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by str33t_punk 3448 days ago
pretty depressing
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enzanki_ars 3448 days ago
He instructed people on how to be hired at a company he was never hired at. I don't think I would ever hire someone making claim like that.
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RawData 3448 days ago
That's incorrect. He wrote a blog about what he was personally doing to get hired at Google... he wasn't claiming to teach people how to get hired.
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enzanki_ars 3448 days ago
"You can hear me talk about my journey to become a web developer, how I'm working on a career change, and what you need to know to interview at Google." [1]

"This is my multi-month study plan for going from web developer (self-taught, no CS degree) to Google software engineer." [2]

The author presents two conflicting pieces of information. In [1], it seems like he has accomplished this goal of being hired. In [2], he is working towards it and has not clue if anything presented will work.

[1]: https://googleyasheck.com/presenting-at-code-fellows/ [2]: https://github.com/jwasham/google-interview-university

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RawData 3448 days ago
Even a cursory glance at the blog shows that this is his attempt to journal his journey...nothing more. You are splitting hairs.
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enzanki_ars 3448 days ago
After poking around a bit more, I see why I incorrectly came to that conclusion. Visiting the About page [1] provides this quote: "I'm publishing this blog to chronicle my long journey to becoming a Google engineer."

Without reading this quote, each post makes it seem like he knows everything about how to get hired. With the quote, each post reads very differently.

[1]: https://googleyasheck.com/about/

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