Writing about Life in the digital age
1.2K views | +0 today
Follow
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Rescooped by rodrick rajive lal from Business Brainpower with the Human Touch
Scoop.it!

Google HR Boss: We Don't Care Where You Went To College

Google HR Boss: We Don't Care Where You Went To College | Writing about Life in the digital age | Scoop.it

What they should be focused on instead is curiosity, leadership ability, culture fit, and lastly, whether people can actually do the job, Bock said. “That has been one of the keys to our growth, making sure we get the right people in from the beginning,” Bock said. “If you get that right, you hire amazing people, they’ll be fine, and they’ll do amazing things.”

 

Google has learned along the way. In its early years, the company strongly considered where applicants went to school, going after top talent from big-name universities. Then it looked at the data. What Bock and his team found was that there was no relationship between where employees went to school and how those people actually performed in their jobs.

 


Via The Learning Factor
rodrick rajive lal's insight:

So then, the college or institution doesn't matter as long as you have the requisite skills to be hired for the job. We have come a long way from the times when graduated from a well known and prestigious college was a guarantee that you would be hired!

Andrée Laforge's curator insight, May 6, 2015 9:30 AM

La curiosité, le leadership, un fit avec la culture organisationnelle et finalement, à la toute fin, les compétences techniques de l'individu, Voilà sur quoi vous devriez mettre l'emphase lorsque vous êtes en recrutement (Laszlo Bock- Google).

Scott Brown's curator insight, May 10, 2015 4:23 PM

This should be  rewritten truthfully as "We Don't Care Where You Went To College  If You Are Applying For A Rank and File Job!"  LOL

Rescooped by rodrick rajive lal from iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation)
Scoop.it!

"Google Open Gallery" Looks Like A Neat Place To Display A Class Project

"Google Open Gallery" Looks Like A Neat Place To Display A Class Project | Writing about Life in the digital age | Scoop.it
Google Open Gallery was unveiled quite a few months ago, but I just received an invitation today and think it looks pretty neat. It's designed to let artists and others display cultural artifacts i...

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
rodrick rajive lal's insight:

I am visiting the Google Open Gallery too!

No comment yet.