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Well, google is different right? They hire the cream of the crop. They don't only hire for experience. They also hire for innate, inborn intelligence. I might g

Well, google is different right? They hire the cream of the crop. They don't only hire for experience. They also hire for innate, inborn intelligence. I might get in, but I have to work hard to pass that interview. I'm talking about 200k on average.

mattnewton 8y ago
Idk where you got the idea that being a Google engineer is innate haha, man the marketing and hype around the role is incredible. The “secret” is Google tries to hire smart hardworking people, not divinely ordained superhumans. My advice would be to study hard for the interview and let them figure out whether or not you pass the bar. At the very least it will be good practice for othe interviews and you might be accepted and find a role you really like!
- mixmastamyk 8y ago
  The modern tech interview selects for luck and quick response under pressure as major decision factors that project the appearance of innate intelligence. "The only winning move is not to play."
  - sershe 8y ago
    Yes, that way you get to feel good about yourself.
- crimsonalucard 8y ago
  So I agreed with you until I talked to Gayle Lackman. There's a thread on quora somewhere where I asked her the question whether or not there exists engineers with a lot of experience who are not smart enough to ever work at google no matter how much they study? Her answer was yes. She went on to elaborate that google hires and targets CS knowledge along with Innate General Intelligence. Straight from the horses mouth as she was part of the hiring committee. I would source this thread unfortunately I can't find it anymore. If you don't believe me you can always direct a question towards Gayle on Quora as she's an active user. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. I think in the higher echelons of google, they are actually trying to hire for higher IQ. What actually happens is different. The filters actually allow people who study to slip through the cracks despite how much they try. In general though, the overall group that gets hired at google is still generally smarter than a typical programmer working for a much less famous company. Also as with every job, performance on the interview is highly uncorrelated from performance on the job, unless google has the big data numbers to prove otherwise.

mattnewton 8y ago

Idk where you got the idea that being a Google engineer is innate haha, man the marketing and hype around the role is incredible. The “secret” is Google tries to hire smart hardworking people, not divinely ordained superhumans. My advice would be to study hard for the interview and let them figure out whether or not you pass the bar. At the very least it will be good practice for othe interviews and you might be accepted and find a role you really like!

mixmastamyk 8y ago
The modern tech interview selects for luck and quick response under pressure as major decision factors that project the appearance of innate intelligence. "The only winning move is not to play."
- sershe 8y ago
  Yes, that way you get to feel good about yourself.
crimsonalucard 8y ago
So I agreed with you until I talked to Gayle Lackman. There's a thread on quora somewhere where I asked her the question whether or not there exists engineers with a lot of experience who are not smart enough to ever work at google no matter how much they study? Her answer was yes. She went on to elaborate that google hires and targets CS knowledge along with Innate General Intelligence. Straight from the horses mouth as she was part of the hiring committee. I would source this thread unfortunately I can't find it anymore. If you don't believe me you can always direct a question towards Gayle on Quora as she's an active user. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. I think in the higher echelons of google, they are actually trying to hire for higher IQ. What actually happens is different. The filters actually allow people who study to slip through the cracks despite how much they try. In general though, the overall group that gets hired at google is still generally smarter than a typical programmer working for a much less famous company. Also as with every job, performance on the interview is highly uncorrelated from performance on the job, unless google has the big data numbers to prove otherwise.