So you want to work at Google? Good Luck

kennyc · 10-15-2011, 07:00 AM

Over one million resumes are sent to Google every year…and only about 5,000 folks are hired. That 0.01% - 0.04% goes through at least 9 steps to get an offer and a whole committee makes the final decision

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http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/infographic-of-13.php

The Terminator · 10-15-2011, 04:51 PM

I definitively would. That's got to be one of the best Jobs in the world.

Angst · 10-15-2011, 09:29 PM

I love it. The software engineers make more than the managers. I wish more companies did this...(and also fired everyone who knows powerpoint.)

nikkie · 10-16-2011, 03:49 PM

From someone who has been through the entire process:

That is for software engineering contractors. Regular software engineers don't make that much, and aren't on the list.
Those questions have been marked in several blogs by actual employees as not correct. I can verify that they don't ask questions like that. Engineers will get questions about code, they won't waste your and their time by checking how good you are at guesstimating.
The 9 step process is accurate, but you won't see anything after the interview up 'til the place you get back your yes or no. They don't provide any feedback on why you did or didn't get hired.
The interview is fun. They use lots of good problems asked by great people. It's excellent experience, and I would do it again.

10-15-2011, 07:00 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	So you want to work at Google? Good Luck Over one million resumes are sent to Google every year…and only about 5,000 folks are hired. That 0.01% - 0.04% goes through at least 9 steps to get an offer and a whole committee makes the final decision ... http://dvice.com/archives/2011/10/infographic-of-13.php

10-16-2011, 03:49 PM	#4
nikkie Guru Posts: 614 Karma: 73700 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WA, USA Device: Android, Kindle Paperwhite, lots of ancient readers	From someone who has been through the entire process: That is for software engineering contractors. Regular software engineers don't make that much, and aren't on the list. Those questions have been marked in several blogs by actual employees as not correct. I can verify that they don't ask questions like that. Engineers will get questions about code, they won't waste your and their time by checking how good you are at guesstimating. The 9 step process is accurate, but you won't see anything after the interview up 'til the place you get back your yes or no. They don't provide any feedback on why you did or didn't get hired. The interview is fun. They use lots of good problems asked by great people. It's excellent experience, and I would do it again.

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10-15-2011, 04:51 PM	#2
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I definitively would. That's got to be one of the best Jobs in the world.

10-15-2011, 09:29 PM	#3
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,878 Karma: 52253556 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	I love it. The software engineers make more than the managers. I wish more companies did this...(and also fired everyone who knows powerpoint.)

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