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Back when I wanted to interview at google, I sensed some frustration between HR and the engineering. Some engineers just didn't make good interviewers. HR wis

by bb88 5y ago

Back when I wanted to interview at google, I sensed some frustration between HR and the engineering. Some engineers just didn't make good interviewers. HR wished I had gotten a different interviewer.

vidarh 5y ago
I had a recruiter obtain approval to have my technical review ignored because I pointed out so many flaws in it. At that point I had too much of a distaste for the process to continue. But I kept being approached by Google recruiters, kept recounting what had happened last time and asked if I could expect better this time. None could promise things had improved, and a few did express that kind of frustration. This was years ago now. Could have changed of course. But I started telling them to go away.
- bb88 5y ago
  I was getting HR hits like every six months and eventually I told them I would get back in touch when I was ready. Now I'm getting an email every month from FB, and about ready to do the same with them. The last time I passed the first and second rounds and Google let me languish on the third round for a month. I still probably would not have made it through, but it was surprising that my candidacy was dropped like that.
  - vidarh 5y ago
    It says something about their HR systems that it's clear they don't review past interactions before doing this. To me that's a warning sign too - I'm less likely to consider interviewing if a company contacts me again and the interaction doesn't start with a pitch of how this time or this position is a better fit...
papito 5y ago
The problem is that many out there try to copy the dysfunctional FAANG interview style. Google was asking those dumb brain-teaser questions for years, which were obviously useless to the naked eye, and then they realized themselves that those were counter-productive. Yet, you could expect one of those in almost any interview process. Seemingly smart people are ready to jump on bandwagons, too.
- dagw 5y ago
  Google was asking those dumb brain-teaser questions for years Microsoft started doing this, realized it was a bad idea, and stopped before Google even really started this practice. So Google is as guilty of bandwagon jumping as everybody else here.

by bb88 5y ago

Back when I wanted to interview at google, I sensed some frustration between HR and the engineering. Some engineers just didn't make good interviewers. HR wished I had gotten a different interviewer.

vidarh 5y ago

I had a recruiter obtain approval to have my technical review ignored because I pointed out so many flaws in it. At that point I had too much of a distaste for the process to continue. But I kept being approached by Google recruiters, kept recounting what had happened last time and asked if I could expect better this time. None could promise things had improved, and a few did express that kind of frustration. This was years ago now. Could have changed of course. But I started telling them to go away.

bb88 5y ago
I was getting HR hits like every six months and eventually I told them I would get back in touch when I was ready. Now I'm getting an email every month from FB, and about ready to do the same with them. The last time I passed the first and second rounds and Google let me languish on the third round for a month. I still probably would not have made it through, but it was surprising that my candidacy was dropped like that.
- vidarh 5y ago
  It says something about their HR systems that it's clear they don't review past interactions before doing this. To me that's a warning sign too - I'm less likely to consider interviewing if a company contacts me again and the interaction doesn't start with a pitch of how this time or this position is a better fit...

papito 5y ago

The problem is that many out there try to copy the dysfunctional FAANG interview style. Google was asking those dumb brain-teaser questions for years, which were obviously useless to the naked eye, and then they realized themselves that those were counter-productive. Yet, you could expect one of those in almost any interview process. Seemingly smart people are ready to jump on bandwagons, too.

dagw 5y ago
Google was asking those dumb brain-teaser questions for years Microsoft started doing this, realized it was a bad idea, and stopped before Google even really started this practice. So Google is as guilty of bandwagon jumping as everybody else here.