> What I didn't like was the company felt like a monoculture. Same schools, same majors, same pre-education background. Everybody looks the same, dresses the same, etc.
One reason you might have gotten this impression is that Google picks interviewers who have a lot of overlap in expertise with your resume so they can ask questions tailored to you. For example, if you have a PhD in computer science, many of your interviewers will, too.
I'm a Googler, and I don't think Google is a monoculture. Okay, maybe everyone does dress the same. But I've had teammates from wildly different cultural backgrounds—including Irish, Romanian, German, Hungarian, Israeli, Iranian, Pakistani, and Indian, and Chinese. Even among teammates from the US, it's not all the same schools. I went to the University of Iowa, which probably isn't one you had in mind. I've had teammates without a college degree (and I don't just mean interns).
I do think the interview process sucks. IMHO, it's the most bureaucratic part of Google. Sorry for your bad experience...
One reason you might have gotten this impression is that Google picks interviewers who have a lot of overlap in expertise with your resume so they can ask questions tailored to you. For example, if you have a PhD in computer science, many of your interviewers will, too.
I'm a Googler, and I don't think Google is a monoculture. Okay, maybe everyone does dress the same. But I've had teammates from wildly different cultural backgrounds—including Irish, Romanian, German, Hungarian, Israeli, Iranian, Pakistani, and Indian, and Chinese. Even among teammates from the US, it's not all the same schools. I went to the University of Iowa, which probably isn't one you had in mind. I've had teammates without a college degree (and I don't just mean interns).
I do think the interview process sucks. IMHO, it's the most bureaucratic part of Google. Sorry for your bad experience...