Is it still hard to get into Google?

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Metapunk

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Metapunk
Mar 17 669 Comments

It seems like everyone and their mother are getting into Google (including myself). I’m wondering if gone are the days of prestige and fun times on campus and downhill rolling like Meta is. To quote an article, “Someone in the human-resources department explained to us new joiners that it was more likely for someone to get in a plane crash or be accepted to Harvard than to get a job at Google”.

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  • Faang is a piece of cake these days. Even I got into Google by three month LCing. If you want challenge try getting into top quant firms.
    Mar 17 37
  • New
    gyjbdd

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    gyjbdd
    Much harder to get into Harvard, that's for sure.
    Mar 17 4
    • M&T Bank / Finance
      tgdev3687

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      tgdev3687
      Harvard only hard to get into if you aren't a sports star or some alumni's kid.
      Everyone else is just someone that spent their entire life to grind for the luxury to pay 60k a year to be educated and get picked on by the rich kids for being poor. Ivy league is overrated and its often full of people that have huge running egos which in turn is brilliant when you find out they can't actually do jack shit with a keyboard.
      Mar 17
    • GCP ruined G
      Mar 18
  • New
    cathiewoo!

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    cathiewoo!
    There isn't any prestige simply because all the big companies are so big and any dick can get in. Consequently, any FAANG alumni have no advantages in their next jobs as well. They still have to go through the monkey leetcoding interview.
    Mar 17 10
    • Centene
      log(m)

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      log(m)
      For once Cathie is right 🤣
      Mar 18
    • Aviso
      super user

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      super user
      Having brand makes easier for shortlisting. I don't have a brand till now (joining amazon in a week) but I don't even get shortlisted due to lack of brand and despite having good work-ex (i know this because friendly recruiters have told me many times).
      Mar 19
  • Amazon
    hNyg33

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    hNyg33
    It’s still hard relatively speaking. To give you an idea just at amazon alone only 3/10 ppl get past phone interview or online coding test. Then only 1/4 of those people get an offer on average, and of those about 30% get downleveled. So even Amazon is “hard” to get into in that the vast vast majority never get an offer who want one. So don’t take what you have for granted.

    Google therefore is still hard and prestigious, despite it not being truly close to impossible to get in like say 10 years ago.
    Mar 17 14
  • Meta
    RgLd62

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    RgLd62
    Google recruiters are the worst. Arrogant pricks who think their sh*t smells like roses because the work at Google.
    Mar 18 38