I've mentioned this a couple of times on here, but I'll say it again because it's (somewhat) relevant. What are you guys doing to get Google recruiters to noti

I've mentioned this a couple of times on here, but I'll say it again because it's (somewhat) relevant. What are you guys doing to get Google recruiters to notice you?! I get at least 2-3 messages from recruiters every day, and it's your usual nonsense. They have an exciting role in an unnamed company that pays a competitive salary, the usual stuff they spout when they don't actually represent the company they're hiring for. I can count on one hand the number of emails I've had from big companies. Amazon have emailed a few times about working for AWS in Ireland, and I've had an email from Microsoft that led to nothing. I'd consider myself a decent developer. I have a CS degree (albeit from a crappy uni), I've done well everywhere I've worked, I've given talks at local user groups, and I've got open-source contributions under my belt. I'm primarily a .NET developer, but I've worked with Java, Python, and PHP before, so I'm not limited to a certain stack. When I left uni I applied to Google and never heard back, and over the past few years I've sent a CV in, only to be rejected after about a week by whichever hiring manager handled my application. I've even added a few Google recruiters on LinkedIn, and they never have anything for me. For me, I'd say that the interview process is one of the reasons I'd like to interview with Google, because it's so different from everything else I've done. Sure, as I get older the idea of jumping through all these hoops to work for a huge company that seems to favour recent grads becomes less appealing, but the idea of being able to pass such a grueling interview and work on hard problems still wants me to dust off the CV and apply to Google again. I fully appreciate the OP's point of view. Experienced developers have very different standards of working to newer developers. The more you work, the longer your requirements for employment becomes. However, I think the potential positives of working for a company with the resources like Google tends to outweigh the negatives.