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Comment on Why Your Interview Performance is Impossible to Judge by How to Ace that Google Dev Interview | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:55:18 +0000

[...] Your interview performance is impossible to judge (by yourself). If you think you failed (or aced) your interview, you really have no idea. [...]

Comment on Why Your Interview Performance is Impossible to Judge by Quora

Quora — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:47:48 +0000

How should I handle a second on-site interview for a software engineering role?…

This would happen every so often at Google. It typically means that there’s some unresolved question about your application. For example: * All the interviewers thought you were smart. But two interviews (out of 5 total) thought your coding was sloppy…

Comment on Okay, folks, here’s how the Google interview process really works by Understand the Interviewer & Chill « A Smart Blog

Understand the Interviewer & Chill « A Smart Blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:05:30 +0000

[...] Laakmann McDowell talks about the Interview process at Google in this article, but it is extendible to other companies as well and profiles other than a Software Engineering [...]

Comment on Why Your Interview Performance is Impossible to Judge by What are the odds of getting an offer if you bomb one interview? | Gayle Laakmann McDowell | Technology Woman

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:50:49 +0000

[...] First, your interview performance is nearly impossible to judge. So when you say you “bombed” this interview and did “really well” on the others, you don’t know that – trust me. [...]

Comment on Debunking the Google Interview Myth by Google Used To Ask These Interview Questions, But They Are So Hard They Were BANNED (GOOG) | Startups List

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:26:15 +0000

[...] Former Google recruiter named Gayle Laakman McDowell says the company has finally “banned” the tactic. [...]

Comment on Debunking the Google Interview Myth by 15 BANNED Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid | My Blog

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:26:10 +0000

[...] A former Google recruiter named Gayle Laakman McDowell says the company has finally “banned” most of these awful hiring practices. [...]

Comment on Hey, Hipster – “Ninja” Isn’t Cool: What Developers Really Want to Be Called Is… by 7 easy steps to recruit the right developer | Gyaan Sutra

7 easy steps to recruit the right developer | Gyaan Sutra — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:32:59 +0000

[...] People have researched that if you use words like ‘ninja’, most developers don’t like it. ‘Programmers’ is also another bad word. You can find more details about what to use and what not to use here [...]

Comment on Why Your Interview Performance is Impossible to Judge by How Long Do You Have to Solve Technical Questions? | CareerCup Blog

How Long Do You Have to Solve Technical Questions? | CareerCup Blog — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:52:14 +0000

[...] You don’t (really, really, I promise you, you don’t!). Your interview performance is impossible to judge. [...]

Comment on Debunking the Google Interview Myth by Google前招聘官：破除有关Google面试的谣言 - 博客 - 伯乐在线

Google前招聘官：破除有关Google面试的谣言 - 博客 - 伯乐在线 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:56:44 +0000

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Comment on Why Coders Shouldn’t Join a Start-up When They Graduate by Adam Covati

Adam Covati — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:55:38 +0000

I don’t disagree that having a big name on resume can be helpful. But I do think there are other things that should come into consideration.

I worked at several no name startups right out of college. And yes they failed, but I was also given huge opportunities and responsibilities that I *never* would have had at a larger firm.

And as a hiring manager I don’t let names on resumes be my only driver. Just because you worked at Amazon straight out of college doesn’t mean you are amazing. It just means they gave you a chance. And it doesn’t mean you’ve done much, you may have just been stuck fixing bugs on one very small aspect of one system. That isn’t very valuable in my eyes.

So I think it’s worthwhile noting that there is a risk at startups and the name recognition is definitely useful in a crowded market. But name recognition will only get your foot in the door. You’ll need some real experience to go the rest of the way, and I have nothing but my years at failed startup to thank for that.