Getting in and out of Google is difficult as Google receives over a million resumes per year but only hires around 0.6% of applicants. The document provides tips for improving one's chances of getting an interview and being hired, including emphasizing analytical skills, role-related knowledge, leadership qualities, and "Googliness" in one's resume. It also stresses the importance of tailoring one's resume for specific roles at Google and having experience rather than just education.

1. Getting in and out of
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2. A little video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZuJePLL_U
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3. Getting in and out of
My personal take on the subject
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4. The tough news first
• Google receives over a million CVs a year
• Google hired around 6,000 people in 2011
• That’s 0.6%
• You could be in these 0.6%
• All of you
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

5. Work Bio
• Michal Bohanes
• Born in Czech Republic Austria
• 1997-2003 Vienna University
• 2004-2007 Booz Allen Hamilton
• 2007-2009 MBA at London Business School
• 2009-now Google
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

6. Why working at Google is pretty
cool
Google vs other big firms Google vs start-up
• Apolitical, meritocratic • Solving huge problems
• Entrepreneurial mindset • Meeting tech superstars
• No dress code • Huge resources
• No Wallys
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7. A little challenge
• I have done 17 interviews while at Google
– 11 ☺ (65%)
– 6 (35%)
• Assume this is representative
• Assume the overall acceptance rate at Google
is 0.6%
• What is the chance of getting an interview?
• 0.6%/65% = 0.92%
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

8. Some good news
Once you’re in the interview, you have a good
chance to make it through
All the more important is the CV
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9. The four main criteria Google looks for
1. Analytical skills
2. Role-related knowledge
3. Leadership
4. Googliness
(Apart from these, fluency in English and the local language are a
must)
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

10. Analytical skills
• The ability to distil a large amount of data into
meaningful information and draw actionable
conclusions from it
• How we look for them in a CV
• What to do
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11. Role-related knowledge
• The #1 reason my own referrals were rejected
• “Google is not a good target for job-switchers”
• How we look for it in a CV
• What to do
• Look up “Google Online Marketing Challenge”
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

12. Leadership
• showing initiative, being able to enthuse
others for something, overcoming obscacles
and pulling a difficult project through to
completion
• Ideal: Setting up a business
• How we look for it in a CV
• What to do
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

13. Googliness
• Aspects
– Evaluating arguments on their merit
– Being responsive
– Being positive
– Not being political
– Not being hierarchical
– Open to accept feedback and act on it
– Flexible – not dropping the pen at 5:30 sharp
– Think big
– Bias for action
– Fun
• How we look for it in a CV
• What to do
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14. CV specifics
• Keep it to one page – less is more
• Bullet points; max 2 lines per bullet
• Achievement-oriented; use data!
• Avoid typos & bad English
• Explain all gaps longer than 1 month
• Is there evidence of career progression /
advancement?
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15. What is the problem here?
• Coordinating and supervising of company’s
corporate image and related graphic components
• Providing liaison with media and advertising
agencies.
• Building brands through different activities.
• Creating and implementing communication plans.
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

16. To contrast
• Negotiated and closed more than $2M in
business, including two-year contracts with
Company A and Company B
• Developed and leveraged key relationships
with IBM executives in Europe and the US
which led to Premier Partnership with IBM
Global Services. Partnership resulted in over
$1M in revenue and multiple new name
customers
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17. And finally...
...make your pictures private on Facebook 17
How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

18. Next steps
• Go to google.com/jobs and look for positions
in Dublin, London and anywhere else in
Europe (Bratislava won’t have you all)
• Adjust your CV to that specific role and send it
to me for review mbohanes@google.com
• Apply
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19. Interviewing at Google
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w887NIa_V9w
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

20. Key takeaways
1. Experience trumps everything else
2. Be proactive and DO STUFF – don’t wait for
things to happen
3. Know what you want in life and stick to it –
don’t change your direction every two years
4. Work on your character if needed
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21. Write me
mbohanes@google.com
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

22. While I am here
• Bring me your CV and I’ll have a look at it
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How to get into Google – my personal take on the subject – this is NOT official Google position – Michal Bohanes

23. What’s next?
• Advantages of having worked at Google
– The network
– The name
– The mindset
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24. Thank you!
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25. Google’s 9 principles of Innovation
©Marissa Mayer
1. INNOVATION, NOT INSTANT PERFECTION
2. IDEAS COME FROM EVERYWHERE
3. A LICENSE TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS
4. MORPH PROJECTS DON'T KILL THEM
5. SHARE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN
6. USERS, USERS, USERS
7. DATA IS APOLITICAL.
8. CREATIVITY LOVES CONSTRAINTS
9. YOU'RE BRILLIANT? WE'RE HIRING
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