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Anyone work for Google? updated * 12-09

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I've gone through a few of their interview processes, but mine have been programming-related. You don't need to wear a suit, or even a tie probably. Dress shirt and slacks already makes you look like you're the boss of the place. Oh yeah, jaywalk across all their streets. They'll love you for it and I'll probably be honking at you to move it. 🙂
 
jtzou said:
I've gone through a few of their interview processes, but mine have been programming-related. You don't need to wear a suit, or even a tie probably. Dress shirt and slacks already makes you look like you're the boss of the place. Oh yeah, jaywalk across all their streets. They'll love you for it and I'll probably be honking at you to move it. 🙂
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Roger!

I am looking scruffy for movember, hoping that is a conversational piece, haha....or should I shave, hrmmm.
 
ViviTheMage said:
Guess I am missing it ... because if it's 3:15 both hands are on the 3, no? Comparing the 2, they are the same angle?
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If they give you some of these questions, make sure to pause and really take your time before answering 🙂 it was confusing sitting at home, I'm sure it's not any easier with the pressure on.
 
Best of luck Vivi!

Man, they sure move slowly. You just got confirmed for flight? When's the actual interview?
 
I know a few people that were former heads/CEO of specific departments at Google.

All I know is that they were ready to move on when they did (after about 5? years). One was more for personal reasons, though.

I can't say any more than that (because I don't really know, haha) but GL. It's an awesome place to work, though I assume it depends. And an even better place to live.

This Friday? dang. I was gonna suggest an impromptu Bay Area AT meetup (with Patranus picking up the tab, of course), but I'm gonna be on Uncle duties all weekend.
 
Zeze said:
3:15 = Big hand happens to be on 3 as well (15th min). So you're just figuring out how much the small hand moves in 15 mins.

It takes 60 mins for small hand to move 1 hour (obviously). And 1 hour is = 30 degrees (360 / 12 hours).

So 15 mins = quarter of an hour = Answer: small hand moves 7.5 degrees (30 / 4)

Uh oh, you're in trouble. :whiste: And that wasn't even nearly technical.

They ask crap like this:

Given two numbers m and n, write a method to return the first number r that is
divisible by both (e.g., the least common multiple).

I have no idea wtf that is.
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that is an extremely easy method to write using the mod operator.

and yea, questions about minute/hour hands and angles on a clock are pretty simple to figure out. just draw it out on paper and it is simple. (for whole numbers such as the example in this thread)
 
purbeast0 said:
that is an extremely easy method to write using the mod operator.

and yea, questions about minute/hour hands and angles on a clock are pretty simple to figure out. just draw it out on paper and it is simple. (for whole numbers such as the example in this thread)
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Of course it's an easy method to write, and can be done a number of ways.

The question is, do you go for the straight-forward approach, or a clever approach that optimizes time?
 
SandEagle said:
i hate you OP. Once you're in, get me a job. im an expert at searching
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As I've said before, Google is a big ass corp now with thousands of replaceable staff. The growth and prestige is not as good as say.. 5-7 years ago.

I visited the Google campus with my friend who works there. Holy fuck it was crowded. It was literally JUST LIKE high school cafeteria.
 
Thanks everyone!

Zeze said:
As I've said before, Google is a big ass corp now with thousands of replaceable staff. The growth and prestige is not as good as say.. 5-7 years ago.

I visited the Google campus with my friend who works there. Holy fuck it was crowded. It was literally JUST LIKE high school cafeteria.
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I can understand this, but I have never been flown out for an interview, let alone for a tech company that I actually really want to work out. The problem I have with finding good experiences/reviews for the google process is that the job I am applying for isn't just a software guy, it's an internal network support role.

Also in Michigan, no at the motherland in Cali.
 
ViviTheMage said:
Thanks everyone!




I can understand this, but I have never been flown out for an interview, let alone for a tech company that I actually really want to work out. The problem I have with finding good experiences/reviews for the google process is that the job I am applying for isn't just a software guy, it's an internal network support role.

Also in Michigan, no at the motherland in Cali.
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Of course, I wish you all the best. Who doesn't want to work for google (including me). 🙂

That friend who works there, he got in a year before IPO. He's doing pretty well for himself now, owns a home by the water in SF, drives a M3, etc. He's not super rich or even rich, but doing quite well.

Let me see his title in Linkedin... Head of SEM/Platform Partnerships. Yea, you can tell I'm bit jelly as we both were good friends and same yr in HS.
 
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Zeze said:
Of course, I wish you all the best. Who doesn't want to work for google (including me). 🙂

That friend who works there, he got in a year before IPO. He's doing pretty well for himself now, owns a home by the water in SF, drives a M3, etc. He's not super rich or even rich, but doing quite well.

Let me see his title in Linkedin... Head of SEM/Platform Partnerships. Yea, you can tell I'm bit jelly as we both were good friends and same yr in HS.
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Different paths for different folks! I am hoping I can move up a bit faster at google, my current job is super steady, and the only way people leave is after 20+ years, and retire.
 
good luck dude. I had an interview with MS before i graduated college and they flew me out to redmond and paid for everything, including a day there just to sightsee. I made it through all the interviews but messed up my last one. great experience though. they do ask some whack questions, as well as hardcore ones.
 
ViviTheMage said:
Different paths for different folks! I am hoping I can move up a bit faster at google, my current job is super steady, and the only way people leave is after 20+ years, and retire.
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I don't know what your end game is. If you're ambitious, there's NO guarantee you can calculate how fast you move up in a company. What group you start in, how easy is it to move around if you're stuck in a loser group. Then there's the politics scene and how well people are willing to help you or fuck you.

In addition, if the job is in Silicon Valley, your larger salary will be eaten up by the higher cost of living. Forget buying a quality house early on vs. what you could get back home.

I know of MANY people who will NOT move to CA for an intra-company Sr. Exec. promotion since they have it so good with the BIG cheap house, great salary (i.e. better quality of life) in the small town satellite office.

If you're a go-getter and plan on spinning the Google job into something unique in a start-up in Silicon Valley, it's a crap-shoot. Many start-ups fail with their A+ talent. You may even get screwed ala Zynga's greed.....OR if you plan to spin the Google job to a higher title in a big Silicon Valley company, think hard. Job title promos give you a little bit more but not the impact $$$ necessary to have anything near a good sized, good neighborhood house you would have outside of CA. Even as a Sr. Director, you'll feel middle class. And VP jobs (after 15-20years?) are extremely few and hard to obtain and are given to outside-of-the-company/industry talent (usually loser talent).

Realistically, at Google, you will perpetually feel middle class in CA....deeep into most or all of your career. Now, if you're a nerd that likes the challenge, you'll have that and will indeed be pressed to perform against your A+ peers. You WILL work LONG hours....weekend hours that you realistically thought you'd have to enjoy the legendary CA scenery/weather. And those RSU's? Those days of super $$ are over.

If you're a "skies-the-limit" type playa who will job-hop yearly, network at VC events, and go warp speed looking for the "in"...there's a high probability you will run yourself into the ground in exasperation. There's multitudes of that type of MBA/engineer young'ins that usually break and settle after 10+ dreamy years of wall banging.....Alternately, if you're a cube rat, ladder promotion playa, your dollar stretch will suffer in Cali, as well as your free time.
 
dr150 said:
I don't know what your end game is. If you're ambitious, there's NO guarantee you can calculate how fast you move up in a company. What group you start in, how easy is it to move around if you're stuck in a loser group. Then there's the politics scene and how well people are willing to help you or fuck you.

In addition, if the job is in Silicon Valley, your larger salary will be eaten up by the higher cost of living. Forget buying a quality house early on vs. what you could get back home.

I know of MANY people who will NOT move to CA for an intra-company Sr. Exec. promotion since they have it so good with the BIG cheap house, great salary (i.e. better quality of life) in the small town satellite office.

If you're a go-getter and plan on spinning the Google job into something unique in a start-up in Silicon Valley, it's a crap-shoot. Many start-ups fail with their A+ talent. You may even get screwed ala Zynga's greed.....OR if you plan to spin the Google job to a higher title in a big Silicon Valley company, think hard. Job title promos give you a little bit more but not the impact $$$ necessary to have anything near a good sized, good neighborhood house you would have outside of CA. Even as a Sr. Director, you'll feel middle class. And VP jobs (after 15-20years?) are extremely few and hard to obtain and are given to outside-of-the-company/industry talent (usually loser talent).

Realistically, at Google, you will perpetually feel middle class in CA....deeep into most or all of your career. Now, if you're a nerd that likes the challenge, you'll have that and will indeed be pressed to perform against your A+ peers. You WILL work LONG hours....weekend hours that you realistically thought you'd have to enjoy the legendary CA scenery/weather. And those RSU's? Those days of super $$ are over.

If you're a "skies-the-limit" type playa who will job-hop yearly, network at VC events, and go warp speed looking for the "in"...there's a high probability you will run yourself into the ground in exasperation. There's multitudes of that type of MBA/engineer young'ins that usually break and settle after 10+ dreamy years of wall banging.....Alternately, if you're a cube rat, ladder promotion playa, your dollar stretch will suffer in Cali, as well as your free time.
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One step at a time, bud. Let the man get the job in CA first and see what he wants to do.
 
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