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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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