Why Google in particular? How about the other tech giants?
Ask HN: How do I make myself employable at Google as a programmer?
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Re: Ask HN: How do I make myself employable at Google as a programmer?
#12Read this blog : http://haseebq.com/ This guy majored in English, was a world class poker player before he made his move into tech. In 1 year he learned enough to crush every single interview in top tech companies ( Google, Uber. Airbnb, etc. to name a few ). His blog posts provides information in extreme details. It might be of help. Cheers!
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Re: Ask HN: How do I make myself employable at Google as a programmer?
#13> I have sent my CV a few times to Google and I didn't get a single response back.
This is not how you get a job in tech. Big companies like Google receive thousands of resumes from all over the world on a daily basis. Linkedin and Github are all you need to worry about. Build cool things, network with interesting people, and eventually they will start knocking on your door.
Re: Ask HN: How do I make myself employable at Google as a programmer?
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes. As Einstein said: You have to learn the rules of the game. Then you have to play the game better than anyone else It's not as easy as it sounds.
Not Einstein but Feinstein: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein#Misattributed
Good catch! I am a little pedantic about quotes, but still get attributions wrong :-)