Honestly, as someone who has an interest working with large data-sets, I took her remark ("who wants to work at a bank?") as somewhat insulting. This specific interviewer was not a hiring manager, but rather questioning me for "cultural fit". I asked how long she had been with said company and she admitted "less than three months," which surprised me. I really got the sense that her hating on banks was regurgitated water-cooler verbatim, because she definitely had no experience working for one.
As a young professional working in technology, I think banks present interesting big-data challenges.
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.
I'm in need of some tough loving professional advice.Background: early 20's, no college degree, significant work experience (full-time, contract, and high-profile internships).I've spent the past few months applying for "career jobs"; hoping to focus my time and efforts over the next few years on progressing up the ladder within one company. As someone who takes ownership of their work, I'm...