{"id":2632,"date":"2015-02-16T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:59:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:59:03","slug":"google-doesnt-hire-top-college-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/google-doesnt-hire-top-college-graduates","title":{"rendered":"Why Google Doesn\u2019t Hire Top College Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cue the time machine. By virtue of being a Filipino, you probably heard your mom (or your dad or both) tell you, \u201cStudy hard and get good grades, so you can get a good job after college\u201d a lot more times than you wanted to hear it. Parents aspired for their kids to end up in the top schools and universities, along with skyrocketing GPAs and glowing recommendations from professors. Those things may bring you extra points when applying for a job, except for one workplace \u2013 Google.<\/p>\n

An article by author Max Nisen provides a look into the factors that the Internet search giant takes into consideration<\/span> <\/a>when hiring potential employees. This may come as a surprise:<\/p>\n

In a conversation with The New York Times\u2019 Tom Friedman, Google\u2019s head of people operations, Laszlo Bock, detailed what the company looks for. And increasingly, it\u2019s not about credentials.<\/em><\/p>\n

Google believes that the top graduates do not necessarily become top workers (though for them, good grades don\u2019t hurt). No need to do a Google search as Nisen rolls out, similar to a search result, the essential factors that weigh heavily on Google\u2019s selection process:<\/p>\n

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