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I once worked for them doing computer stuff (not finance) it was the easiest money I ever made.
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I saw a few listings on their site a while back for investment research type roles - seemed like the best of both worlds to be honest..
How to get a job at Google (Originally Posted: 12/16/2010)
Two stories with advice from two top companies (KPMG and Google) - how they select their candidates and what it takes to be hired:
"I’m looking for people who can hit the ground running immediately. They need to be able to run a project, engage with clients and with partners, deal with multiple projects and priorities and also manage junior consultants."
2.How To Be Google-y And Other Tips On Getting Hired By Google - Google Business Process and Compliance Specialist James Butler, a graduate of Imperial College Business School, shares his path to the company
“Try to show that you’re as ‘Google-y’ as possible,” he adds. Being “Google-y”, he explains, is personality based. “It’s different for each person, there’s no strict definition. Anything cool that makes you interesting as a person.”
Enjoy!
or http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/03/get-that-job-at-google.html
It's easy. Study CS or Comp. E for four years at a top 20 CS school and demonstrate a strong knowledge of algos in the interview. Bing and done- err, "I'm feeling lucky."
There is definitely a culture issue for Google which is completely the opposite of Wall Street/ New York culture. People are motivated by intellectual intrigue rather than sheer ambition. If you are into finance, you need to talk about why you think Black-Scholes is a really cool solution to a puzzle.
Kid from my school did Google summer program in Platforms Finance...non-CS --> business major...got McK and BCG offers in OCR...went back to Google with those offers and demanded Strategic Planning/Corp Dev and got it.
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