after entering Huawei. It is impossible to be a teenager forever. In the end, it depends on the actual value and contribution.
Zou Shan, editor of this issue