I Hire Engineers At Google--Here's What I Look For (And Why) | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
The hiring experience for engineers isn't what it used to be—and that's partly by design. Here at Google, we've intentionally broadened the number of schools where we actively recruit, from 75 a few years ago to 305 today. We're as interested in English or philosophy majors as we are in computer science degree holders. We don't really care if you have a 4.0 GPA, and we're not interested in whether you can figure out how many golf balls fit inside a 747.
But here's what we do look for in engineering candidates in 2016—and why we look for it.
1. Don't Disqualify Yourself Preemptively
Recent experience has taught us that we can find great tech talent in a much wider range of places than previously thought. For one thing, there are far more qualified college applicants than there are spaces for them at top universities. And for another, computer scientists aren't always aware of their talent for coding by the time they're 18 and have to declare a major.
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