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Journal jawtheshark's Journal: Google Ireland -- First Phone Interview 7

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So, today I had a phone interview with the talent scout. Apparently, I didn't do that bad. Of course, the few "technical" questions he asked could be replied by anyone having been in IT for a while.

I'll keep you informed, but I know there are much more talented people than me. If Google really hires me they are desperate for new employees. ;-)

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  • I've been thinking of applying to google for a job after I finish uni, but every time I start filling the application in I just get massively intimidated by it. Too scary. Well done for getting over that! Hope you get it. You worked for Fujitsu at some point didn't you? I'm through to the final stage of their recruitment process for a Graduate job - any advice?

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Tet ( 2721 )
      I'm through to the final stage of their recruitment process for a Graduate job - any advice?

      Get out now while you still have a chance. Perhaps the part of Fujitsu I dealt with (hosting and professional services) was just particularly inept, but based on that, I wouldn't want to work for them in a million years. Bureaucracy and technical mediocrity are the defining qualities of the company, as far as I can tell. I've worked at several multi-billion pound global megacorps, and they all have bureaucracy (and

      • From you experience, what are the best tech companies you have ever dealt with?
        • The smaller the better.

          I've worked for small ones (50 people) and they were a rocky ride, mad and sexy as hell, full of young, energetic, witty, and very talented people with lots of humour. If you don't care about certainties in life, smaller will mean much more.

          Then I've also worked for the EU Commission's IT dept. I don't think there is any more tangential experience. I'm now working for Agfa, and the Fujitsu description comes frighteningly close. The bigger these megalocratic corporations are, the le

      • Hey, I did work for Fujitsu. I hope to think that I'm not completely inept. But, yes, large organizations have these problems... but that's nothing! Try government, especially education... :-)

        I think I blew the last question, now that I had time to think about it a bit more.

    • Well, I didn't apply. Some talent scout contacted me. I wouldn't have though of applying because I think I'm not good enough. Now thinking of the questions he posed, I'm pretty sure I blew the last one.

      Oh, and follow Tets advice... I worked for Fujitsu, which I don't think we were inept, it is quite true that such large organisations are very heavy on bureaucracy.

      • Honestly bureaucracy makes me sick, but I did work for a mega-corp last year (3M) and managed to survive.

        Ideally I like to work for a promising startup for a crappy salary and tons of stock options, I'd love to try and make it into a success. That could easily go horribly wrong though.

        Having a massive technology services company like Fujistu on my CV will be good at any point in my career even if I mess up on the start up front.

        Plus the graduate development programme will provide a lot of training that'll

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