Working in IT, Google scale is absolutely amazing.
Ability to change nearly anything.
Manageable bureaucracy, given the size of the company.
Food. Benefits.
Cost cutting feels apparent since Ruth Porat became CFO.
A huge amount of employees can make it feel very impersonal, and the experience you have is much more dependent on the team you join than anything to do with the company itself.
Focus on performance reviews and promotions can be debilitating and cause people to focus on the wrong things.
Senior management on my team was based on a different continent and felt disconnected.
Keep the classic Googley culture alive. Even in my 2.5 years, I could see it dwindling a bit.
I was referred by someone already in Google. The first phase was a phone screen with the recruiter and the next phase is the technical interview which I didn't pass.
Pretty easy. A little long. The process involved technical and non-technical portions. There was an interview, some additional interview, and discussions with members of the recruitment team. That's pretty much about it.
The process started out great. I was contacted by a recruiter from Google who thought I would be a good fit for this role and began the interview process. We spoke numerous times about the position, and within a week, I was interviewing with one of
I was referred by someone already in Google. The first phase was a phone screen with the recruiter and the next phase is the technical interview which I didn't pass.
Pretty easy. A little long. The process involved technical and non-technical portions. There was an interview, some additional interview, and discussions with members of the recruitment team. That's pretty much about it.
The process started out great. I was contacted by a recruiter from Google who thought I would be a good fit for this role and began the interview process. We spoke numerous times about the position, and within a week, I was interviewing with one of