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Ask Gayle: How do you negotiate offers for the big companies?

Gayle, I recently got an offer from a major software company, but it’s not quite what I was hoping for. How can I negotiate my offer? ~ PV First of all, you’re off to a great start by just trying to negotiate. Most people don’t even do that. Much of the standard negotiation advice applies [...]

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Joining Google (or any great tech company)? Don’t believe management’s lies – 3 tips to really succeed.

Piaw Na, an ex-Googler, wrote an excellent post titled Tips for Noogler Engineers.  Piaw correctly points out that what’s great for Google isn’t necessarily what’s great for you or your career.  For instance: “Interviewing. It absolutely does not help your career one bit, even though it’s absolutely critical for Google in the long term. It’s [...]

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Ask Gayle: I am a low-level programmer. Can I get a job at Google?

Hi Gayle, I am desperate about getting a software engineer job in only Google. My dilemma is that I have worked only in RTOS (e.g. WinCE) System Software Domain in all of my 6+ yrs of overall work experience in big semiconductor companies e.g. Qualcomm, Marvell, and I have no experience in web companies.   Do [...]

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