Want a job at Google? You may be intrigued to find out what the senior vice president of people operations looks for when considering employees to hire for Google. Thomas Friedman of The Times interviewed Lazlo Brock to find out just exactly what Google looks for. The first thing that Lazlo had to say was that they think that GPA's and test scores are worthless as criteria for hiring. “For every job, though, the No. 1 thing we look for is general cognitive ability, and it’s not I.Q. It’s learning ability. It’s the ability to process on the fly. It’s the ability to pull together disparate bits of information. We assess that using structured behavioral interviews that we validate to make sure they’re predictive.” Google wants “doers” it seems. He goes on to say that they also want leaders and that of the traditional sense.
Google wants leaders who can rise to the occasion when faced with a situation. They also want someone who can relinquish power when necessary. They do not want a “ball hog” so to speak. They want team players. This reminds me of the motto that Principal Chuck Hoover of Murray High in Vista CA believes in and that is to always “LEAD” . By LEAD Mr. Hoover means to Listen more than you talk, Encourage more than you dictate, Anticipate more than you react, Don't be the smartest person in the room. This seems in line with standards at Google. Finally Google believes that these are trends you will see grow across all fields. “And in an age when innovation is increasingly a group endeavor, it also cares about a lot of soft skills — leadership, humility, collaboration, adaptability and loving to learn and re-learn. This will be true no matter where you go to work.”
So whats the one thing we should all take away from this? I believe we should always remember that “Its all in the attitude dude”!
Google wants leaders who can rise to the occasion when faced with a situation. They also want someone who can relinquish power when necessary. They do not want a “ball hog” so to speak. They want team players. This reminds me of the motto that Principal Chuck Hoover of Murray High in Vista CA believes in and that is to always “LEAD” . By LEAD Mr. Hoover means to Listen more than you talk, Encourage more than you dictate, Anticipate more than you react, Don't be the smartest person in the room. This seems in line with standards at Google. Finally Google believes that these are trends you will see grow across all fields. “And in an age when innovation is increasingly a group endeavor, it also cares about a lot of soft skills — leadership, humility, collaboration, adaptability and loving to learn and re-learn. This will be true no matter where you go to work.”
So whats the one thing we should all take away from this? I believe we should always remember that “Its all in the attitude dude”!