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Re:How Google Hires by fataliss on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @07:23PM (#9337843)
I can totally relate. When a Google recruiter approached me and told me that they were looking for Python and also Java developers I was potentially interested in the python position (being a Ruby dev). But then I learned that my interview would be conducted in Java and they would generously give me 1 week to brush up my Java skills, I laughed and declined. Definitely got other things to do with my evenings than brushing up my Java skills so I can work a Python job...
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Re:How Google Hires by spankalee on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @07:46PM (#9337927)
Really? The general policy, as I've been told, is to let the interviewee use whatever language they're comfortable with as long as the interviewer is comfortable with it too. I even give the option of using sufficiently detailed pseudo-code.
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Re:How Google Hires by fataliss on Thursday April 09, 2015 @06:28PM (#9351460)
Well I guess nobody in the team I was contacted to work for was comfortable with Ruby. Screenshot of the actual email: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4g01mqxycyf08u4/Screenshot%202015-... I let you draw your own conclusions.
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