The important thing to remember about the big G or MS style is, they have a massive stream of extremely qualified potential hires, who want to work there far mo

The important thing to remember about the big G or MS style is, they have a massive stream of extremely qualified potential hires, who want to work there far more than the company needs them. The company needs an assembly line just to handle the large numbers of applicants. There is a classic anecdote about the manager who handled a large stack of resumes by randomly throwing half into the garbage, and remarking "I don't hire unlucky people"[1]. I can't find the original source, and it's probably not true, but it is closer to what they are doing than actually evaluating people for a job. [1] http://benpowell.org/i-dont-hire-unlucky-people/ http://benpowell.org/i-dont-hire-unlucky-people/