The four criteria
for getting a job at Google
10 Aug, 2017 6:54am
5 minutes to read
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 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.
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?
