I have realized that I have a perfect recipe to passing a Google interview. It's not easy, but if you do it, you have 95% or more chance of success. The good thing is that the result is portable - you will be equally employable by Microsoft, as well as most other good software companies. ... [More]

Among many IT professionals, working at Google is seen as a dream job. And no wonder. The burgeoning company is a driving force in Internet development. Its Web-based word processing app, Writely, sends a shiver of nervousness through Microsoft. Its Adsense program is changing e-commerce. And... [More]

Free cafeteria food, annual ski trips to the Sierras and free laundry are just some of the fringe benefits of working at Google. Getting hired is the trick. Every month, aspiring workers deluge the popular Mountain View, Calif., search engine with up to 150,000 resumes -- equivalent to a ... [More]

It's not that unusual for non-disclosure agreements to include a provision that the agreement itself is not to be disclosed. But one expects more of Google, an internet giant which at least preaches virtue. Visitors to the search engine company's Mountain View campus are automatically g... [More]

Tomorrow I am going to interview over at Google. Before I do so, I need to sign an NDA which states, among other things, that I'm not allowed to tell anyone I'm interviewing over there, or indeed, to mention the name of Google at all. So I'm going to do all that now and get it out ... [More]

The New York Times reports that Google engineers try to improve finding good job candidates by assigning an automated quality score to applications. Maybe that’s not a bad idea if you receive over 100,000 job applications every single month; the NYT reports that the past hiring process ofte... [More]

Hi, Here are ten things you can brush up on that *might* help Sort Algorithms The big O (efficiency) When in doubt use hash tables A queue (FILO) and a stack (FIFO) can be made from each other. Refactoring Strategy Pattern Strong and weak references L... [More]

Before the interview Your objectives To obtain information about the company/position to see if you would like to continue with the interview process To successfully answer the interview questions and prove that you are worthy of a face-to-face interview To appropriately “clo... [More]

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Attention, job hunters. Google is hiring. In fact, it’s having a problem finding enough people with the right talent and skills to fill all its openings.  So what’s the best way to get your foot in the door? When you visit Google’s career page, you’re greete... [More]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Have you ever made a profit from a catering business or dog walking? Do you prefer to work alone or in groups? Have you ever set a world record in anything? The right answers could help get you a job at Google. Google has always wanted to hire people with... [More]

Sudoku Write an algorithm for Soduku puzzle Dictionary Lookup What method would you use to look up a name in a dictionary? Stack Growth How would you find out if a machine's stack grows up or ... [More]

I found an interesting set of answers to interview questions. I found the answers first, and sadly, I knew what the questions were. If you haven’t seen the questions before, consider yourself lucky. Very early in my career, I lost out on a job because of these two: 1. Why are... [More]

I recently noticed that a fellow Googler posted some thoughtful tips about interviewing at Google, and -- now that I'm a bit more comfortable blogging about Work -- I figured I'd contribute to the conversation a bit by offering my own, unofficial tips. Note the unofficial part. I work ... [More]

Dream of landing a coding job at an A-list tech company? It might be a good idea to prep for your interviews by pondering how many golf balls can fit inside a school bus. Or how much you would charge for washing all the windows in Seattle. Or why, exactly, manhole covers are round and not, say... [More]