Fast Promo Google

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okpH67

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okpH67
Mar 24, 2020 23 Comments

Joining at Google at L4. Feeling downleveled. Which org has the fastest promotion cycle? Personally have heard Ads is the best but you have to work for it (which I'm fine with). #Google

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  • Uber / Eng
    DgoQ22

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    DgoQ22
    From what I last know, the fastest is to go to a bad team and be the best there. Because there is a quota for promo for each team. If you are in a good team and not the top few performers, you won’t get promoted.
    Mar 24, 2020 1
  • I'm also curious to see if there's any team at Google with fast promos. Most of the people I know at Google complained how slow and bureaucratic their process is. It's virtually no way you can get promoted in your first year.
    Mar 24, 2020 8
    • IDK, maybe your specific org or manger/skip aren't good?
      I joined as a fresh grad some time ago and was promoted several times. Observing similar things for the other colleagues.
      Try different group/org? I think, good ones should be still hiring.
      May 3, 2020
    • I am joining google now, I do agree Microsoft is great place for new-grad (can beat industry 61, 62 offer), but seems to me they don’t need industry talent before 66 base on their pay
      May 3, 2020
  • Google
    fastgrow

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    fastgrow
    Nowadays it’s trivial to go to 5. Many swes are promoted to 5 with project being cancelled. What was your job level at Apple?
    Mar 24, 2020 4
    • Sure, no one was talking about the project finishing. But what about the timeline? How long does it take to get to L5 from L4? From what I know, at least 1.5 years. More like 2+ years.
      Which isn't fast or trivial. At Microsoft, if you really were downleveled, you'll be promoted within a half year.
      Mar 25, 2020
    • Google
      fastgrow

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      fastgrow
      For me it was one year even with very hard promo process a few years back. With g new process it can be 1 yr or 1.5 years. TLDR is that g promo becomes much easier than before
      Mar 25, 2020
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  • Apple
    okpH67

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    okpH67
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    I am an ICT4 at Apple focused on Machine Learning (modeling and deployment to iOS). I was hoping to get an L5 offer but got L4 instead. I figured Ads might use ML more but I don't have a PhD and can imagine getting crushed compared to all of the L4 PhD hires from MIT
    Mar 25, 2020 2