[iainmerrick]

The other downside of that is: in 18 months they're going to hassle you for an interview again, whether you want one or not.

I have a friend who was interviewed at Google, rejected, then interviewed again a year later, rejected again, and then a year later a Google recruiter got in touch to see if they'd like another interview. They said it started to feel like a cruel joke.

[cableshaft]

Oh yeah, recruiters from Google have contacted me three times since then. Actually the most recent recruiter said I could contact her whenever I felt like having another interview.

I might eventually try going through the gauntlet again, but I wasn't quite willing to move to the west coast during that time (new relationship, new home, new puppy, work was going well, I didn't really need more big life changes at that point).

I'm starting to consider a job change but I'm still not sure I want to move to the west coast. I'd probably have to downshift my home quite a bit out there.