Anyone working for Google

Kazujo

Just wondering if anyone here is working for google at the mo. I am looking at a couple of jobs that they have advertised at the moment. Just wondering what there average wage and conditions and stuff were like.

BuffyBot

Kazujo wrote:

Just wondering if anyone here is working for google at the mo. I am looking at a couple of jobs that they have advertised at the moment. Just wondering what there average wage and conditions and stuff were like.

From what I hear things there are quite good - but hard to get into. Someone here might have some more specific info

penexpers

Conditions are very good (free lunch, regular trips to head office in US, flexible working hours, free computer equipment if required for the job etc..). Not sure about the pay levels though.

It is quite hard to get into. The recruitment process takes many months (emphasis on many) and many interviews. If the job is "important" enough, the last stage of the process is they fly you to head office in California where you undergo more interviews tests etc...

SantaHoe

penexpers wrote:

the last stage of the process is they fly you to head office in California where you undergo more interviews tests etc...

Good God I'd be highly pissed if I had to fly to the US for an interview and then didn't get the job :eek:

WhiteWashMan

i fly to new jersey for the last stage of my interview process for my job.
amd even then i wasnt sure i was going to get it.

but i did get to visit new york which was awesome and would have been worth it

Hobbes

SantaHoe wrote:

Good God I'd be highly pissed if I had to fly to the US for an interview and then didn't get the job :eek:

If it was a last stage interview and you didn't get it then you are well within your rights to bill them for it.

As for google, generally don't you have answer crazy puzzles in your head on the fly.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/03/0255205

penexpers

Hobbes wrote:

If it was a last stage interview and you didn't get it then you are well within your rights to bill them for it.

I said they fly you, which implies that they pay for it. Or at least I thought it did.

BuffyBot

Good God I'd be highly pissed if I had to fly to the US for an interview and then didn't get the job

I'd be delighted..free trip at their expense either way...w00t!

Kazujo

Could be worth applying just for that

Branoic

If you haven't applied yet and you're still thinking of doing so, I'd strongly recommend it. The interview process is a real pain, but once you're in, its pretty damn sweet.

dearg_doom

out of curiosity what kind of jobs are you talking about, is it basically just for people with IT degrees, or do they have a range of departments based over here?

penexpers

www.google.ie/jobs

Branoic

Yep, as you can see in the jobs section, there's a lot of jobs on offer. Batches of new people are starting nearly every week. The biggest expansion area at the moment is AdWords and AdSense, for which you dont need an IT qualification. Something like a marketing, communications, advertising, or journalism degree is what's needed for those particular areas.

Kazujo

I sent in my details on Monday morning got the automated replies so just waiting and hoping now.

FGR

You'd know it's a high profile job when they go to expense of shipping you over for interview.

Branoic

Kazujo wrote:

I sent in my details on Monday morning got the automated replies so just waiting and hoping now.

What position did you apply for if you don't mind me asking?

Kazujo

Server Room Technician

Branoic

ah right, ok, thats not my area at all, so i'm afraid i haven't got a clue what kind of recruitment process to tell you to expect

Kazujo

Do you have any idea roughly what their contact delay is, ie: the time between sending in teh resume and getting a reply?

penexpers

Used to be weeks/months.

Branoic

It can be quite slow, but i think it's in the ball park of a couple of weeks instead of months.