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The four criteria for getting a job at Google

The four criteria for getting a job at Google
10 Aug, 2017 6:54am
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Word formation
Google is one of the most     RECOGNISE     companies in the world and is shaping our lives on an unprecedented scale. So it's no surprise there are plenty of people all over the world vying for a job at the company.
And if you want to join their ranks, he says there are four qualities that Google looks for in a job      APPLY    .
 Discuss:
What will the four qualities be?
1.
2.
3.
4.



And they are as follows:
Cognitive ability 
Role related knowledge 
•    Leadership     

- how you figure stuff out.
- "what are the other things you've done where you've been the one with responsibility for others"
- if you want to be an engineer, how well can you code?





Now, the fourth one is, well, a little harder to account for, and is known in the company as






 "Googlyness".

(What do you think this means?)







"I would argue Googlyness is the most important     CHARACTER      ," says vice president of hiring and     OPERATE    Sunil Chandra. "Which is how well will you do with our culture." When it comes to the nature of work at Google, "everything is about working in a team," he said.








Discuss:
1. What are your cognitive strengths? Creativity, problem solving, analysis, memory, thinking outside the box? Organisation? Strategy?

What about weaknesses? Are you really bad at anything mentally?

2. Could you perform any role in a company like Google? What can you do and how well can you do it? Be specific.
3. What is a "leader"? Do you have any leadership experience?
4. What does Sunil mean by culture? Have you worked anywhere where there was a negative culture?

5.  If "Googlyness" is the culture of Google, what might it be? 



Cloze / unscramble
A_____ the iianitl interviews, the four or five interviewers score the job hofulpes and g_____ the feedback to a ecomitte which ultimately m____ the decision whether or not to extend an o____.
An aicpntpla will usually go t_____ at least four interviews before ____ offered a job, the havbeurioal and attitude aspects of a person's character often the focus.

Add these in the right place:
begin to understand why               which it was once famous for     don't predict anything
data analytics     Simply put

To improve the process, Google uses ____________ and has conducted research on things like unconscious bias among hiring panels to make the process as objective and fair as possible.
Sunil's team has stopped using tricky brain teasers in the interview process - _______________  - because they eventually figured out that they don't actually tell you much. When you learn they included such gems as, "if I shrank you to the size of a nickel and put you in a blender, how would you escape?" then you probably _______________ Google abandoned them. "They _____________ so we stopped using them," he said.
"_________, what we're really looking for is how do you as a candidate learn new stuff, work with a team, (and) what have you achieved," Mr Chandra said. "Folks that are always curious, always learning."



Chose the correct word:
The company attracts some of the brightest minds from around the world and Sunil says getting to be involved / included in that process and work with them is the funnest part of his job.
The tech giant is famous for its experimental culture which encourages employees to seek out time to pursue / possess different interests and adopt / tackle different creative projects outside of their main focus.
While Google has moved away / pulled back a little bit on such an approach it's still a fundamental component / culture to its workplace and given all the fun stuff in their office headquarters in California, that's a pretty enticing / excellent deal.

So if you want to join the company that knows more about your online habits than you do, start working on your Googlyness, I suppose.



Discuss:
1. What is meant by experimental culture?
2. Why does google use data analytics during the selection process?
3. Why did Google abandon brain teasers? 
4. Read the last sentence. What does it show about the writer's attitude to Google?

Watch:
Google's Intern Programme


Intro:

Adjectives:

colour__
eccen____
aca_____

It feels kind of like a _________
very few limitations are _______d on where your mind can be
Don't be afraid to ______


T / F

You can bring pets to work
The interns stay at Google for one year
Interns work in teams

The Interns:

What is their background?
What department of Google are they interning in?
What makes the programme interesting for them?

Matt

Paola

Kim

Florian

Grant



The four criteria for getting a job at Google

 

Chose the correct word:

Google is one of the most  recognised / recognisable  companies in the world and is shaping our lives on an unprecedented scale. So it's no surprise there are plenty of people all over the world vying for a job at the company.

And if you want to join their ranks, he says there are four qualities that Google looks for in a job  application / applicant.

 Discuss:

What will the four qualities be?

1.

2.

3.

4.




 


And they are as follows:

• ___________  ability 

  _________ related knowledge 

•    __________ship     

Match

- how you figure stuff out.

- "what are the other things you've done where you've been the one with responsibility for others"

- if you want to be an engineer, how well can you code?

 

Now, the fourth one is, well, a little harder to account for, and is known in the company as

 "Googlyness".

(What do you think this means?)

"I would argue Googlyness is the most important  characteristic / character ," says vice president of hiring and     operation / operations    Sunil Chandra. "Which is how well will you do with our culture." When it comes to the nature of work at Google, "everything is about working in a team," he said.

 

Discuss:

1. What are your cognitive strengths? Creativity, problem solving, analysis, memory, thinking outside the box? Organisation? Strategy?

What about weaknesses? Are you really bad at anything mentally?

2. Could you perform any role in a company like Google? What can you do and how well can you do it? Be specific.

3. What is a "leader"? Do you have any leadership experience?

4. What does Sunil mean by culture? Have you worked anywhere where there was a negative culture?
5.  If "Googlyness" is the culture of Google, what might it be? 

A_____ the iianitl interviews, the four or five interviewers score the job hofulpeand g_____ the feedback to a ecomitte which ultimately m____ the decision whether or not to extend an o____.An aicpntpla will usually go t_____ at least four interviews before ____ offered a job, the havbeurioal and attitude aspects of a person's character often the focus.

begin to understand why               which it was once famous for     

don't predict anything      data analytics     Simply put

To improve the process, Google uses ____________ and has conducted research on things like unconscious bias among hiring panels to make the process as objective and fair as possible.

Sunil's team has stopped using tricky brain teasers in the interview process - _______________  - because they eventually figured out that they don't actually tell you much. When you learn they included such gems as, "if I shrank you to the size of a nickel and put you in a blender, how would you escape?" then you probably _______________ Google abandoned them. "They _____________ so we stopped using them," he said.

"_________, what we're really looking for is how do you as a candidate learn new stuff, work with a team, (and) what have you achieved," Mr Chandra said. "Folks that are always curious, always learning."

The company attracts some of the brightest minds from around the world and Sunil says getting to be involved / included in that process and work with them is the funnest part of his job.

The tech giant is famous for its experimental culture which encourages employees to seek out time to pursue / possess different interests and adopt / tackle different creative projects outside of their main focus.

While Google has moved away / pulled back a little bit on such an approach it's still a fundamental component / culture to its workplace and given all the fun stuff in their office headquarters in California, that's a pretty enticing / excellent deal.

 

So if you want to join the company that knows more about your online habits than you do, start working on your Googlyness, I suppose.

 

 

Discuss:

1. What is meant by experimental culture?

2. Why does google use data analytics during the selection process?

3. Why did Google abandon brain teasers? 
4. Read the last sentence. What does it show about the writer's attitude to Google?

 

Video Intro:

Adjectives:
colour__
eccen____
aca_____

It feels kind of like a _________
very few limitations are _______d on where your mind can be
Don't be afraid to ______

T / F
You can bring pets to work
The interns stay at Google for one year
Interns work in teams

The Interns:
What is their background?
What department of Google are they interning in?
What makes the programme interesting for them?\


                                  Background                 Department                      Interest


Matt

Paola

Kim

Florian

Grant

 

Which people do you identify with or admire?




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