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Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by Maro » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:08 PM UTC

sireat wrote: post #5

I think sometimes even the very well qualified (and Peter should be) do not survive the interview grind. Would be simply silly if that off by one error was the cause for rejection.

Could be they didn't have any more H1B slots left. In my experience large companies just call in people for interviews, and only afterwards do they think about how/when they could hire them.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by alecco » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:09 PM UTC

Google isn't hiring anymore out of top management or very specific exceptions.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by JesseAldridge » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:26 PM UTC

"The questions were about Linux systems administration, algorithms, computer architecture and C programming."

Couldn't you just Google for the answers to these questions in order to bring yourself up to speed where necessary? I'm not sure I see the value in trying to keep vast libraries of arcana in your head at all times.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by bjelkeman-again » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:35 PM UTC

JesseAldridge wrote: post #13

"The questions were about Linux systems administration, algorithms, computer architecture and C programming." Couldn't you just Google for the answers to these questions in order to bring yourself up to speed where necessary? I'm not sure I see the value in trying to keep vast libraries of arcana in your head at all times.

Certain things goes a lot faster if you don't have to look them up evertime you have to do them. But then I haven't read the article, so what would I know? :o

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by andr » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:53 PM UTC

alecco wrote: post #12

Google isn't hiring anymore out of top management or very specific exceptions.

Citation needed.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by matt1 » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 2:56 PM UTC

What are the likely reasons that he did not get hired?

Seems like a brilliant programmer, but for whatever reason that wasn't enough.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by truebosko » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 3:04 PM UTC

I've seen this guys articles get posted on reddit/hacker news over the course of the past few years and he just seems like a tome of knowledge that keeps expanding at a rapid pace

Buddy, you have a lot of time on your hands and you're using it well, keep chugging along, looks like you're close to your dream job

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 3:11 PM UTC

alecco wrote: post #12

Google isn't hiring anymore out of top management or very specific exceptions.

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Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by nostrademons » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 3:14 PM UTC

JesseAldridge wrote: post #13

"The questions were about Linux systems administration, algorithms, computer architecture and C programming." Couldn't you just Google for the answers to these questions in order to bring yourself up to speed where necessary? I'm not sure I see the value in trying to keep vast libraries of arcana in your head at all times.

They ask common questions as a proxy for experience in those fields. If you work with something daily, you will end up memorizing certain facts even if you don't consciously try to. It follows, then, that if you don't have those facts memorized, you haven't been working with that technology daily.

Re: My Job Interview at Google

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Post by virtualdarwin » Mon, Nov 24, 2008, 3:41 PM UTC

epi0Bauqu wrote: post #2

He seems pretty excited for not getting the job.

Enough with the exclamation points. People at Google already sound so absurdly fake on a daily basis that it's nauseating. btw: They gave a BS reason for rejection -- they're in a hiring freeze now. Just look at the stock chart.