Quite untrue - I was hired about 2 weeks after the "hiring freeze" was rumored.

We have a Noogler starting in my department this week, so there's obviously not a hiring freeze. He's the first (in my department) since me and one other person were hired back in January, so the rate is obviously slow. I know a bunch of Nooglers that recently started on internal infrastructure projects though.

You have provided some excellent information here for people interested in getting a job at Google. You seem like a friendly, bright, and helpful person. So I say this with respect for you and for your own benefit. You must never, under any circumstances, ever use the word "Noogler" ever again.

FWIW, two of my friends got offers in the last two months.

If anyone is in the so cal area, we've started hiring as fast as we can in the Irvine office.