Jobs at Google (1999)
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#2Back when Google was really cool! Who got hired into some of these positions?
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#3"The only Chef job with stock options!"
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#4Back when Google was really cool! Who got hired into some of these positions?
I'm guessing they either left or are millionaires many times over by now and don't surf HN
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#5For Software Engineer, the first requirement -
>> Several years of industry or hobby-based experience
Key takeaway is “hobby-based”
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#6> 8. Free snacks and drinks
This seems like a good reason not to work somewhere.
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#7> 8. Free snacks and drinks This seems like a good reason not to work somewhere.
It was 1999.
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#8For Software Engineer, the first requirement - >> Several years of industry or hobby-based experience Key takeaway is “hobby-based”
2nd requirement: BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent (Ph.D. a plus)
So, sure, they were fine with hobby experience. But only if backed by solid CS chops.
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#9Interestingly, Requirements for Staffing Manager
-BA/BS, MS or Ph.D. degree
-Intelligence to interview the brightest in the world
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#10> This means we base employment decisions exclusively on our current business needs and the given merit of a candidate. We encourage excellence at all levels in our organization, and are not influenced by race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, handicap, religion, or any other factor irrelevant to doing a great job.
Not anymore eh?