How to Get job at Google?

I'm currently pursuing my B.tech in Computer Science and Engineering (unfortunately from tier 3 college, I suck at PCM).
I want to work at Google. As you know Google won't come at Campus placement at my college, So I need to apply Off campus.

1). How I can apply for Google?
2). And what minimum CGPA/GPA required for Google?

I'm currently in 2nd year and i'll graduate in year 2017.
And I already learnt C and C++.
And learning Java right now.
Thinking about learning Android App programing and JSP.

I love coding and develop new things.
3). What more I should learn, that will help me to get placed at Google.

And If anyone at TDF is working at Google or ever applied for Google, That would be great help

1. Unfortunately they accept only B.E. degrees. Does your University gives that Degree or B.Tech?

2. They mostly focus on Algorithms, so focus on that. They will give you real life problem and ask you to solve with the best possible algo.

3. Coding language preference doesn't matter much but they mainly focus on Javascript, Python and C. But as I said in #2, language doesn't matter as long as you can implement the algo.

You love Android programming and that's why you want to go in Google? I'm not demoralizing you, but both are different approach.

If you don't like PCM, you'll generally not like Algos. And yeah I'm not taking about basic ones that are taught in Data Structure in colleges.

So if you want to target google, learn Algo's and their usage. Focus on AI algo's specially.

Thanks for reply. @krishnandu.sarkar

1. Unfortunately they accept only B.E. degrees. Does your University gives that Degree or B.Tech?

I heard many cases of B.tech students getting placed at Google India (Not sure though)

2. They mostly focus on Algorithms, so focus on that. They will give you real life problem and ask you to solve with the best possible algo.

I know they focus on problem solving methods

Coding language preference doesn't matter much but they mainly focus on Javascript, Python and C. But as I said in #2, language doesn't matter as long as you can implement the algo.

I also know that but Thanks Anyway. :wink:

You love Android programming and that's why you want to go in Google? I'm not demoralizing you, but both are different approach.

I don't love Android programming specifically, I love to create new things and make life better for people.

If you don't like PCM, you'll generally not like Algos. And yeah I'm not taking about basic ones that are taught in Data Structure in colleges.

I don't like PCM , It doesn't mean I don't like Alogs, both are different things

So if you want to target google, learn Algo's and their usage. Focus on AI algo's specially.

Thanks, I will also focus on AI alogs
And do you have any idea about CGPA requirement?

sorry for the bump, but I am pretty interested as well. On a sad note, my grades may never go upto the mark (teachers hate me).
how can I apply? i am currently in my 3rd year and technically, I can easily implement algorithms and all.
Also, can anyone please tell my a starting point for android app development? I tried many videos but to no avail!

^^ Welcome to boat buddy, I hope someone will help us out. :wink:

Anyone open to MS abroad?

[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] :offtopic:

seamon said:
Anyone open to MS abroad?

anything to get out of India..

abhigeek said:
[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION]

Thing is, your chances of getting a job at google go up considerably if you opt for MS abroad.

No idea about CGPA. Sorry bro,

The only thing that I know about getting a job at google means Algos and only Algos.

Anyway, this cut off marks system is specially in India. I don't think this things are there in US Based Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon etc.

seamon said:
Thing is, your chances of getting a job at google go up considerably if you opt for MS abroad.

oh... Sorry then,
I am thinking about it though, but nothing final..

krishnandu.sarkar said:
No idea about CGPA. Sorry bro,

The only thing that I know about getting a job at google means Algos and only Algos.

Anyway, this cut off marks system is specially in India. I don't think this things are there in US Based Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon etc.

How do we apply? and because our college is stupid enough to count marks for biology as well (yeah, bio too) my cgpa will hover around 8.x (where x<0.000001) by the end of my graduation

krishnandu.sarkar said:
No idea about CGPA. Sorry bro,

The only thing that I know about getting a job at google means Algos and only Algos.

Anyway, this cut off marks system is specially in India. I don't think this things are there in US Based Companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon etc.

There number of applicants applying for Google, I'm sure there would be some cerita to sort out applications.

ritvij said:
How do we apply? and because our college is stupid enough to count marks for biology as well (yeah, bio too) my cgpa will hover around 8.x (where x<0.000001) by the end of my graduation

abhigeek said:
There number of applicants applying for Google, I'm sure there would be some cerita to sort out applications.

May be. Not sure though. You guys can check on Google Career site. May be it's only for experienced candidates. You can check whether there are anything for freshers.

Recently I read a blog of IITan about his interview in Google and getting job. You can search on internet.

Also, I'm not sure, but I think the chance is possibly lower for India if you are from general type Engg. college. They prefer to take candidates from IIT, NIT etc. [NOTE : Don't take my words for sure. It's just rumors that I have heard. Coz once I tried for Google too ]

Take a look at *www.google.co.in/intl/en/about/careers/locations/#tab=asia-pacific

From what I have gathered:
1)Top companies usually have a GPA requirement of min 3.5(out of 4).
2)They will check your github account. This step is very important.
3)Involvement in projects helps.
4)Strong background in programming helps.
5)Some companies check if the candidate is involved in some local programming society or something...(eg. part of a linux coding group)[I don't have much technical knowledge about this]
6)Interview!!!(Get ready for: 1)Introduce Yourself. 2)Where do you see yourself in 5 years?)
7)In some very rare cases, they may check your handwriting.
8)You won't be getting a good job without an internship in your Junior(3rd) or Senior Year(4th).
9)ECs help immensely, especially leadership qualities.
10)Most importantly, Google does not care about the college one attends(This statement was originally said with US colleges in mind). Google is more concerned about the individual's ability and what he will be able to bring to their table. According to them, the willingness to learn and achieve triumphs brand name.

[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] so what about CGPA out 10 ...
9.5 maybe?

So, I should start contributing to Github,
Just basic knowledge of C and C++, will help in github projects?

seamon said:
From what I have gathered:
1)Top companies usually have a GPA requirement of min 3.5(out of 4).
2)They will check your github account. This step is very important.
3)Involvement in projects helps.
4)Strong background in programming helps.
5)Some companies check if the candidate is involved in some local programming society or something...(eg. part of a linux coding group)[I don't have much technical knowledge about this]
6)Interview!!!(Get ready for: 1)Introduce Yourself. 2)Where do you see yourself in 5 years?)
7)In some very rare cases, they may check your handwriting.
8)You won't be getting a good job without an internship in your Junior(3rd) or Senior Year(4th).
9)ECs help immensely, especially leadership qualities.
10)Most importantly, Google does not care about the college one attends(This statement was originally said with US colleges in mind). Google is more concerned about the individual's ability and what he will be able to bring to their table. According to them, the willingness to learn and achieve triumphs brand name.

Right. Everything depends on location.

In India, it's totally different kind of story. And if you check the link I have given, you will see there are not much Developer kinda jobs available. Mostly Operations and Support.

The points that mentioned by you varies from company to company.

If you mean CTS, TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, HCL etc. (the so called Indian top IT Companies), they don't look anything except the 1st one.

In companies like Dell, they may check few things extra.

So everything depends on what you are targeting at.

abhigeek said:
[MENTION=248727]seamon[/MENTION] so what about CGPA out 10 ...
9.5 maybe?

So, I should start contributing to Github,
Just basic knowledge of C and C++, will help in github projects?

No idea about CPGA.....

I have no idea what Github even is as I am just a high school student. Ask me next year.

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krishnandu.sarkar said:
Right. Everything depends on location.

In India, it's totally different kind of story. And if you check the link I have given, you will see there are not much Developer kinda jobs available. Mostly Operations and Support.

The points that mentioned by you varies from company to company.

If you mean CTS, TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, HCL etc. (the so called Indian top IT Companies), they don't look anything except the 1st one.

In companies like Dell, they may check few things extra.

So everything depends on what you are targeting at.

By top companies I mean Nvidia, Intel etc.
PS:I am targeting these 2 specifically.

seamon said:
By top companies I mean Nvidia, Intel etc.
PS:I am targeting these 2 specifically.

This is what I wanted to say. Top companies is very vague term now. Different people point to companies different category.

krishnandu.sarkar said:
Right. Everything depends on location.

In India, it's totally different kind of story. And if you check the link I have given, you will see there are not much Developer kinda jobs available. Mostly Operations and Support.

The points that mentioned by you varies from company to company.

If you mean CTS, TCS, Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, HCL etc. (the so called Indian top IT Companies), they don't look anything except the 1st one.

In companies like Dell, they may check few things extra.

So everything depends on what you are targeting at.

I don't want to go in these Indian (3rd tier) IT companies.
I want to make myself efficient in college (as my social life is s**t) to bag job at Google. As I'm already far behind in race, thanks to my college.
And I'm targeting developer field.

krishnandu.sarkar said:
This is what I wanted to say. Top companies is very vague term now. Different people point to companies different category.

My bad....
I can't imagine the ones you pointed out as "top". I was speaking at a worldwide scale.

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abhigeek said:
I don't want to go in these Indian (3rd tier) IT companies.
I want to make myself efficient in college (as my social life is s**t) to bag job at Google. As I'm already far behind in race, thanks to my college.
And I'm targeting developer field.

Your chances of getting your dream job are very slim if you want to work at google as a developer.
You should have a MS degree at the very least.

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Go to Carnegie Mellon and your job is all but confirmed(Assuming you don't drop out).

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[MENTION=294461]abhigeek[/MENTION] I am not saying that it's impossible from your position. But, you will have to be extraordinary in coding and stuff(at life itself).

seamon said:
My bad....
I can't imagine the ones you pointed out as "top". I was speaking at a worldwide scale.

Sorry

Can't think of worldwide top ones due to my degree

seamon said:
Your chances of getting your dream job are very slim if you want to work at google as a developer.
You should have a MS degree at the very least.

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Go to Carnegie Mellon and your job is all but confirmed(Assuming you don't drop out).

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[MENTION=294461]abhigeek[/MENTION] I am not saying that it's impossible from your position. But, you will have to be extraordinary in coding and stuff(at life itself).

abhigeek said:
I don't want to go in these Indian (3rd tier) IT companies.
I want to make myself efficient in college (as my social life is s**t) to bag job at Google. As I'm already far behind in race, thanks to my college.
And I'm targeting developer field.

Yeah, don't think that we are demoralizing you. But it's not like solving that C problem in college first amongst your peers or grabbing that basic Data Structure algo they are teaching you.

I can't find the exact link I came across few months ago. A story of an IIT'an cracking Google Interview and bags a job with 1.64 Cr. Package. In that blog he actually what is asked at google interview and all.

Check out these links..
Interview => TopTalent.in | Exclusive Interview with Prashanth from IIT Madras who landed a job at Microsoft, Redmond
News =>
22-year-old IITian from Vidisha bags Rs 70 lakh job from Twitter - The Times of India
2 BITS Pilani students bag year's highest Rs 1.44 cr pay package - The Times of India
Three IITians get Rs. 92L offer from Google - The Hindu

Example => Google Interview Puzzles - Logical and Mind Puzzles asked in Google

So, if you had made your mind for Google, it's good. Then it's time for some real hard practice and fact check.
1. As already said above, it's almost impossible to bag one without MS degree or sort of it. Indian degrees like B.Tech generally won't work.
2. Google India doesn't have much options for Developer. You can check yourself in Google Career site. Mostly Operations and Support. Yeah you will get few UI Developers Position.
3. Forget those of your Engg college books, try to know the IIT, BITS Pilani course curriculum. And go through that.

Finally if possible, if you have any IIT guys in your circle try to get the course structure and things that are followed there. And go through those.

Well, I know, IIT, Jadavpur University, KIT etc. are much over-hyped here in India. But what to do, max. Top companies prefer them.

<RANT>^It's news like those that misguide the population of India. The average salary in IIT/BITS is relatively quite low. Only a handful of extraordinary students get those salaries and every parent in India wants their child to become one of them. The students mindlessly obey and give JEE exam in the hopes of getting a seat in IIT. Then they get admission in some side branch of engineering like Materials and then their lives are ruined. Seriously, the media should stop this.....
Also, having just a B.tech degree stops promotion to higher positions later in life(That's what I was told by my counselor).</RANT>

Meanwhile my dream....

^^Yeah that's why I said that IIT and all is much overhyped in India.

I think i must go for further study(MS) to bag job in good company.

According to a senior friend who recently joined google, he needed 8.5 CGPA + Give written test based on OOP/DS/Algo which was moderately tough + Clear the interview.. The hardest part was obviously the interview.. I dont have any idea what the mass recruiter asked but judging by the stats, im sure it was not easy
Getting into Indian tech companies is much more easier tho
Just like you, I too am a second year student.. But I have given up hope for a good position in tier 1 company.. Why ? Because I know my limits and I dont want to be dissapointed hoping for something big.. But since, you are very serious into getting in a tier 1 company, I sincerely hope you succeed, more power to you broda..Cheers!

8.5 CGPA?? :shock:

I'm dreaming big coz

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

Yes, I know that I can easily get into 3 tier Indian IT companies.
So It better to aim big

^^Yeah, for the same reason, by TOP Companies I mean Indian TOP IT MNC Companies.

Can't think of Worldwide TOP Ones as I know that I'm not that competent. It's not like I don't have the degree, but also I don't have that proper education / knowledge.

Anyway @OP, best of luck to you, but as already said by us, enquire about it extensively. Don't hope for something which you are not capable of. And if you think you are capable, work hard and I'm sure you'll succeed.

And as you said, that PCM is not mandatory for Algo, unfortunately it's not that bro. Even I don't like PCM and don't understand a single thing about M, but I do love and good at Automata and Algo. But it's altogether a different story, because those algo's not going to help you.

You need to go through the Graphics Algo's, AI Algo's they are more arithmetical. Check out if you can achieve.

In your case you don't like PCM, in my case, I never studied it, so I don't know a single thing about PCM

If I try and don't succeed, I'll go for Indian IT companies.
If I don't try , I'll go for Indian IT companies.
So its better to try something.
[MENTION=32490]krishnandu.sarkar[/MENTION] so you done diploma plus degree?

Ofcourse if you feel you are capable ofcourse try for it instead of regretting later.
[MENTION=294461]abhigeek[/MENTION] No I have done BCA. But I don't know a single thing about PCM.

krishnandu.sarkar said:
Ofcourse if you feel you are capable ofcourse try for it instead of regretting later.
@abhigeek No I have done BCA. But I don't know a single thing about PCM.

PCM is taught in class +1 and +2 in Non-med.

^So are you going for MS? :))

abhigeek said:
PCM is taught in class +1 and +2 in Non-med.

I know. I never liked Maths but Physics was my fav subject upto 10th Std. And I was not in Science stream in +2.

Again it's a different story

seamon said:
^So are you going for MS?

Ya, I'm thinking about doing MS in Australia at good university after my graduation.
As my college is not upto mark.

Instead of focussing on increasing your cgpa from x to 9, just work on your skills. Remember, there is no limit for improvement; the real competition is much much tougher than you have seen yet. Some day, you will be at Google.

dashing.sujay said:
Instead of focussing on increasing your cgpa from x to 9, just work on your skills. Remember, there is no limit for improvement; the real competition is much much tougher than you have seen yet. Some day, you will be at Google.

I'm working on skills, as i'm not good in impressing my teachers or exaggerating a simple answer in exams.

Google "Anudeep Nekkanti" , go through the Quora posts, and other blog posts, that'll help in getting some idea.

Having said that, I'd really advise you to proceed one step at a time, don't think of Google as your primary target, but rather focus on short term goals to make yourself a better.

if you are that interested in computers, then google becomes a 2nd option.
your primary goal will be a startup.. thats were the smartest and bold kids are any way.

for your age, pursue your dreams and passion! things better than job might happen.