{"id":74,"date":"2010-05-05T12:18:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-05T20:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gavindoughtie.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2025-09-16T06:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:19:04","slug":"interviewing-at-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gavindoughtie.com\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Interviewing at Google"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m posting this because I enjoy meeting new people and because many of the great technical people I meet are curious about working at Google. If we’ve spoken at a conference and you think I have forsaken you, please don’t fret. Email me your resume, remind me who you are, and I’ll add you to the voracious technical employer that is Google. I want<\/em> you to work here and do well. Really, I do. To help, a few handy links to things people much smarter than I have written.<\/p>\n

Here’s the official corporate video:<\/p>\n

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Stevey’s Hilarious Post<\/a> about what to expect and how to prepare.<\/p>\n

And finally, if you’re really serious about being a computer scientist, work through this book:<\/p>\n

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs – 2nd Edition (MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Which you can also find free on the web. (As my my vanpool buddy says “Just Bing it.”)<\/p>\n

You might also want to work through this:<\/p>\n

Introduction to Algorithms, Third Edition<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

If I interview you, you’ll be a leg up on most candidates if you read: Design Patterns<\/a>\"\". Seriously, do people think about this stuff anymore?<\/p>\n

And for massive extra cred:<\/p>\n

Art of Computer Programming, The, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set (2nd Edition) (Vol 1-3)<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Work hard, and read Outliers: The Story of Success<\/a>\"\", which explains why I’m not actually kidding with my link to Knuth.