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Interviewing at Google is definitely an experience. One guy came in and without introducing himself started to write numbers on the whiteboard. He drew borders

Interviewing at Google is definitely an experience. One guy came in and without introducing himself started to write numbers on the whiteboard. He drew borders around some of them. Then he sat down, introduced himself, and said that what he wrote on the whiteboard was machine code. After explaining some of his nomenclature he asked me what I think that code was doing. Another guy asked me to solve a problem (don't want to say what specifically it was, because they may still use that question)... Anyway, I could not for the heck of me solve that problem. After 45 frustrating minutes of this he started to write down the solution, then hesitated, then stopped, saying something like "Hmm... It's not quite as easy as I thought". In the end I ended up declining their offer. I spent some time on their campus, and the vibe just did not feel right. Can't put my finger on it, though.

namank 16y ago
programming problem? algorithms? math problem? systems problem?
millerc 16y ago
I've been turned down by Google after the infamous day of interviews; passed all of them with flying colours except the last one, given by an arrogant kid whose every question seemed like entrapment. Recalling the warnings i got from my HR recruiter in the first minute of the day, i have a feeling she knew what i was in for. I too had an extremely bad vibe about the campus. The ambiance on the whole premises is the same as school : careless playful youth (even coming from the senior engineers), toys everywhere, and the implicit deal that Google will give you everything if you give it everything. I felt a perverse temptation to give in to this, although i knew very well this attitude generates a dependence relation in the employee. After working in the austere world of avionics for over 10 years, i found it absolutely shocking. But from their point of view, this is a winning combination. It is just not conductive of hiring senior employees, of which they probably have plenty supply anyway.

namank 16y ago

programming problem? algorithms? math problem? systems problem?

millerc 16y ago

I've been turned down by Google after the infamous day of interviews; passed all of them with flying colours except the last one, given by an arrogant kid whose every question seemed like entrapment. Recalling the warnings i got from my HR recruiter in the first minute of the day, i have a feeling she knew what i was in for. I too had an extremely bad vibe about the campus. The ambiance on the whole premises is the same as school : careless playful youth (even coming from the senior engineers), toys everywhere, and the implicit deal that Google will give you everything if you give it everything. I felt a perverse temptation to give in to this, although i knew very well this attitude generates a dependence relation in the employee. After working in the austere world of avionics for over 10 years, i found it absolutely shocking. But from their point of view, this is a winning combination. It is just not conductive of hiring senior employees, of which they probably have plenty supply anyway.