While the perks and prestige are nice, by far the best part of working at Google is the people and culture. People are willing to help each other out, answering questions from people they don't know and don't work with regularly, and collaborating to create great solutions.
Working at Google is a great opportunity to work with amazing people, technology, and opportunities.
As the company has grown, the culture has been diluted by rapid growth.
Some teams have a great culture; others are shaped by culture imported from other companies. Further, the company has not consistently adjusted how it does business for its size, which has caused growing pains.
Focus on management development. Developing managers and guiding them in developing their people will continue to keep the company's culture and values.
The initial phone screen was with a recruiter who was professional and punctual. They were very helpful, asked basic screening questions, and then helped me prepare for the next round of interviews. The first technical phone screen was confusing as
One phone interview and later an onsite interview with about 5 people. Lunch with an employee. People were not too friendly, but some of them were nice. Overall, an okay experience.
A recruiter emailed me and set up a time to call for a basic resume and interests review. They then scheduled a technical phone screen with a Test Engineer manager. The test engineer probed my knowledge of agile development. They asked how I would t
The initial phone screen was with a recruiter who was professional and punctual. They were very helpful, asked basic screening questions, and then helped me prepare for the next round of interviews. The first technical phone screen was confusing as
One phone interview and later an onsite interview with about 5 people. Lunch with an employee. People were not too friendly, but some of them were nice. Overall, an okay experience.
A recruiter emailed me and set up a time to call for a basic resume and interests review. They then scheduled a technical phone screen with a Test Engineer manager. The test engineer probed my knowledge of agile development. They asked how I would t