Recently, a recruiter for google visited our school to answer questions and provide some basic information about the work environment at google and what they’re looking for in potential employees. I had initially decided to attend merely out of curiosity and because I had heard so many wonderful things about working for google. It was not entirely what I was expecting but it was very informative. I was initially rather startled to find that almost everyone in attendance was dressed very formally, as if they were expecting to be interviewed on the spot. It seemed that the presenter was just as surprised as I was, she was in a t-shirt and jeans. As the presentation began I realized that there would not be any specifics discussed and that I should just try to gather what information I could with the hope that I might be able to work towards a career with them. I was absolutely shocked to discover that I was the only freshman there! I had assumed that at least a few people would be trying to get an early start. But, anyway, most of what was discussed was along the lines of trying to lure more people into applying at google, which I was interested in doing anyway… But they also went on to discuss some of the basic things they are looking for when hiring. They are apparently mainly looking for marketers and your degree is not the most important thing at all. The one thing they stressed above all else was making a visible positive change in the world. Annoyingly, that’s rather vague. So I’m working on figuring out for myself how I might go about doing that. Of course, I also plan on trying to get into both of their internship programs, see if i can’t get my foot in the door.
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