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Well, I interviewed a couple of times for Google (2009 and 2012, they turned my back both times at different stages of the process), and it seems like their pro

Well, I interviewed a couple of times for Google (2009 and 2012, they turned my back both times at different stages of the process), and it seems like their process is, obviously, tailored for their particular use case. They have a TON of applications, so they are more worried in filtering and discarding people than reaching out candidates, or even encourage people to apply. Their offer (prestige, great perks, great salary, etc...) is obvious to start with, so they are not bothering is going for you. You are the one that should prove worthy and eager to work for them. I guess that's similar to places like Ivy league Universities, etc... That's ok. It obviously works for them. It's just that I think it's not the most common case for all companies.

MCRed 12y ago
Except they did "bother to go for" me, to the point where they didn't stop until I threatened them with a harassment lawsuit. Google does not have a lot of prestige, they have a long record of questionable at best ethics. However, people who are just out of college are much less likely to be aware of this, and thus more likely to apply. Which means google does reach out to higher skilled, higher experience people like me. They pursued me more aggressively than any company has ever in my career. By the way, if you feel you need to prove worthy and eager to work for a company, then your esteem of the company is out of place. You are likely going to end up taking a worse job or taking worse compensation because you aren't valuing yourself highly enough.