How to Get a Job at Google

Re:How to Get a Job at Google by sbuccini on Saturday February 22, 2014 @08:10PM (#7284495)

As a current student, I don't buy what they're saying one bit. If this is the case, why do they ask for your GPA when you apply online for a programming role? More anecdotally, everyone I know who made it to the interview process had a stellar GPA. Most were members of the CS honor society on campus.

I don't have any hard proof, but it's clear to me that at least for new hires, GPA is a big requirement for Google.

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Re:How to Get a Job at Google by datphp on Saturday February 22, 2014 @08:46PM (#7284585)

Well, GPA shouldn't be tricky at all if you have what it takes to work at Google.

This means, unless you were fed up with the educational system like I was and you purposely did a mediocre performance, you probably aced them.

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Re:How to Get a Job at Google by illuminate on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @09:37PM (#7302453)

GPA has pretty much F/A to do with your application if you're not looking for an Internship.

"More anecdotally, everyone I know who made it to the interview process had a stellar GPA. Most were members of the CS honor society on campus."

As a student you should probably understand correlation and causative factors better :p

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Re:How to Get a Job at Google by wilykat on Tuesday February 25, 2014 @01:32AM (#7296035)

Granted that I've been in the industry a while, but although I did get asked for my GPA, it wasn't until after I was about to receive the offer letter and they were checking references. My guess is that it's just a spot on the form that they still have to fill out.

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Re:How to Get a Job at Google by caitp on Saturday February 22, 2014 @10:02PM (#7284742)

When recruiters contact you, GPA doesn't tend to come up at all, at least in my experience.

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