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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by typon on Monday July 22, 2019 @03:19PM (#20501351)
The recruiter told me I had 3 really positive reviews and 2 somewhat positive and 1 negative review. It's usually more feedback than I expect from companies but it was good to hear. It also matched with my expectations knowing how the interview went. She apparently took it to another hiring committee and they said no as well.
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by sandino on Monday July 22, 2019 @03:27PM (#20501437)
The recruiter told me I had 3 really positive reviews and 2 somewhat positive and 1 negative review.

And apparently at Google - the negatives carry the day.

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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by itp on Monday July 22, 2019 @03:42PM (#20501571)
That's true at a lot of organizations. The cost of a false positive hire typically vastly outweighs the cost of a false negative, particularly when you have the luxury of being perceived as a premiere employer in the space (from which follows a steady stream of qualified applicants).
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by sandino on Monday July 22, 2019 @04:16PM (#20501907)
I know the rationale. Then again if it's just one 1 person out of 6 (including 3 other persons who gave "very positive" reviews) then maybe that one person is just being ... negative. As the modern interviewing culture (not so subtly) incentivizes them to be.
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by lonelappde on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @01:32AM (#20504640)
"Somewhat Positive" means No Hire, so it was 3/6.
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by sandino on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @03:35PM (#20509557)
So "somewhat positive" = "negative" actually"?

That's what I was getting at - apparently it's negativity-driven, all the way down.

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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by cortesoft on Monday July 22, 2019 @05:06PM (#20502329)
Well, if the other candidates had 6 positive reviews, it makes sense.
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by lonelappde on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @01:32AM (#20504643)
Why? How many openings were there, and how many other applicants?
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Re:Google pays $11M to job-seekers who alleged age discrimin... by cortesoft on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:47PM (#20509144)
Fewer than the number of candidates that got 6 positive reviews?
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