These are getting a little long in the tooth, wonder if they'll continue to be effective for much longer.
He should have recorded a Youtube video asking Eric Schimdt out on a date.
You mean, on a g+ Gangout.
Google Please Hire Me
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#72Earlier 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?
Your character sheet is awesome.
Thanks :-) I had fun making it! I would have made it even nerdier but I'm not sure how well that would go over for most freelancing clients...
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#75I'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?
That is pretty awesome, even if you can't trust it 100% I get a good idea of what you're relatively good at. Linkedin should do something like this.
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#76As someone who is known to hire people once in a while I always get really suspicious when "What other say about me" sounds like the stuff I see further down the page. Who would ever actually say something a long the lines of “Matthew brought a combination of vision, strategy and execution that can rarely be found in one individual. His brand development and messaging at launch resulted in demand that exceeded expect…
In my experience it's not uncommon for a boss to have people draft up their own recommendations when it comes time to find a new place to work and then just sign them afterwards.
I'd say more often than not that's the case I see. Is it ethical, though?
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#77I don't really know about this kind of reverse applications. Looks like the guy would work for Google just for the name. I invested over $3,000 of my own capital to create a marketing campaign that would get you to notice me. I haven’t been that desperate to get someone to notice me since my first highschool crush. Desperate? Really? What if Google calls to offer an under payed job? But, hell, marketing is a so diffe…
He doesn't seem concerned about salary - just a chance to prove himself. If he's really good the salary will take care of itself.
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#78"request an interview" has an odd tone given how eager this guy is for a gig at Google. Also, one thing I wonder about these reverse applications: you're screwed when it comes time to negotiate your package, aren't you?
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?
The only way I'd hire this guy is if it was a parody. As a parody, it's pretty good, but as an actual reverse resume it just seems really weird. I'm sure he'll get a bunch of offers from other companies besides Google. I just don't see this type of stuff fitting in with Google's personality.
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#79Earlier 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?
That is pretty awesome, even if you can't trust it 100% I get a good idea of what you're relatively good at. Linkedin should do something like this.
True. Of course even if you could trust it, it's a gross simplification. In reality, those dots mean different things in different contexts. But I still liked the idea of conveying some measure of experience related to a given subject instead of just listing buzzwords indiscriminately.
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#80As someone who is known to hire people once in a while I always get really suspicious when "What other say about me" sounds like the stuff I see further down the page. Who would ever actually say something a long the lines of “Matthew brought a combination of vision, strategy and execution that can rarely be found in one individual. His brand development and messaging at launch resulted in demand that exceeded expect…
That looks to be obviously part of the joke, like his "modest" home.