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I think 'ex google' has lost most of it's weight. Even if it was just used by any of the > 30,000 engineers, it would be diluted. Adding to that mix is non

I think 'ex google' has lost most of it's weight. Even if it was just used by any of the > __30,000__ engineers, it would be diluted. Adding to that mix is non-technical people trumpeting ex-google/insert some other massive company on their profiles/pitches; it just doesn't mean that much. Oh, you handled frontline customer service/ad sales/some other mundane role for Google? So what? Getting in to Google was once a sign of something. I don't see it as a high signal filter anymore.

conductr 8y ago
I don’t think the world has reached your POV. Maybe it will. But hiring managers can weed through the crap. And for now hiring exgooglers is like the old saying that nobody gets fired for buying IBM. It’s a strong signal of capability because presumably google wouldn’t have employed you long if you weren’t hitting their objectives regardless of your role.