My how times change. Years ago, when Google was young, their recruiters contacted me. Their pitch: We only hire the best of the best. We’re focused on top st

My how times change. Years ago, when Google was young, their recruiters contacted me. Their pitch: We only hire the best of the best. We’re focused on top students, from the top schools. The interviews are hard, and most people fail. Today, it seems Google’s pitch is: Okay, we need to top-off this demographic bucket, and you’re in that bucket. Will you help us even-out this demographic pie chart?