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Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by leif » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 3:39 PM UTC

theDoug wrote: post #61

td wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, am I the only one here who feels like this is an obvious (and funny) parody? Or are all the "serious" comments critiquing the video/website/C.V. just another level of irony?

It seems to be done either genuinely or as part of some larger campaign to promote himself / see if he "could" get an interview: http://matthew-epstein.com/land-a-job-at-google-journey/

the "waah I didn't get to play all my cards" thing is weird. he wanted a google interview, he got a google interview, holster your guns matthew, the fight's over

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by tdfx » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 4:06 PM UTC

sachinag wrote: post #88

I'm an intern on the Mid-Market Product Marketing team. I reached out to Matthew to see if I can give him any help/advice now that he's already got the referral in.

I'm sure he appreciates it, but I'm fairly certain his primary interest is with the Market-Making Pre-Market Product Marketing team.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by akvlad » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 4:20 PM UTC

He reminds me of Stephen Colbert.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by hluska » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 4:39 PM UTC

corin_ wrote: post #48

mrich wrote: post #25

As a programmer this resume repells me, it is full of bullshit marketing terms and this appears to be the kind of guy who wants to earn top dollar just for being an important marketing guy who supposedly can do wonders, of which there are droves.

Just for the record, there are good marketers and bad marrketers; the good ones don't talk like that, and don't live their life around buzzwords.

In my experience, using buzzwords is really useful...if you want to work for the kind of company that is impressed by buzzwords. On the other hand, if you want to work for thoughtful, innovative people, it is best to be genuine, passionate, and knowledgeable about the product(s) you wish to market. I'm also a firm believer that marketers who want to work in technology should learn to program - inevitably, they will have to learn from engineers and a little bit of experience programming makes that process so much easier.

Unfortunately, when I suggested those things at a recent alumni meeting, the response was less than positive.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by larrys » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 5:36 PM UTC

But was it even his idea and execution?

You can't really tell that much from this video. He had others involved (for shooting at the very least) and we don't know if he edited it, wrote the script or if any of the ideas were his or a friend. Not that anything was spectacular of course.

He should have at least put at the end some "credits" or even commentary on what part of it he was responsible for.

The video is trying to say "I'm creative and resourceful enough to do this video" but we don't know his actual role in the video other than that he was able to appear in this part.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by JoshWillis » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 6:25 PM UTC

Udo wrote: post #56

rednum wrote: post #19

I've downloaded this guy's resume ( http://googlepleasehire.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Resume... ) and while I'm aware he's doing something that I don't know much about, I am puzzled by the 'technology' thing in his skills chart. Can someone give me a hint what does he mean by giving himself 6 skill points in it? Same question for 'research & analytics' and 'social media' - these terms are so vague that their mean…

Generally, I do like skill charts that look like RPG character sheets (so much so, I've been using this paradigm for my own skill profile http://udos.name ), however as you said this particular one seems indeed a bit devoid of actual information. Even if the categories were meaningful, what's the point in having a scale of 1 to 7 when the lowest outlier rating you give yourself is 4?

I just signed up for an account just so I could post how awesome that skill profile is. Some site really needs to copy this idea.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by Udo » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 6:28 PM UTC

JoshWillis wrote: post #96

Udo wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Generally, I do like skill charts that look like RPG character sheets (so much so, I've been using this paradigm for my own skill profile http://udos.name ), however as you said this particular one seems indeed a bit devoid of actual information. Even if the categories were meaningful, what's the point in having a scale of 1 to 7 when the lowest outlier rating you give yourself is 4?

I just signed up for an account just so I could post how awesome that skill profile is. Some site really needs to copy this idea.

Wow, thank you so much, it's really nice to hear that. And welcome to HN! :-)

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by thorwawy99 » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 6:34 PM UTC

title should be "how NOT to get hired by google"

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by rwan » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 9:16 PM UTC

Those questions were reasonable. It is supposed to test your strategic thinking skills. The attitude seems a little cold, according to your description in the article.

I used to work for Google in Sales.

Re: Google Please Hire Me

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Post by jgmmo » Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 11:48 PM UTC

Udo wrote: post #56

rednum wrote: post #19

I've downloaded this guy's resume ( http://googlepleasehire.me/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Resume... ) and while I'm aware he's doing something that I don't know much about, I am puzzled by the 'technology' thing in his skills chart. Can someone give me a hint what does he mean by giving himself 6 skill points in it? Same question for 'research & analytics' and 'social media' - these terms are so vague that their mean…

Generally, I do like skill charts that look like RPG character sheets (so much so, I've been using this paradigm for my own skill profile http://udos.name ), however as you said this particular one seems indeed a bit devoid of actual information. Even if the categories were meaningful, what's the point in having a scale of 1 to 7 when the lowest outlier rating you give yourself is 4?

Character sheet is pure awesomeness. I realized how subjective the interview process when my last interview --- yesturday --- was entirely composed of: "From 1-10, 10 being the creator of the language, how are you with X? How about y? And Z?"

This kind of online resume gets past all that kind of stuff. I see real value in being able to cleanly present this kind of high-level skillset info to employers PRE-interview.