Re:Ask HN: Why are banks offering me jobs, but not tech comp...
by actionbrandon on Saturday November 12, 2011 @10:40AM
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I think you are over worried about your educational background, and its kind of messing with you. If google or anybody thought your background was crappy, you wouldn't be interviewing there at all.
Re:Ask HN: Why are banks offering me jobs, but not tech comp...
by brudgers on Thursday November 10, 2011 @01:17PM
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>I trust that they have interviewed enough people to know who "fits" their organization
Maybe.
Maybe not.
Selection processes which deal with a large number of applicants are often geared to find reasons for eliminating candidates.
In other words, if fit was the issue, the person who decided that you didn't, may not have any particularly good basis in experience for making that determination - could be they just don't like people in suits.
No, but in all seriousness, I get (and appreciate) what you're saying. Considering my less than conventional educational background, I just wanted to exude my seriousness in the workplace. But as you mention, culture is extremely important at Google, and I trust that they have interviewed enough people to know who "fits" their organization; regardless of one's capacity to do the job.