Ask HN: Is Google Hiring? (and other big tech companies)

5 pointskernoble5y ago2 comments

Does anyone know what Google's current hiring outlook is? I know they slowed hiring a few months ago. So are they still reducing headcount growth? Are they only considering really exceptional or specialized candidates?

I know several people who have applied with internal referrals (included myself) and been denied with semi-automated emails. This is surprising considering some of these people have been fast -tracked in the Google interview or have gotten offers from other competitive tech companies (FB, Amazon, etc.)

This seems odd, so I was hoping someone on HN could shed some light.

2 comments

shoo5y ago

Speculation from June:

> Current projections from Pivotal Research suggest Alphabet’s ad income will dip on an annual basis for the first time in the second quarter of 2020, then again in the third, before a recovery in the final three months of the year.

https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/opinion/the-real-scale-o...

kernobleOP5y ago

Useful insight. Thanks! Yeah, it seems tied to the economic "cycle". Thanks!

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