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I'm becoming convinced that the only way to get into Google is to get in as an intern or new grad if OP studied for 6 months and still didn't get an offer. It

I'm becoming convinced that the only way to get into Google is to get in as an intern or new grad if OP studied for 6 months and still didn't get an offer. It doesn't seem that way at other top companies like FB, Amazon and MS from the people I've talked to.

JabavuAdams 10y ago
Meh, just try again in a year. High variance.
- deleted 10y ago
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- akinalci 10y ago
  "Just try again in a year" is a good option when you're young. But it gets less attractive as you get older, especially if it means abandoning an interesting project or senior role you accepted after "Company X" rejected you. There are too many good opportunities out there to get hung up on any one company.
  - ryandrake 10y ago
    I've lost track of the number of times I've gone through the interview wringer at Google. It sounds like a great place to work, which is unanimously confirmed by a number of people I know who work there, but I'm no longer going to go out of my way looking for the chance. Prepping and going through the process is like a second full-time job. And so unnecessary. Think about it--it's Google. They should have enough data on me by now to know my skills and potential with high confidence, to the point where their interview shouldn't even need humans in the loop.
    - Operyl 10y ago
      I could only imagine the legal shit show that'd occur if they tried to do that, however amusing and novel the idea may be.
    - cableshaft 10y ago
      > Think about it--it's Google. They should have enough data on me by now to know my skills and potential with high confidence, to the point where their interview shouldn't even need humans in the loop. That's a good point. They should be able to determine all they need to with some machine learning based on my google searches for stackexchange and other related sites (with syntax checking filtered out). Actually, that might be a good project. If you kept track of your google searches and presented that to your potential employer, let them see if the types of things you were working on were worthy or not. I'm actually half serious about this.
gil_vegliach 10y ago
Actually, if you are a Google intern and want to become a full-time engineer, you still need to pass two interviews. While preparing, I found a ton of stuff on Quora, take a look there.
geggam 10y ago
Think of working with people who are of the opinion this sort of hiring process is good. It attracts a certain type of personality.
ma2rten 10y ago
I got hired by Google, but didn't get an offer from Facebook. There are some differences in the process that could lead to a different outcome sometimes. However, I think they have more in common than differences and luck is a big factor.
steelframe 10y ago
I got into Google within 2 years of completing a graduate CS degree. It's been nearly 10 years since I've been in school, and I doubt I'd be able to get into Google again. (There's even a term for this at Google: Impostor Syndrome.)
- palimpsests 10y ago
  Imposter Syndrome is a general term, it wasn't invented for Google.
  - khazhoux 10y ago
    I think the point is that inside Google, some people think of themselves as impostors. Yes, it's a general term.

JabavuAdams 10y ago

Meh, just try again in a year. High variance.

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akinalci 10y ago
"Just try again in a year" is a good option when you're young. But it gets less attractive as you get older, especially if it means abandoning an interesting project or senior role you accepted after "Company X" rejected you. There are too many good opportunities out there to get hung up on any one company.
- ryandrake 10y ago
  I've lost track of the number of times I've gone through the interview wringer at Google. It sounds like a great place to work, which is unanimously confirmed by a number of people I know who work there, but I'm no longer going to go out of my way looking for the chance. Prepping and going through the process is like a second full-time job. And so unnecessary. Think about it--it's Google. They should have enough data on me by now to know my skills and potential with high confidence, to the point where their interview shouldn't even need humans in the loop.
  - Operyl 10y ago
    I could only imagine the legal shit show that'd occur if they tried to do that, however amusing and novel the idea may be.
  - cableshaft 10y ago
    > Think about it--it's Google. They should have enough data on me by now to know my skills and potential with high confidence, to the point where their interview shouldn't even need humans in the loop. That's a good point. They should be able to determine all they need to with some machine learning based on my google searches for stackexchange and other related sites (with syntax checking filtered out). Actually, that might be a good project. If you kept track of your google searches and presented that to your potential employer, let them see if the types of things you were working on were worthy or not. I'm actually half serious about this.

gil_vegliach 10y ago

Actually, if you are a Google intern and want to become a full-time engineer, you still need to pass two interviews. While preparing, I found a ton of stuff on Quora, take a look there.

geggam 10y ago

Think of working with people who are of the opinion this sort of hiring process is good. It attracts a certain type of personality.

ma2rten 10y ago

I got hired by Google, but didn't get an offer from Facebook. There are some differences in the process that could lead to a different outcome sometimes. However, I think they have more in common than differences and luck is a big factor.

steelframe 10y ago

I got into Google within 2 years of completing a graduate CS degree. It's been nearly 10 years since I've been in school, and I doubt I'd be able to get into Google again. (There's even a term for this at Google: Impostor Syndrome.)

palimpsests 10y ago
Imposter Syndrome is a general term, it wasn't invented for Google.
- khazhoux 10y ago
  I think the point is that inside Google, some people think of themselves as impostors. Yes, it's a general term.