Google used an unorthodox and completely surprising method of recruitment for finding one of its latest hires
.jpg)
A new employee at Google has revealed that he landed the job accidentally, after typing a combination of words into the search engine.
Searching the words “python lambda function list comprehension” transported Max Rosett to an invitation to take part in a “challenge” – Google’s “secret” recruitment tool.
When Rosett – who was researching for a university project – clicked ‘search’, he was presented with a pop-up message that read: “You’re speaking our language. Up for a challenge?”
Rosett clicked on the “I want to play” option, which took him on to a series of challenges.
The tasks included locating a file in a special interface, and undertaking a programming challenge.
Upon successfully completing all of the problems, Rosett was asked to submit his contact information.
“Much to my surprise, a recruiter emailed me a couple days later asking for a copy of my resume,” he wrote in a blog. “I emailed it to him, and we set up a phone call.”
After passing the traditional interview stage, Rosett was offered a job, and started at Google three months after completing the online test.
The search that Rosett used no longer activates the challenges; but there are reports of other pages that are still active.
Related stories:
Outside-the-box thinking sees firm choose highly unusual recruit
Is this the most innovative employee poaching technique ever?
How Google does performance management
Searching the words “python lambda function list comprehension” transported Max Rosett to an invitation to take part in a “challenge” – Google’s “secret” recruitment tool.
When Rosett – who was researching for a university project – clicked ‘search’, he was presented with a pop-up message that read: “You’re speaking our language. Up for a challenge?”
Rosett clicked on the “I want to play” option, which took him on to a series of challenges.
The tasks included locating a file in a special interface, and undertaking a programming challenge.
Upon successfully completing all of the problems, Rosett was asked to submit his contact information.
“Much to my surprise, a recruiter emailed me a couple days later asking for a copy of my resume,” he wrote in a blog. “I emailed it to him, and we set up a phone call.”
After passing the traditional interview stage, Rosett was offered a job, and started at Google three months after completing the online test.
The search that Rosett used no longer activates the challenges; but there are reports of other pages that are still active.
Related stories:
Outside-the-box thinking sees firm choose highly unusual recruit
Is this the most innovative employee poaching technique ever?
How Google does performance management
