[Chicago] [Fwd: Google.com engineering opportunities--in search ofgreat talent]

Brian W. Fitzpatrick fitz at red-bean.com
Sat Jun 24 00:02:41 CEST 2006


On 6/22/06, Robare, Phil <PRobare at chx.com> wrote:
> Yes, they are hiring but they are also making extremely strong pushes to
> bring in lots of resumes.  You have a better chance of getting accepted
> as an undergrad at Harvard or Stanford than you do at getting hired at
> Google.  And rumors have it that if you are over about 35 and haven't
> done something of national note yet your resume will probably be
> shuffled aside.  And if you make it through the process and get hired -
> Well I think MicroSerfs (by Douglas Coupland) could be updated.

*Whew*  Good thing I started when I was 34.  :-)

-Fitz, off to re-read Microserfs


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