Comments on: So I Interviewed With Google http://devnulled.com/content/2005/12/so-i-interviewed-with-google/ devnulled provides news, tips, resources, and articles about various topics that software developers and engineers enjoy. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Brandon Harper http://devnulled.com/content/2005/12/so-i-interviewed-with-google/#comment-10193 Brandon Harper Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:46:54 +0000 http://devnulled.com/?p=523#comment-10193 noname: The position had nothing to do with ColdFusion. While I it's what I primarily work in, I'm a fairly untypical CF developer and also am a Computer Science student and work in other languages.. I think my combination of Unix and Python experience as well as me working towards a BSCS was what got me in the door so to speak. I didn't get a lot of specifics about the position or see the actual listing online, but it had to do with troubleshooting production applications, so they needed someone with both software and sysadmin experience. Dave: Good to know. A 3.0 is also typically the minimum GPA to get into grad school for CS, and at this point I'm pretty sure I should be able to graduate just a bit above that, but we'll see. ;) noname: The position had nothing to do with ColdFusion. While I it’s what I primarily work in, I’m a fairly untypical CF developer and also am a Computer Science student and work in other languages.. I think my combination of Unix and Python experience as well as me working towards a BSCS was what got me in the door so to speak. I didn’t get a lot of specifics about the position or see the actual listing online, but it had to do with troubleshooting production applications, so they needed someone with both software and sysadmin experience.

Dave: Good to know. A 3.0 is also typically the minimum GPA to get into grad school for CS, and at this point I’m pretty sure I should be able to graduate just a bit above that, but we’ll see. ;)

]]> By: Dave Carabetta http://devnulled.com/content/2005/12/so-i-interviewed-with-google/#comment-10192 Dave Carabetta Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:46:27 +0000 http://devnulled.com/?p=523#comment-10192 I have a friend that works for Google. "They" (I'm staying pronoun neutral intentionally) told me that Google has a strict policy of only hiring somebody who had at least a 3.0 GPA in college. I don't know about you, but I know many top-shelf developers who simply didn't get a 3.0 in college. I asked if that was just used as more of an indicator for borderline candidates and they noted that it's an absolute policy. There was a person in their office who made it all the way through to the very last interview. The offer was apparently just a formality and more just a "meet and greet" sort of thing. One of the HR people noticed at the last minute that the candidate had less than the required 3.0 GPA, and they were rejected specifically for that reason. That sort of mentality works for Google now, but I'm curious to see how that plays out over time. I have a friend that works for Google. “They” (I’m staying pronoun neutral intentionally) told me that Google has a strict policy of only hiring somebody who had at least a 3.0 GPA in college. I don’t know about you, but I know many top-shelf developers who simply didn’t get a 3.0 in college. I asked if that was just used as more of an indicator for borderline candidates and they noted that it’s an absolute policy. There was a person in their office who made it all the way through to the very last interview. The offer was apparently just a formality and more just a “meet and greet” sort of thing. One of the HR people noticed at the last minute that the candidate had less than the required 3.0 GPA, and they were rejected specifically for that reason. That sort of mentality works for Google now, but I’m curious to see how that plays out over time.

]]> By: noname http://devnulled.com/content/2005/12/so-i-interviewed-with-google/#comment-10191 noname Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:35:44 +0000 http://devnulled.com/?p=523#comment-10191 Is the position you applied for online somewhere? Was it ColdFusion based? Is the position you applied for online somewhere? Was it ColdFusion based?

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