Hi I'm Brinleigh and I'm a business recruiter at Google. And I'm Okwus, a technical
recruiter at Google. We're gonna take a couple of minutes to walk you through
how we hire at Google for all of our jobs and share some helpful details
to prepare you for the experience. The first step is getting your application to us
start by browsing open jobs around the world in our career site and find up to
three jobs that match your skills and interests try to focus on roles where
you meet all of the minimum qualifications and ideally some of the
preferred. Now it's time to get your resume ready check out the video in the
description for our tips on how to make your resume stand out. One thing to point
out here is that we don't require degrees from certain universities or a
university at all depending on the role and your GPA is only part of your
application if you're a recent grad. After you submit your application we
have a team of highly trained pros who look over your resume and connect the
dots between your experience and roles at Google. There's no one kind of Googler
so we're always looking for people who bring new perspectives and life
experiences that help us build stronger teams, products, and services for all of
our users. We really care about making this part of the process fair and
effective so these reviewers focus on each candidate instead of each
application for a specific job. Once your resume is reviewed you may hear from a
recruiter, like us. If you don't hear from us in a few weeks you can assume that
we're moving forward with other candidates unless otherwise noted. But we
might reach out in the future if another roles a match. After a recruiter reaches
out to you phone calls are usually the next step. Typically we'll chat and learn
more about you, your interests, experiences etc. You may then have phone
interviews with Googlers that are more specific to the job or team. For
technical roles this often means coding interviews and for business roles
they'll focus on skills and experience specific to the job you apply for. The
next step is on-site interviews here at Google. Yay! It's a really exciting day.
You'll usually have four 45-minute interviews where you meet a variety of
Googlers, demonstrate your abilities, and have
time to ask questions about your interviewer, the role, the team. You may also
have lunch with a Googler to learn more about what it's like to work here.
Now let's talk through other important things to know about interviews we use
vetted, high-quality questions that are tailored to the job you apply for
and challenging, but in a good way. So don't worry you won't be asked any
brainteaser questions. Our research shows these types of questions aren't useful
for assessment. All interviewers are trained and used standardized rubrics
so that they're consistent and confident in their assessments. Regardless of the job
you've applied for there are four attributes that we look for. First is
general cognitive ability. We want to hire smart people who can learn and
adapt to new situations so this is about how you learn and solve hard problems in
real life not about GPAs and test scores. Second is role related knowledge. It's
pretty straightforward. We want to make sure that you have the experience,
background, and skills that'll set you up for success in the role. Third is
leadership we don't just look at job titles since different team members will
need to step into leadership roles and contribute. We look for examples of
things like being a team player and navigating challenges to make an impact.
And last but not least is Googleyness. We want to make sure that you can thrive
here. So we look for signs of comfort with ambiguity, bias to action, and a
collaborative nature. After interviews, your recruiter will share your
interview feedback and scores, resume, references, and the work samples you
submitted with a hiring committee. Hiring committees bring together Googlers who
know the role best but, haven't met any of the applicants in order to offer a
comprehensive, unbiased review. If the committee recommends that we hire you
that recommendation and all of your info is sent to a senior leader who provides
another layer of objectivity for final review. If everything is approved your
recruiter will get in touch and make an offer. And that's how we hire here at
Google. Check out the links in the description for more resources to help
you prepare and head over to the career site to see our open jobs. We hope to see
application soon!