Re: [tlug] FWIW: Google Japan Interview Experience

[Shin MICHIMUKO <smitimko@example.com>]

Hm, I don't think 5 to 7 times interviews are little too many. When I 
was doing some interviews in a gaishi-kei company (Akamai), I wanted to 
limit the number of interviews under 5 times at most.

First interview is done for basic filtering to pass to the managements, 
and the second one should be met by managements, and the last one should 
be handled by the vice presidents or the last person to decide.

I think that Google is still getting many candidates, and they can let 
the candidates wait and shopping among the candidates. They can do it 
because the candidates are really patient (in their point of view) and 
accept the longer processes for them than for other companies. If we 
(other companies than G) do it, even in Japan, many candidates will go 
to other companies and cannot hire them.

Sometimes the longer process will be done, if the hiring company is  not 
 confident to find another person. And believe me, the normal Japanese 
companies have less interviews than gaishi-kei companies, even if the 
companies are so huge.

I hope you will be hired sooner, Jim. If Japan office is not so good, 
then you may try to contact with US office. I heard that it's rather 
interesting in US, than follow the policy of Japan office.

---Shin.

burlingk@example.com wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nguyen Vu Hung
> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:11 PM
> >
> > The standards process iin Japan is 5 to 7 rounds. The bigger the firm
> > is, the longer it will take. It seems that Japanese firms are very
> > carefull in hiring new people. I think it is because that once they
> > hire you, they will not fire you easily like in US.
>
> Hmmm.. Maybe my words were a little hasty in my last email. :P
> If five to seven interviews is normal for Japan, then perhaps
> I will have to just get used to the idea.
(snip)
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