Thank you for your interest in Google…
I handed in my two weeks notice on Monday, not because I got the job in Google, but because I accepted an offer to work for 3 Ireland in their new Henry Street store. Monday was a hectic day, I had to decide whether to take the job with Three or hold out for Google. In the end, I was right to accept the position in Three.
Google were supposed to get back to me on Monday and even after leaving a voicemail message, they didn’t actually get back to me until Tuesday evening. I received a really impersonal rejection e-mail from them, a real copy and paste job, telling me that based on my “qualifications” and “experience” that they didn’t think me a “strong match”. My instant thought after reading this was “did they not have my cv?”. I’ve politely asked them to provide me with additional feedback on why they think me not suited to the position, and am still waiting to receive it.
The Google recruitment process was very thorough, after an assessment test, 3 phone interviews and 2 face-to-face interviews all I received from them was an e-mail to tell me that I didn’t get the job, and that was 3 weeks after the face-to-face interviews. From start to finish, the whole process of them figuring out I wasn’t suitable for the position took over 2 months. It stressed me out, it pissed me off, it excited me, and more than anything else it got my hopes up far too much. I really thought this was the perfect job for me, but I think I was too eager and too… maybe desperate to work them. I probably should have shut my mouth about how great I think their company is and how I would have liked to be able to participate in their research projects, some time in the future. Perhaps they thought me too enthusiastic? In the end, I don’t think I’ll be applying to work for them again; it’s not worth the stress and the extreme effort… I still can’t believe they had to interview me 5 times to figure out they didn’t want to hire me, it was so terribly unnecessary.
Anyway, I’m not going to beat myself up about it, considering that I have a brand new opportunity, to make lots of commission working for the Three network. I don’t know how long I’ll stay working for them, but I need to start making more money, what with Christmas just around the corner. In the New Year I’ll have to start visiting recruitment agencies in hopes to get a “real” job – despite my CV being available on every Irish recruitment website possible I seem to only be getting offers for sales positions. Shall I be doomed to work in retail, forever, regardless of my college education? If I can’t get a job with my degree, is there even any point in even doing a masters next year, is there any point in doing it ever?
October 12th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
What a load of balls! They don’t know what they’re missing by not employing you!!
And, from personal experience, retail is soul destroying. Its so lovely to be in a proper Monday to Friday job, with responsibilities and no bloody customers shouting at you!
But congrats on the new job, a change of scenery is always good! woo!
October 12th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Thanks Jenny - hope you’re job new job is keeping you busy and wealthy! Man, retail really CAN be soul destroying - people underestimate how stressful working in a shop really is. I’ve learned a lot of valuable lessons though.
This new change of scenery will be nice… but I’d give anything to work Monday-Friday 9-5, a small sad dream, I know.
October 12th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
The ultimate irony is, all they had to do was google your name and see how great you are!
October 13th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Hard luck Sinead! The googling bastards- obviously the people they have working for them now arent up to scratch themselves and couldnt see the potential… :(
October 16th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Thats a major bummer sinead, I was sorry to read that. Your friend Jenny is right a change in scenery is a really good thing, I did the same thing last year. It’s funny that you mention the whole sales/I have a degree thing, I’ve just been talking about that the past couple of days. The whole thing is very frustrating, and I’ve been out 2 years. People tell me a masters is essential to get anywhere these days, and it’s seeming more true a statement the more I look around me. It looks like I’ll have to go down that path, even though I’ve been doing loads of things since college. Maybe time outside the system is good though, it’s all up to what you want to actually do Sinead, if going back to college doesn’t sound appealing then that time there is gonna be crap. But good luck in the new job anyhow.
October 16th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
Congratulations. There are loads of jobs in Three that would suit what you want and what you want to do with your degree. Think of this role as a stepping stone - to learn the business and the company inside out, then you apply for internal roles that are more like your ‘perfect job.’ Stay positive hun, and remember the power of visualisation. i’m serious !
October 17th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
Thanks for your words of wisdom ladies :)
October 19th, 2006 at 11:25 am
Dont’ fret sis, three are a media company, not a telco (this is their pitch, not mine), a recruiter from the UK tried to get me to go for a content producer job based in Maidenhead in the UK a few weeks back - so there’s always the chance of growing in the company.
This is the “from the ground up” stuff - get to know the customer, and you’ll three will soon realise what an asset a Cochrane can actually be!