What is an example of these absurd hoops you talk of, w.r.t the google interview process specifically? I just went through the process and had a much more positive experience, so i’m interested to know.
The fact that you are meant to specifically study for the interview unlike 99% of all other companies, so the interview to a large extent evaluates how much time you've spent willingly studying the Google interview - i.e. how much you really, really want to work specifically at Google.
It's not exactly a recipe for hiring people that are going to push back on corporate decisions.
It's not exactly a recipe for hiring people that are going to push back on corporate decisions.