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Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by eps on Monday February 24, 2020 @04:47PM (#22408805)
> She couldn’t believe I was not interested in continuing - how could I turn down Google??

Lol. I had the exact same experience back in the late 90s, but with... IBM. Arrogant as heck, took three months to follow up and were shocked to know I was no longer interested. It was beautiful.

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Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by drongoking on Monday February 24, 2020 @11:19PM (#22410886)
At one point Microsoft would refuse to interview you unless you were their first and only choice. If you ever hinted you were considering other companies---interview over.

Probably all the 900-pound gorilla companies go through that period of extreme arrogance when everyone's knocking on their door. Until they're not.

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Re:Google interviewing process for software developer role i... by walshemj on Monday February 24, 2020 @07:39PM (#22409901)
Earlier than that I went an initial interview at some IBM office - they went very cold when it turns out that I did not have a degree.
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