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of research Google's director of research mentioned You were interviewed directly by Peter Norvig?
by hhm 19y ago
of research Google's director of research mentioned
You were interviewed directly by Peter Norvig?
- cperciva 19y agoHe interviewed me, or I interviewed him, depending on your perspective; but after Google made their offer (obviously, before I decided against accepting it) rather than during the main interview phase. This was largely a response to the recruiter screwing up and not scheduling any interviews for me with anyone in Google Research.
- mynameishere 19y agoHe interviewed me, or I interviewed him Good god, what an arrogant prick.
- pchristensen 19y agoNo, every job interview should also be a chance for you to evaluate the company that you might be working for. The interviewer is the best proxy you have access to before you are actually hired.
- mynameishere 19y agoYour statement is true, but that is not what he meant. He meant, "I found out that I am better than the Peter Norvig". Fuck, I've turned down job offers. Where's my lollipop?
- DaniFong 19y agoThey already made an offer. Why would Norvig be interviewing him again?
- cperciva 19y agoHe meant, "I found out that I am better than the Peter Norvig". No, that's not what I meant. I don't think I'm better than Peter Norvig; nor do I think Peter Norvig is better than me. Our interests are too dissimilar for any fair comparison to be made. By "... or I interviewed him" I meant in the sense of a journalist or researcher interviewing someone in order to gain information -- in order for me to decide whether I wanted to accept Google's offer, I needed more information about what working at Google Research would mean, and Peter Norvig was the obvious person to provide such information.
- hhm 19y agoIf I may ask, what were your impressions on Norvig after the interview? And on Google Research itself, apart of the recruiting stuff?