Huawei's top-tier "genius boy" program also seems to be facing the risk of brain drain.
On December 27th, Zhihui Jun (real name Peng Zhihui) who joined Huawei as a "genius boy" was revealed to have resigned, and confirmed on Weibo that he had indeed left Huawei, "Next, I will start a new career, which will be more challenging things..."
It is understood that the "Genius Boy" project was initiated by Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei, in 2019. It is a project that attracts top talents with top challenges and top salaries.
Huawei has attracted social attention because of its annual salary of up to one million yuan for "genius boys".
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 boys". recruitment plan.
Even the top salary can't keep the "genius boy"?
Recently, the news of Huawei's "genius boy" Zhihui Jun's resignation has attracted attention.
On December 27, Mr. Zhihui confirmed the resignation rumors on Weibo, saying that he had indeed left Huawei.
According to reports, Mr. Zhihui, whose real name is Peng Zhihui, studied at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree, and graduated with a major in information and communication systems.
After graduating in 2018, he first went to the OPPO Research Institute. During the interview, he won two offers for the hardware post and the algorithm post in one go, and became an AI algorithm engineer.
In 2020, Mr. Zhihui joined Huawei's "Genius Youth" program and officially became an employee of Huawei.
Generally speaking, the recruitment process for a "genius boy" is very strict. It usually takes about 7 rounds of the process, and finally passes the interview with Huawei's president.
According to this plan, Huawei's "genius teenagers" recruited start with an annual salary of one million yuan.
After joining Huawei, Mr. Zhihui became a member of the Ascend Department of the computing product line, and his main direction is the field of AI edge heterogeneous computing.
On his personal Weibo, Mr. Zhihui said that he is very grateful to the partners he met in Huawei who went forward side by side. He was very happy in Huawei for a few years and grew 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.
Secondly, 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 what I have always loved. And dreams. Although there is something old in the battle of a gentleman, but courage is the foundation. Young and passionate, not knowing the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, may be my last stubbornness~”
Mr. Zhihui is more well-known for his status as the top 100 UP masters of station B.
He has released self-made game charging treasures, Iron Man mechanical arms, modular mechanical keyboards, 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.
Equipped with lidar, the bicycle can go on the road, avoid obstacles, and maintain balance on its own. 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.
In August 2021, Ren Zhengfei mentioned in his speech titled "Talented Talented Generations" 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 studies bicycle The company has not restrained him. Are we going to produce bicycles? No. This is a 'scalpel' in his hands, and it may play a role in the future and generate huge commercial value."
Huawei's "Genius Boy" program attracts attention
Huawei's "Genius Youth" project is a project initiated by Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei in 2019 to attract top talents with top challenges and top salaries.
Ren Zhengfei once mentioned that "genius boys" should "be like 'loach', drill and activate our organization and activate our team."
The cost of retaining Huawei's "genius boy" is also high.
In 2019, Ren Zhengfei signed an email from the President’s Office, announcing the implementation of annual salary management for the eight “genius youths” of that year.
The highest annual salary is 1.82 million to 2.01 million yuan; followed by 1.405 million to 1.565 million yuan; and finally 896,000 to 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 foundations for Huawei's development, and Huawei will increase its attraction of talents, especially top talents, at any time.
From 2020 to 2021, Huawei will recruit about 26,000 fresh graduates, and more than 300 of them are "young geniuses" as defined by Huawei.
In 2022, Huawei plans to recruit more than 10,000 fresh graduates.
On April 25 this year, Huawei issued a call-up order for "Genius Boys" to the world. At that time, Huawei introduced that the "Genius Boys" recruited by Huawei are not limited to academic qualifications or schools, as long as they can excel in mathematics, computer, physics, materials, chips, Those who have relevant knowledge and technical ability in the fields of intelligent manufacturing and chemistry will have the opportunity to join. Huawei can provide the world's top resources and platforms for "genius teenagers". With the cooperation of the world's top mentors, you can earn at least 5 times The guaranteed basic salary, the highest 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 era of the Industrial Revolution, and the theoretical construction is not enough, and it is not suitable for the information age. Really value it and allow some 'weird' students to grow up. The most important thing about our company's talented boy is his ability to solve problems, not his overall quality."
In July this year, Huawei released the minutes of Ren Zhengfei's internal speech. Ren Zhengfei said that when he joined Huawei, he no longer had the term "genius boy", nor did he have a doctorate or a bachelor's degree, nor a young expert or an old expert.
In July this year, the minutes of Huawei’s new employee discussion showed that Huawei’s executive supervisor, Chen Lifang, said that whether it is “genius boy” or “doctorate”, these are labels before joining Huawei, and they are some recruitment language.
But these tags do not imply contributions.
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.
(Brokers China)