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As an example, lets look at Google Boulder office for software engineer. https://careers.google.com/jobs#t=sq&q=j&li=20&l=false&jlo=en-US&jl=40.0149856%3A-105.
by kyrra 9y ago
As an example, lets look at Google Boulder office for software engineer.
https://careers.google.com/jobs#t=sq&q=j&li=20&l=false&jlo=en-US&jl=40.0149856%3A-105.27054559999999%3ABoulder%2C+CO%2C+USA%3AUS%3A%3A7.34895525905058%3ALOCALITY&jld=20&jcoid=7c8c6665-81cf-4e11-8fc9-ec1d6a69120c&jcoid=e43afd0d-d215-45db-a154-5386c9036525&jc=SOFTWARE_ENGINEERING&je=FULLTIME& https://careers.google.com/jobs#t=sq&q=j&li=20&l=false&jlo=e...
As of right now there are 5 postings. Software Engineer, Engineering manager, student research, and Software engineer new-graph/PhD.
That "Software Engineer" title covers many job levels and teams. I can't even imagine how many people are hired under that same title in Mountain View or other locations.
- kerng 9y agoWouldn't a company have to post every single position because of labor laws, etc. They can't just have one generic position to cover many, or? That would open the doors for bad hiring practices and just picking anyone you want (without proper due diligence) rather then the best candidate possible.
- antoncohen 9y agoNo, that is pretty much how they and other large tech companies hire. You apply as a SWE or SRE. Then you basically either pass their hiring bar or not. If you pass, they find out what you are interested in, what you would be a good fit for, and what team is interested in having you. There are exceptions of course, for specialized positions or knowledge. Or if they have big gaps to fill they might do targeted recruiting for them. I don't see why it would run awful of labor laws. They have a very structured hiring process, it doesn't allow much room for "picking anyone you want". If you pass they find a job for you.
- dragonwriter 9y ago> Wouldn't a company have to post every single position because of labor laws, etc No, labor laws in most of the US do not require posting any positions, much less every individual position. (Civil service may require posting civil service positions individually, or at least explicitly identifying the individual positions being hired under a combined posting, and labor agreements may specify requirements for how and where union-represented positions are posted. > They can't just have one generic position to cover many Yes, they can. > That would open the doors for bad hiring practices and just picking anyone you want (without proper due diligence) rather then the best candidate possible. Bad hiring practices are not generally illegal; those that are (racial discrimination, for instance) are prohibited directly rather than by prohibiting things that might open the door for them.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoWhat about H1B sponsorship? I thought that required some sort of advertising of the position at least.
- kerng 9y agoGoogle is hiring internationally (e.g H1-Bs) for that you need to publish all positions afaik - because you need to give Americans the possibility to apply and have the position public for a while.
- dragonwriter 9y agoAFAIK, yes, for positions for which you would sponsor an H-1B, you need to have posted publicly and demonstrated an inability to find a qualified American candidate. I don't think (but I could be wrong) that requires separate, per position postings or even publicizing the number of positioms: if you publicize for a general job description and can't get adequate American candidates the openings for that position, that can, again AFAIK, satisfy that part of the requirement.
- psergeant 9y agoNo, that’s not how it works in most of the world. Also, you are not required to show that you picked the best candidate possible, just that you didn’t discriminate against someone on the basis of protected categories.