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gil_vegliach

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    It could well be, as a non-native speaker I'm not aware of such shades of meaning. It sounds a bit "TopTal speak" to me. Probably I picked it up subconsciously as I was skimming my…

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    Comment #14180520

    Thanks :)

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    Comment #14180418

    Thanks for the encouragement! :)

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    Comment #14180372

    Scores are normalized so it doesn't matter. If you always give a low score, that score will count more after normalization. It would be interesting to know how they treat outliers:…

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    Once upon a time, a hiring committee was presented some feedbacks and had to come to a yes/no decision for some candidates. All them were rejected. It turned out that the feedbacks…

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    Comment #14180330

    Apparently they are thinking about it (perhaps just a rumor): https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3332120/google-creates-jobsite...

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    Comment #14179922

    It is the Zurich office from the street.

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    Comment #14179917

    Right, with 4 being basically impossible to get, and scores being normalized wrt the history of the interviewer.

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    Comment #14179907

    Actually, if you are a Google intern and want to become a full-time engineer, you still need to pass two interviews. While preparing, I found a ton of stuff on Quora, take a look t…

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    Comment #14179894

    Grazie :) Getting zero feedback sucks, but as far as I understand it, this is a way to cover their asses from lawsuits. Basically, if you don't get hired, and x gets hired, and you…

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    Comment #14179842

    I agree with the noise of the process. Actually, the whole experience was a good one for me, maybe I didn't express it in the post? Anyway, I got a job in Amazon UK at the end, so …

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    Comment #14179816

    I agree with you. I put more the emphasis on the optimality of the solutions because that was the feedback from the recruiter. During the interviews, I made sure to talk through th…

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