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Defining Google
pbaumgar writes "Did anyone catch the 60 Minutes piece on Google this evening? They mention their hiring process a bit in the story: 'For example, Google is hiring about 25 new people every week, and receives more than 1,000 resumes a day. But they're determined to stick to their rigorous screening process. Google uses aptitude tests, which it has even placed in technical magazines, hoping some really big brains would tackle the hardest problems. Score well on the test, and you might get a job interview. And then another and another. One recent hire had 14 interviews before getting the job - and that was in the public relations department.' As a person who recently interviewed with them this past summer (I didn't get the job), I was wondering what others' experiences were like who interview with Google. I had 4 interviews, and it was by far the longest and most interesting interviewing process I've been involved in. I'd love to hear others' experiences in their attempt to get hired."
Working at google is an easy gig to get. Just get on with the cleaning crew that does their office or something.
Working FOR google is a whole different ball game.
They told me they only hire the top 0.000000000000000001% of all programmers. Funny, every other company I interviewed at said the same thing, give or take a magnitude.
... require a batchelors degree ...
My experience has been that those companies that require you to have an education to even apply to work for them do so to ensure that you have balance in your life. A real Bachelor of Science degree includes enough liberal arts, writing, and, in general, thinking in its attainment that companies know you'll be balanced enough to do things like bathe before work, read a good book after work to stay sane, and spell the name of the degree you have correctly. These are just examples - their expectations may be much higher, but the key thing they are looking for is balance.
Before I went to ITT Tech I couldn't even spell the word 'engineer'.
Now I are one.
It was like
Me: "What Up?"
Them: "What Up?"
then I pulled down my pants and they were like:
"You're Hired!!"
then I'm like "Respect."
Collage isnt everything. I learnt to make money without a batchelors', and I do'nt need a job at google.
I see you have a CS degree.
"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once." -David Hume
You could try paragraphs.
Only in the US. Everywhere else, when you take a degree in science, you study... science!
"The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." -- Delos B. McKown
Good is an adjective, well is an adverb.
You are GOOD at faking who you are.
You fake who you are WELL.
I pity the fool who attempts to learn something from Slashdot.
Your comment is funny when I read it using my internal "Mr. T" voice.
Best. Comment. Ever. Enjoy!
...there are many of us whom don't have one...
...usually looking at degree's...
who, not whom.
degrees, not degree's.