Singaporean Man Beats 700 to Open Chick-fil-A's First Asian Restaurant
While most people do not go to job interviews at the age of 49, Singaporean Chyn Koh decided to take a turning point in his career by surpassing 700 candidates to become the owner-operator of the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Asia. The recruitment process was far from easy as Chick-fil-A, with 58 years of operating one of the most successful restaurant chains in the world, takes precaution in looking for the best person to run its first store in Singapore, which will initiate its 10-year plan to invest US$75 million in the region. Chyn Koh, owner-operator of Chick-fil-A's first restaurant in Singapore. Photo courtesy of Chick-fil-A For this reason, the American company took Chyn through seven interviews over seven months, a process that might seem extreme for the majority, but not for him. "Everything about Chick-fil-A felt intentional and genuine," Chyn said as he recalls of his early impressions, as quoted by the company in a press release. "Even before I app...