From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Sat Jan 26 2008 - 11:55:15 ARST
I don't think kids do their own homework anymore do they thanks to internet?
Much less get any exercise these days..
Children..go out and play..it's good for your health..and read a book..it's
how you learn.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Salau, Yemi" <yemi.salau@siemens.com>
To: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>; "Colin McNamara" <colin@2cups.com>;
"Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:51 PM
Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview
> Why Not!?
>
> Remember the days where we have to memorise multiplication tables from
> 2xtimes to 12xtimes ...
>
> But now, there is internet, kids don't memorise for assignments anymore,
> this is the age where google has been added as a word(verb) into the
> dictionary, so, anyone should be given the freedom of information
> googling! If the kids do it now, why can't we?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Yemi Salau
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Morris
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:56 PM
> To: 'Colin McNamara'; 'Cisco certification'
> Subject: RE: Google Technical Interview
>
> Should your answer then be to look it up on Yahoo or MSN? :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Colin McNamara
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:05 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: Google Technical Interview
>
> 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.> >
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