Important to distinguish btwn web silo hires and R&D hires. The fun jobs at G like driverless cars and ML are targeting relatively rare skillsets. The technical

Important to distinguish btwn web silo hires and R&D hires. The fun jobs at G like driverless cars and ML are targeting relatively rare skillsets. The technical managers in those silos are likely mining their rolodex and visiting schools. It's the boring stuff (web maintenance & integration) where the managers are burned out (or just bad managers) so they farm out hiring to recruiters. Acquihire process is lighter-weight per-candidate and gets around the blind allocation point people are making here.