Ask HN: Is Google, as an employer, losing its prestige?

Re:Ask HN: Is Google, as an employer, losing its prestige? by tdeck on Friday September 10, 2021 @12:16AM (#28477771)

It seems to have prestige with recruiters. When I was at Google I got several LinkedIn spams per week, sometimes multiple in a day. Whereas I got a lot fewer spams when working at Square. It pays well enough to be a great part of a career path if you can get through the hot mess of an interview process (which often takes multiple tries).

However, it's definitely lost its lustre. In the bay area software world it can sometimes feel like everybody works at or has worked at Google (obviously not literally, but ex-Googlers are ubiquitous).

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Re:Ask HN: Is Google, as an employer, losing its prestige? by nowherebeen on Friday September 10, 2021 @05:43AM (#28479427)

> It seems to have prestige with recruiters.

If they are headhunters, they are mostly thinking about the dollar sign rather than the prestige. Most headhunters get 20-25% of your annual salary if they can place you somewhere else. And don't forget, they are competing with other headhunters as well. So someone from Google will get a easy yes and a nice fat paycheck.

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Re:Ask HN: Is Google, as an employer, losing its prestige? by tdeck on Friday September 10, 2021 @04:55PM (#28486783)

I've observed a mix of headhunters and company recruiters, although it can be a bit hard to tell them apart for smaller startups.

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