Your opinion is not representative and thus not relevant to the argument (that ex-Google engineers have very good job prospects).

>Your opinion is not representative and thus not relevant to the argument (that ex-Google engineers have very good job prospects).

He never claimed it was. More importantly, he is providing a data point, whereas the original claim did not provide anything to back it up.

That is fine that it is not representative, I don't think I said that it was. I said it doesn't matter to me. As someone that reviews resumes it is actually relevant.

What type is that? Genuine question, as I’m in healthcare in a country far away.

Indeed. I even had one door closed by having Google on my resume! ("We've had bad luck with ex-Google types in the past")

"Luck" is a BS excuse, including in said argument

...they don't literally mean "luck", except to express that there is variance. They're using the word to mean bad results, happening more often in ex-google employees. And that's not BS at all.

They don't have to use the word or mention it at all because bad results are already implied by the context. The reader already gathers as much.

Mentioning the word luck draws it in a different light, as if next time the odds might be on their end. Luck is meaningless if there's enough skill. Its an overused (if not downright abused) word.

Why not?

It just simply doesn't set a candidate apart from anyone else. Just like what school someone went to. I simply don't care if it was an ivy league school or local school. It doesn't matter. what really matters is their accomplishments. Trading on a name is not going to work for me.

But since you mentioned this is your opinion, you do acknowledge that these forms of signalling are effective for most other hiring managers, right? Your view is pretty atypical.

Not to be blunt, but your perspective on Google employees is irrelevant in the context of how they're perceived by the broader market. I think that's why your other comment is being downvoted; it seems like what you're saying isn't wrong per se, it's just inconsequential to the job prospects Google employees actually have. Even though you're a hiring manager and don't personally consider Google employment to be a plus, most other hiring managers really do.