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I have been told I have an excellent resume by Google recruiters and gotten a recommendation from a manager I worked with in the past there and still not gotten
by throwaway2016a 5y ago
I have been told I have an excellent resume by Google recruiters and gotten a recommendation from a manager I worked with in the past there and still not gotten an interview.
With that said, I think it is because at the time the Boston office was mostly specialists and I'm a generalist. I'm also not from a top 10 school in a city filled with top-10 schools which didn't help, I'm sure.
But that was years ago. Maybe I'd have better luck these days.
- jdavis703 5y agoI applied about 6 years ago to work at HQ. I went to community college and a bottom-tier state school and got an interview. Sounds like you just may not have been a match with the available jobs.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> Sounds like you just may not have been a match with the available jobs. People say this a lot, but Google is pretty explicit that they decide whether to hire you first, and only then consider where they might put you.
- jdavis703 5y agoYes & no. Maybe as a generalist SWE this is true. But if you’re applying for a more specialized position you might encounter limits in terms of how many of that role is needed.