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    Kinda Wish I Was in Austin...

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    • thanksajdotcomT
      thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said:

      @ajstringham said:

      @Katie said:

      @ajstringham said:

      I think my dream job has to be something like Google. Based on what I've heard about their work culture and everything, it sounds like it'd be an amazing place to work!

      Ummm.... I did interview with them in 2005. Not an experience I care to repeat.

      Details?

      She can't give any, you have to sign that you will never divulge anything about Google when you interview there.

      Fo cereal?

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      • KatieK
        Katie @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        She can't give any, you have to sign that you will never divulge anything about Google when you interview there.

        Sorry, AJ

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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          @ajstringham and that is why I will have nothing to do with them. That secrecy screams that it is a horrible place to work because no employee is ever allowed to give an honest opinion of the place. Everything that you have heard is filtered by Google's PR team. I believe nothing about them and will never sign such an agreement so will never allow myself to be interviewed there. If they lifted that requirement, that would be different. Again, I don't dislike them as a company, but that cultural hiding is enough that they fail their end of the interview process with me before even talking in person. It's a black and white fail point.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            I have written about hiring practices that when you interview with a company you have only one true, no way to fake it look at the company and that is the hiring process itself. Does that process work well? Does it operate smoothly? Does it encourage the right kind of people to work there?

            Google fails with me based on their interview process. Just like I don't put my college degrees on my resume so that companies that require those don't contact me and save us both the trouble of me turning them down later, I don't interview with anyone that hides who they are. That means that they are embarrassed. If they were a good place to work, they would want people to know to attract the best and the brightest. You only have to hide when things are bad (or illegal.) I doubt that they are illegal, but I have no doubt that they are bad. I'm sure that there are good parts, but we will never know for certain. All we know is that something is horrible wrong, so wrong that they will turn down a massive pool of top talent over needing to keep not only the interview process but everything about the company culture a secret.

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            • nadnerBN
              nadnerB
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              @ajstringham soooooooooo, when are you moving?

              There been a lot of discussion since I last checked and I CBS reading all of it.

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              • JoyJ
                Joy @NetworkNerd
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                @NetworkNerd said:

                I think it's worth your time to contact them and see if they might do the interview via Skype.

                I second that motion..

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                • nadnerBN
                  nadnerB @Joy
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                  @Joyfano said:

                  @NetworkNerd said:

                  I think it's worth your time to contact them and see if they might do the interview via Skype.

                  I second that motion..

                  Motion carried. Meeting adjourned.

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                  • thanksajdotcomT
                    thanksajdotcom @nadnerB
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                    @nadnerB said:

                    @ajstringham soooooooooo, when are you moving?

                    There been a lot of discussion since I last checked and I CBS reading all of it.

                    What is CBS reading?

                    And to answer your question, I don't know. I'm waiting to hear back from SW.

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                    • thanksajdotcomT
                      thanksajdotcom
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                      This was definitely thread of the day. Lol

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                      • nadnerBN
                        nadnerB @thanksajdotcom
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                        @ajstringham said:

                        @nadnerB said:

                        @ajstringham soooooooooo, when are you moving?

                        There been a lot of discussion since I last checked and I CBS reading all of it.

                        What is CBS reading?

                        And to answer your question, I don't know. I'm waiting to hear back from SW.

                        Can't Be Stuffed 🙂

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                        • thanksajdotcomT
                          thanksajdotcom
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                          Heard back from my contact at SW today. They are going to figure out what the next steps are.

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                          • coliverC
                            coliver @thanksajdotcom
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                            @ajstringham said:

                            Heard back from my contact at SW today. They are going to figure out what the next steps are.

                            Are those good steps or bad steps?

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @coliver
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                              @coliver said:

                              Are those good steps or bad steps?

                              I would think any step that's not "I'm sorry but you're not the candidate for us" would be a good one.

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                              • thanksajdotcomT
                                thanksajdotcom @Dashrender
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                                @Dashrender said:

                                @coliver said:

                                Are those good steps or bad steps?

                                I would think any step that's not "I'm sorry but you're not the candidate for us" would be a good one.

                                Yeah, exactly. She's going to check to see who she needs to to talk to so she can find out who I need to talk to.

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                                • StrongBadS
                                  StrongBad
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                                  Good luck.

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                                  • thanksajdotcomT
                                    thanksajdotcom @StrongBad
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                                    @StrongBad said:

                                    Good luck.

                                    Thanks!

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                                    • ?
                                      A Former User
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                                      Any updates?

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller @A Former User
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                                        @Aaron-Studer said:

                                        Any updates?

                                        Good question, I've not heard anything in weeks.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller
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                                          This posts always reminds me of the song "Amy's Back in Austin."

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                                          • thanksajdotcomT
                                            thanksajdotcom
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                                            Haven't heard anything, no. Not upset about it either.

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