Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA

Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by Puer on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:54PM (#18574783)

I just read this post and thought it was a really shitty move on Google's part. For those that don't know, as part of Google's initial application you have to submit an "unofficial" transcript. This means that Google had this person's transcript through the entirety of the interview process from beginning to end, but only after extending them a verbal offer did they decide to inform them they can't hire because of their low GPA.

The coding challenges and whiteboard interviews are ridiculous enough as is. It makes me sad to see such a lack of courtesy, though. If the GPA was going to be the barrier they should have just rejected the candidate outright from the beginning and not wasted their time.

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by phs318u on Saturday December 01, 2018 @01:28AM (#18575546)

By making the candidate go through the whole process even though they knew in advance they would reject the candidate, Google afforded themselves the opportunity to crib any bright ideas the candidate may have had in order to patent them [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18566929

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by aardvark291 on Saturday December 01, 2018 @04:26PM (#18579044)

I thought this worry was completely ridiculous until I read that link. Huh.

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by spiderPig on Saturday December 01, 2018 @02:13AM (#18575691)

This. Why put them through the whole interview gauntlet? Sheer arrogance

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by anon2775 on Friday November 30, 2018 @11:06PM (#18575073)

Yup. I have a horrible GPA due to a bunch of personal and disability stuff but they never look at it due to experience. If they did, I wouldn't want to work somewhere that favors GPA and/or nonsense certifications. In fact when I hire, I measure candidates inversely proportionate to their list of certs.

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by virgilp on Saturday December 01, 2018 @01:31AM (#18575551)

That's an equally bad heuristic for rejecting someone.

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by derangedHorse on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:36AM (#18576927)

An "inversely" bad heuristic lol

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Re:Google rescinds candidate verbal offer due to low GPA by kiallmacinnes on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:44AM (#18576962)

While I can't agree on the whole inversely proportional thing, I do find myself asking questions when a candidate looks to be "too academic" or when they have no qualifications.

The roles I hire for aren't typically cutting edge research etc, there much more mundane development, integration, operations and so on - highly academic people might not truly understand the role, and I want to make sure there's a good fit in terms of expectations.

What I'm getting at is, don't let a list of, or absence of, qualifications bother you - instead match people as best you can to the roles you have. Sometimes, you're going to mess up. It happens. I know I've lost good candidates because I didn't think they would be a fit and it turned out - they were.

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