[TriLUG] Job at Google, in California or Ireland

[Jon Carnes]

On Fri, 2004-11-19 at 11:35, Reginald Reed wrote:
> Yes, I agree here - hiring the best and brightest is what *all*
> companies want to do.  In order to do this, you must be attractive to
> the top talent because:
> 
> * They are already employed
> * They are probably being treated well by their current employer
> (sometimes this isn't the case if the employer is clueless or stupid)
> * They can get jobs fairly quickly in other places
> 
> Of course once you have the top talent, you have to retain them, but
> thats a completely different discussion.
> 
> Just my nickle as a manager.

Not to throw a monkey wrench in here, but really most companies don't
want the best/brightest. They want a wide variety of folks depending on
the job to be filled.  

You certainly don't want someone who will be bored and quit when you
have a mindless drudge of a job that must be done. And sometimes merely
adequate - but with some experience so they can start immediately - is
exactly what an employer wants.

When I hire, the key criteria I look for are:
 - plays well with others
 - honest
 - can work without excess management
 - basic ability to solve problems
 - *wants* to work for me...

I don't really care if they are the top of their class or the brightest
in the industry; though for some jobs I do want them to have a little
ambition so that as the job grows they are motivated to grow with it.
BTW: I always expect to have to train them - no matter what their past
experience.

Jon Carnes