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A friend of mine interviewed with Google up here in Boston. Got flown out 4 times because of blizzards closing the office before they just flew her out to Mount
by Texasian 10y ago
A friend of mine interviewed with Google up here in Boston. Got flown out 4 times because of blizzards closing the office before they just flew her out to Mountain View all before telling her that they weren't going to give her an offer because none of the teams had space.
- hocuspocus 10y agoI think that's the worst part about Google's hiring practices. You nail the 5 interviews, pass the hiring committee, the executive committee, talk to teams and then someone finally tells you "we don't have any position for you, sorry". A very standardized process isn't always a good thing, not everyone is an interchangeable cog, fresh out of college.
- bogomipz 10y agoI think this is unusual for Google though. I'm not saying it can't happen but I don't think this is the common case.
- hocuspocus 10y agoTrue, their hiring process is data driven (like everything else) so it must be rare. But it's not the first time I hear such story and I'm sure it must leave a pretty bad taste in your mouth. Nothing similar happens in Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple... AFAIK.
- nwjtkjn 10y agoHappened to me as well; also in Boston.
- bogomipz 10y agoThey flew her out 4 times because of blizzards? That doesn't make much sense. Do you mean her flight got cancelled 4 times because of blizzards. That would not be Google's fault.
- carc 10y agoThat wasn't the real reason. They would have offered other teams she could have joined.