From: Colin McNamara (colin@2cups.com)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2008 - 03:04:57 ARST
Reading through all these responses about how ludicrous Google's
questions were, and how any normal person would just look up the topic
on line.
If you are a SR network engineer at Google, and you break the network -
you can't use Google to find any information to help you out......
The irony kills.
-- Colin McNamara (858)208-8105 CCIE #18233,RHCE,GCIH http://www.colinmcnamara.com"The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer"
On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 12:15 +0200, sheherezada@gmail.com wrote: > The same here. I also tried the Google interview for a senior > position (and that was one year ago). To my surprise, they asked me > the same TCP/ARP/etc stuff, while I expected totally different > questions at a higher level, according to my work experience. > > In my opinion, the interview questions should be an indicator of what > you are supposed to do in your future job. Well, after 10 years of > experience, I don't feel to much joy to dig into TCP packets most of > the time at my work. > > I don't say that deep TCP understanding is not useful, but for this > kind of knowledge we have documentation. Documentation for quickly > taking good design or troubleshooting decisions is harder to get. For > that we have experience. Do they buy experience? > > Mihai > > On Jan 16, 2008 11:57 AM, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> wrote: > > I think the DocCD would have been handy in that interview unless you are > > rainman :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Salau, Yemi" <yemi.salau@siemens.com> > > To: "Calvino Borcelli" <cal_borci@hotmail.com>; <swm@emanon.com>; "Joseph > > Brunner" <joe@affirmedsystems.com>; <jerry.du@accenture.com>; > > <m_a_jones@dell.com>; <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:51 AM > > Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview > > > > > > Doh! > > > > I hate such interviews, it's not as if I want to be a researcher in one > > of the MIT labs, is it? > > > > A Customer wouldn't ask me what the 2 most unused flags in TCP is, will > > they? > > > > Ok, maybe google needs lab engineers, or researchers or something, > > because I don't get? As a specialist for few years now, all that is > > required of me is to design according to customer's specification and > > provide 3rd line support when things are going A-wire! > > > > What do you guys think? > > > > Many Thanks > > > > Yemi Salau > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of > > > > Calvino Borcelli > > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 5:08 AM > > To: swm@emanon.com; 'Joseph Brunner'; jerry.du@accenture.com; > > m_a_jones@dell.com; gary.duncanson@googlemail.com > > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com > > Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview > > > > Hello All, > > > > I was surprised to see the thread resurrected again. I did take the > > interview > > a couple of weeks ago. Didnt get through although i felt I did well. > > Like most > > of you had mentioned, there was a hint that the package wouldnt be all > > that > > great. > > > > Although there was network trivia like the working of a traceroute. > > There was > > a few pretty in depth questions, like what are the two most unused flags > > in > > TCP. They also asked about CSPF about which i had no idea. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Calvino > > > > > > > > > From: swm@emanon.com> To: joe@affirmedsystems.com; > > jerry.du@accenture.com; > > M_A_Jones@Dell.com; gary.duncanson@googlemail.com; > > cal_borci@hotmail.com> CC: > > ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview> Date: > > Mon, 14 > > Jan 2008 22:59:24 -0500> > And how well did that answer go over? :) > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: nobody@groupstudy.com > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of> Joseph Brunner> Sent: > > Sunday, > > January 13, 2008 11:53 PM> To: jerry.du@accenture.com; > > M_A_Jones@Dell.com;> > > gary.duncanson@googlemail.com; cal_borci@hotmail.com> Cc: > > ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview> > Q. > > What > > algorithm, invented on July 15, 1989 is responsible for building> > > routing > > tables using a packet-by-packet coupling of transitive data in a> > > non-statistical averaged arbitrary table?> > My answer to the > > googleista?> > > > Go trip on your Birkenstocks on the way to the bathroom to apply the > > salve> to > > your after "holiday party" and six martinis acquired parasite from some> > > nasty > > hippy chick who slept with your boss the day before the foosball> > > tournament > > during the yodeling contest. You can shove your corporate culture> down > > the > > throat of some half-wit college grad who has never felt the whirl> of a > > Patek > > Philippe on his wrist winding up or the Purr of a Porsche finding> a > > gear at > > 6,000rpms. I don't read the doc cd habitually so I can play> foosball > > with > > lamer's who write useless apps like g-shopping or whatever the> hell > > you're > > preaching to wall street these days. Oh, and about your share> price, > > the > > Titanic was once the fastest ship on the north Atlantic, and> American's > > once > > bought goods made here until China built things cheaper and> the jobs > > left for > > good... Sell now, while you're still up on your $600> strike price.> > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: nobody@groupstudy.com > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of> jerry.du@accenture.com> > > Sent: > > Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:38 AM> To: M_A_Jones@Dell.com; > > gary.duncanson@googlemail.com; cal_borci@hotmail.com> Cc: > > ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview> > What > > I > > heard was Google's interview is very nice. do not know how the pays> but > > many > > IT guys in China are aim this company because it's reputation.> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: nobody@groupstudy.com > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of> M_A_Jones@Dell.com> Sent: > > Saturday, January 12, 2008 6:40 AM> To: gary.duncanson@googlemail.com; > > cal_borci@hotmail.com> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: RE: Google > > Technical Interview> > From what I've heard, get ready for some "Network > > Trivia". > > > Michael Jones> Network Engineer> Global Network > > Operations> > > Dell Inc. | Information Technology> W. 512.723.3268 | C. 512.966.6908> > > > -----Original Message-----> From: nobody@groupstudy.com > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Gary> Duncanson> Sent: > > Friday, > > December 21, 2007 2:18 PM> To: Calvino Borcelli> Cc: > > ccielab@groupstudy.com> > > Subject: Re: Google Technical Interview> > I was interviewed by a nice > > lady > > working for google. I think they could be> great to work for.> Their > > main hook > > is the culture there as opposed to high rates of pay so if> money is > > what you > > want don't expect lots and lots. Free table tennis and not> very high > > rates of > > pay. They are not keen on seniority and titles either. > Try banks > > instead if > > you want to earn loot.> > Gary> ----- Original Message -----> From: > > "Calvino > > Borcelli" <cal_borci@hotmail.com>> To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>> Sent: > > Friday, > > December 21, 2007 7:14 PM> Subject: OT : Google Technical Interview> > > > > > > > Hello Everyone,> >> > I was wondering if anyone here has attended any > > interviews with google> for> > network positions ? I hear that their > > interviews are quite creative.> Could> > anyone be kind enough to give > > me some > > clues about what to expect.> >> > Thanks Very Much,> >> > Calvino.> > > > _________________________________________________________________> > > > Express > > yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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