If Google's hiring is as good as this article suggests, it must have changed a lot in the last few years. Can anyone point me at an up-to-date article on Google's hiring process?
Not so long ago, they were very focused on school rankings, GPAs, and academic qualifications. I always felt this was misguided because it was nowhere near as objective and quantitative as they thought. More recently they said they had a big data-driven effort to improve their process, but it was hard to tell if that really led to new ideas, or if it was just more of the same veiled elitism.
Not so long ago, they were very focused on school rankings, GPAs, and academic qualifications. I always felt this was misguided because it was nowhere near as objective and quantitative as they thought. More recently they said they had a big data-driven effort to improve their process, but it was hard to tell if that really led to new ideas, or if it was just more of the same veiled elitism.