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Is this for real? Wow. Reads like someone spoofing the real Google interview. For "Director of Engineering" they have a technical illiterate (nothing wrong wi
by plinkplonk 10y ago
Is this for real? Wow.
Reads like someone spoofing the real Google interview.
For "Director of Engineering" they have a technical illiterate (nothing wrong with that, in other contexts) check for literal matches of answers?
the mind boggles.
(I'm really having a hard time believing this is for real)
- asimuvPR 10y agoI've had somewhat similar experience with other big companies. People wonder why I hate to change jobs.
- cookiecaper 10y agoBelieve it. The depths of corporate absurdity know few bounds.
- DannyBee 10y agoOn what data are you basing this?
- spb 10y agoThere's no reason to sealion this, but here's a recent article that talks about exactly this topic: https://aeon.co/essays/you-don-t-have-to-be-stupid-to-work-here-but-it-helps https://aeon.co/essays/you-don-t-have-to-be-stupid-to-work-h...
- reitanqild 10y agoPossibly same as everyone else: Been applying for a few jobs over the years ;-)
- spb 10y agoThis is a phone screen - the test they make you answer before they take the time to schedule actual interviews.
- etjossem 10y agoDirector of Engineering is a soft-skills position that involves communicating with a lot of non-technical people. It doesn't surprise me at all that the initial screen would be a conversation with a non-technical person.