Starting at Google soon as a L5 PM. Not necessarily down leveled but interviewed as a “strong L5” whatever that means. Coming from Amazon where the promo culture is specific, are there any strategies or things to consider to shoot for an accelerated promo to L6? Don’t want to come in too strong (as Amazon’s culture is known to be fairly aggressive and direct) but want to be ready to succeed. Tc 340, YOE 5 as PM
Congrats OP! How long did it take for Google to get back to you after on-site?
On-site went to hiring committee (10 days), requested one more interview after than, then two days after the one more interview. Team match took just over two months.
Were you up-leveled to L5? Otherwise, why the extra interviews if strong L5?
Good luck with promo game, many people are joining goog and dreaming about fast promo. You probably looking at 2-4 years if you are really good and lucky with project.
That makes sense. Just trying to understand what the difference is from “dream” to actual reality. Someone gets a promo in 12-18 months - what are the common trends of those folks?
The common trend with those very uncommon cases is that the hiring committee screwed up and accidentally under-leveled someone by two levels. It becomes very clear soon after they joined so promi possible in 12 months so that they’re under-leveled by 1 like most everyone else…
YOE and TC (Amazon and google?) I have friends that have been steady at L5 for a while. It seems like a lot of luck is involved and you need to be growing with the product
Edited to add.
Promo to L6 is more about the people above you than below. Build good relationships across teams and orgs with L6/L7 types. You need THEM to advocate for your promo.
Makes sense. Thanks for the thoughtful response.
Congrats OP, can I dm you
Fire away
Congrats OP. Any tips on how to prepare based on your experience?
Watch YouTube videos of mock interviews. Think through your own experience and be ready to discuss your most impactful projects. Read and study all the links and things the recruiters share to prepare. Get some dry runs with other companies. Then relax and have some good conversations.
Thank you
Just Google it
Should have seen that coming. Take your like. In fairness most iterations of this wind up back on blind or Reddit anyway.
I couldn’t help myself 😊
Levels at Google are not elevated like Amazon. Level 5 is equivalent high level 6 or low level 7 at Amazon. With your yoe level 5 is about right unless you did really well in the interviews.
Hi, big congratulations! will you be willing to connect about the interview process?
Yes. DM me
Thanks much. Appreciate your timeN
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