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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 nilkn »

drdeadringer wrote: post #33
o10449366 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

A friend interviewed with Google a few years ago and the process took well over six months before he actually got an official offer. It really is amazing how slow they are.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by third_I »

paxys wrote: post #40

I wonder if so many layoffs, freezes etc. happening at the moment are directly due to the crisis or something that was long overdue and can now be done without much negative PR.

If you must ask, it's probably because you think it's a little bit of both.

Anecdotally, I wonder the same thing myself.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by droithomme »

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 dodged a bullet.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by a1pulley »

dvirsky wrote: post #32
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.

I did — she said, paraphrased, "I wouldn't blame you if you took another offer. I have no idea how long it will take in light of today's memo"

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by nostrademons »

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.

I've heard on-boarding is totally remote now - they mail you a badge and a laptop and the laptop has the requisite forms and software pre-loaded.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by syncerr »

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…

As a note, there’s another compensation review that takes place after hiring committee.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by hamandcheese »

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.

Aren't most Google employees paid to do nothing?

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by whoisjuan »

xenihn wrote: post #37

People on Blind are posting that it's more than just slowing.

It can't be more than a simple slow. This crisis decimated their revenues while increasing their huge subsidized operational costs like bandwidth.

Take for instance YouTube. Just imagine the cost to operate the site increasing exponentially overnight (because of all the quarantined people) while their ad business goes down. You're in the worst possible situation for a business with a model that is heavily dependent on that particular ad revenue.

That's like a supermarket having three times more foot traffic but people only buying gum.

Re: Google to Slow Hiring for Rest of 2020

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Post by 9nGQluzmnq3M »

droithomme wrote: post #44
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 dodged a bullet.

The bullet of getting hired by a company with famously large margins and a huge pile of cash? I could think of worse places to be during this crisis.
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