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Re:We ran the numbers, and there really is a pipeline proble... by shadowgovt on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @05:29PM (#21697538)
I wish I knew what to do to help ameliorate the anxieties you've experienced, because as the white guy giving the interviews, I'm terrified that something about my approach or demeanor is enhancing those anxieties in my candidates (and I've seen entirely too many promising candidates wash out where I had to put as my feedback "I think they can do this, but they couldn't do it during the interview, and I suspect they got too nervous").

What can I do to do better?

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Re:We ran the numbers, and there really is a pipeline proble... by huherto on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @07:20PM (#21698373)
Hispanic here. I interviewed with Google and I did terribly bad. I was surprised how nice and patient my interviewer was. There is a lot of self imposed pressure as this is Google. I felt the interview went from 0 to 60MPh really fast. My mind was blocked instantly. I also needed to study specifically for this. It seems that on the job experience is not enough. You really need to train for it.
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Re:We ran the numbers, and there really is a pipeline proble... by sukilot on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @08:32PM (#21698823)
This is the same for almost all candidates of all races and genders.

https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/interview/#interviews...

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