How to get a job at Google
Work And Study Inspiration / / December 25, 2019
The newspaper The New York Times interviewed a Google vice president of Human Resources Laszlo Bock, who gave the answer to the question: "Who is it that taking a job at Google?»
Your answer Bock began with the fact that Google considers the results of tests and GPA meaningless and attention spent on them are wasted. GPA (Grade Point Average) - is a weighted average score of student achievement in his profession. So, it does not mean anything. Every year, the percentage of people without education in Google is increasing. And this trend can not be ignored. In some teams it has already reached 14%. So, what do you need to get your dream job?
Still, higher education will not hurt. Many positions in Google require knowledge of mathematics, physics and programming, which is quite difficult to get without higher education. But Google looks at more. There are five skills that we value in those who wish to get a job at Google.
Of course, if you are satisfied with us as a programmer (which is half of the positions in Google), then, first of all, we will evaluate your ability to write code. Still, the skill number 1, which is searched for in all the candidates - this is intelligence. Do not think that we will check your IQ coefficient. Mental abilities - it is, above all, the ability to learn. Grasp everything on the fly. This ability to make a picture from pieces of the puzzle. We test these skills by means of behavioral tests that most accurately determine your ability.
Leadership
Not the leadership that you mean. You are elder in the classroom? Vice president of sales or the head of the chess club? We do not care. What we pay attention, because this is the way you act in critical situations. Are you ready to take the unexpected lead, if the team was faced with a problem, and you are the only one who can solve it? In this situation, you turn away, or vice versa, will become the head of the team? It is important that you are always ready to engage all their efforts to solve the problem.
Modesty
The ultimate goal - that's what your team can do to solve the problem. Not you, not anyone else in particular. Only the whole team. Make a contribution to make and give it to others. Without humility, you can not learn. Our research has shown that many graduates of elite colleges in the development of the plateau occurs when they come to Google. Due to the fact that they try not to do the work, which can lead to poor results and, consequently, can not learn from their mistakes.
They think so: "if something happened, so I'm a genius, if something went wrong, then someone is an idiot." You need to reduce your ego. Although, no. You need to have both a large and a small ego.
Experience (competence)
Imagine that you are hiring a person with high mental abilities, curious, willing to learn and having the makings of a leader, but without the knowledge of the specialty to the position of financial analyst. And you have another candidate who understands finances and has a diploma, but only has this skill. Whom do you choose? Google will choose the former. In the event of an emergency, a graduate with honors will act in the same standard way. While the first candidate could screw up a couple of times, but the third time will come with a brand new and ingenious solution to the problem. And we appreciate it the most.
Talent
Now the talent - it's so loose concept, it almost lost its original meaning. When we see a man who did not go to university, I did not go to school, but has contributed to the world - we understand that this is an exceptional man. And we must do everything in our power to get it.
Too many colleges do not provide what they promise. You go into debt, wasting your time and do not learn the most useful things that can be useful in life. You simply prolong their adolescence without obligation.
In Google comes as many talented people, we have long ceased to look at the standard indicators achievements as G.P.A. However, for many people, college - it's still the best way to lead their lives and make career. But Bock asks you not to forget about one thing: "Be careful." Everyone in this world do not care what you have learned something, it is only important that you know how to treat their knowledge. And, with all these qualities, the work place is no longer important to you, you will be appreciated anywhere.