google interview

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> writes:
>
> On Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:15:41 -0400, Chris <fj1200 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yes, I had an onsite (Mountain view) interview with them a few years ago
> > and I was there for nearly 6 hours.
>
> I think that's step 3 or 4. Step 2 is another phone interview with a
> Google engineer(s). But they sent page after page of "preparation
> materials" and it's just...ugh. It looks like studying for a final and I
> didn't even apply! It seems like they should have a different process
> when the pursuit goes the other way. What's my incentive to clear these
> hurdles?

Well..., do you want to work at (or for?) Google, now that the
suggestion has been planted? If the answer is `no', then you can
certainly tell them to bug off--even if they make like they're
not used to hearing `no'.

Alternately: consult Book 8, chapter 2 of The Tao of Programming.

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