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Google's Young Brainiacs Go Globe-Trotting

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nice-gig-if-you-can-get-it dept.

theodp writes "To train a new generation of leaders, Google sends its young associate product managers on a worldwide mission. Newsweek's Steven Levy tagged along and reports on the APMs' activities, which included passing out candy, notebooks and pencils to poor Raagihalli children, a 'Rubber Ducky' group sing-along at 2 a.m., and competitions to find the weirdest-gadget-under-$100 in Tokyo. The APM program, which seeks brilliant kids and slots them directly into important jobs with no experience necessary, was formed after Google's attempts to hire veterans from firms like Microsoft had awful results. 'Google is so different that it was almost impossible to reprogram them into this culture,' says Google CEO Eric Schmidt of the experienced hires."

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  1. No experience necessary? by Iftekhar25 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Experience is important!

    1. Re:No experience necessary? by dwater · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Rocket Propelled Grenades? Certainly not! Very dangerous things. ...oh, Role Playing Game, I see. Hrm, let me see.

      Do Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or Leisure Suit Larry count? If not, then, no, I don't think so.

      If you're talking outside the computer world, then certainly not.

      --
      Max.
  2. Really.... by milsoRgen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't think of a topic that could interest me less.

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    I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask where they're goin' and hook up with 'em later.