On Wednesday 4/6, we went on a trip to Google to get a tour. We went to the Mountain View campus. The guide of our tour was a Regional Manager of the Google For Education team named Angela Larkin. We started out with an agenda of what we were going to do, and also a brief overview of what they do and the branches of Google. After that, we went right into a replication of how the Google employees work. We were given the prompt "How will technology look in schools in fifty years from now?". We worked through a three-step Google process that entailed brainstorming any idea, narrowing it down to three and drawing them, and then finally choosing one best idea and elaborating on it. After that, we had lunch. Succeeding that was a tour of Google's campus. We saw the outside of the main buildings, a common space, and a vistor space where it showed the nap pods, massage chair, etc. Concluding our time at Google, we were given sample interview questions and allowed to ask questions.
Many of the elements at Google were very unique. One of these elements was that the employees were expected to spend 20% of their time at work on a passion project that they want to work on. Another interesting element was that they are given all meals free, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A third part that took me by surprise was that all employees were allowed to bring their dogs to work everyday. As our tour guide said, Google invests a lot in their employees, and expect to get the same in return. Also, Google bikes can be found throughout the campus that anyone could pick up and ride. For this reason, during lunch you can find many people riding Google bikes.
The questions that can be found in some interviews are quite bizarre. These include "How many golf balls fit in a school bus?" and "How much would you charge to wash all of the windows in Seattle?". Our tour guide said that they do not ask as many of these questions anymore, fortunately. She said that you still may get one or two of these types of questions throughout the five to six part interview.
Overall, my experience at Google definitely was positive. I learned about what it takes to be an employee at Google, and what it takes to be able to get that job. I believe that working at Google is indeed a dream job.
Works Cited:
"Google." Http://www.sfchronicle.com/. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.
"Google." Wired.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.
Many of the elements at Google were very unique. One of these elements was that the employees were expected to spend 20% of their time at work on a passion project that they want to work on. Another interesting element was that they are given all meals free, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A third part that took me by surprise was that all employees were allowed to bring their dogs to work everyday. As our tour guide said, Google invests a lot in their employees, and expect to get the same in return. Also, Google bikes can be found throughout the campus that anyone could pick up and ride. For this reason, during lunch you can find many people riding Google bikes.
The questions that can be found in some interviews are quite bizarre. These include "How many golf balls fit in a school bus?" and "How much would you charge to wash all of the windows in Seattle?". Our tour guide said that they do not ask as many of these questions anymore, fortunately. She said that you still may get one or two of these types of questions throughout the five to six part interview.
Overall, my experience at Google definitely was positive. I learned about what it takes to be an employee at Google, and what it takes to be able to get that job. I believe that working at Google is indeed a dream job.
Works Cited:
"Google." Http://www.sfchronicle.com/. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.
"Google." Wired.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2016.