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Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by prophetjohn »

tootie wrote: post #20
gbronner wrote: post #7

Makes sense if they can't onboard the talent, and can't manage a 100% distributed workforce. Nevertheless, seems like a great time to acquire talent on the cheap, so long as you can effectively use it.

Anecdotally, I've been told they require you to come onsite to get onboarded and receive Google hardware and their offices are locked up. Some recent hires are not able to work and now being paid to do nothing.

They are mailing out the required hardware and doing remote onboarding for the time being. But hardware shipments are getting delayed leading to some new hires being paid to do nothing for a week or two.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by dvirsky »

a1pulley wrote: post #21

I’ve been stuck in the final SVP approval part of their hiring process for a week. At this point I think I’m just going to keep my current job. Too bad — seemed like a good time to get equity at a good “strike” price

You might be okay, time to reach out to your recruiter.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by drdeadringer »

o10449366 wrote: post #27
a1pulley wrote: post #21

I’ve been stuck in the final SVP approval part of their hiring process for a week. At this point I think I’m just going to keep my current job. Too bad — seemed like a good time to get equity at a good “strike” price

Google has a notoriously slow hiring process. For new grads and internships, the time between initial coding assessment to final hiring confirmation is often several months.

They've been slow on "poaching" experienced folks as well. One person I know was offered a king's ransom to switch to Google, refused a "please stay" premium from the home company, and it still took half a year to walk through the door.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by paxys »

aparc123 wrote: post #29
a1pulley wrote: post #21

I’ve been stuck in the final SVP approval part of their hiring process for a week. At this point I think I’m just going to keep my current job. Too bad — seemed like a good time to get equity at a good “strike” price

If you are past team matching phase then it is likely that you would get an offer. Note: I don't represent Google.

I was one of the "special" ones who didn't make it past Google's final hiring committee review (although I now suspect this is a lot more common than they let on). And that happened after the recruiter had already called to check my references, matched me with a team, given me a verbal offer and told me it was "basically" final. The entire process took over 3 months. It has been years but I'm still annoyed by how they wasted my time.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by Antoninus »

codingslave wrote: post #22

Google is a one trick pony that just took a baseball bat to the knee. I hope covid knocks them from their heights and forces them to create better products. Years of easy advertising money from their search monopoly has led to internal rot and fat, a thinning of the heard could force them to use their employees productively. Or alternatively, nothing will change, they will experience no pain, and the world will go on…

This guys got it figured out. Do you have a blog?

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by [deleted] »

Antoninus wrote: post #36
codingslave wrote: post #22

Google is a one trick pony that just took a baseball bat to the knee. I hope covid knocks them from their heights and forces them to create better products. Years of easy advertising money from their search monopoly has led to internal rot and fat, a thinning of the heard could force them to use their employees productively. Or alternatively, nothing will change, they will experience no pain, and the world will go on…

This guys got it figured out. Do you have a blog?

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Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by spunker540 »

paxys wrote: post #34
aparc123 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are past team matching phase then it is likely that you would get an offer. Note: I don't represent Google.

I was one of the "special" ones who didn't make it past Google's final hiring committee review (although I now suspect this is a lot more common than they let on). And that happened after the recruiter had already called to check my references, matched me with a team, given me a verbal offer and told me it was "basically" final. The entire process took over 3 months. It has been years but I'm still annoyed by how the…

Same thing happened with me -- I wouldn't quite go as far as receiving a verbal offer, but had been discussing compensation and they were asking about my other offers to send off to the comp team after I matched with a team. Such a long, drawn out process to come up with nothing.
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