Hacker News Reader

Comment by alecco | Hacker News Reader

They called me, made me endure multiple long phone interviews and it all ended up with a 1 line rejection email 1 month after the last interview. Some of the interviewers were ugly and just trying to find a weak spot in my memory of obscure acronym names.

They contacted me again the following year and I asked never to be contacted by Google HR anymore. They are unprofessional and almost disrespectful. And for jobs paying below industry average. Don't waste your time.

View on HN

The rejection without rationale is frustrating. I understand it is common procedure in the US, but it isn't in most other countries.

It's common because the legal environment around hiring is so fraught. It's not merely a cultural habit; there's significant money at stake.

I was not saying it was not required - I am sure there is a good reason (although there are big companies which do give feedback). But when you are in European or Asian market, where it is not common, it is a disadvantage for the company.

It first gives a bad impression if you are rejected, and maybe even worse, since you don't know why you are rejected, you don't know whether you should try reapply later, etc... so they loose a few good potentials I guess.

What position was that for?

Does it really matter? Nobody deserves that treatment.

I was focusing on the grilling about obscure acronym names.

JTA JCA XA JCP JMX SMTP NNTP gopher SLA MLM NLP USSR

BYOB BBQ

Below industry average? Do elaborate.

The salary they offered for that position was quite low.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654185

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1654133

My perception (as a Google employee) is that after the much-reported 10% raise and assorted other salary adjustments, Google is not really below market anymore. The stats you cite were from before the raise. They also don't include bonus and stock.

Nice try, potential Google applicant in 2011.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com