[meowface]

I am not and never was a Googler, but my personal guess would be:

-Interested and curious about technology and the world

-Neutral or left-leaning socially

-Not too uptight

-At least some sense of humor

-Humble enough to admit mistakes and lack of knowledge

I kind of feel like these are things any good tech company would want, though. I'd be curious if a Googler could give a good definition for what makes someone a good fit at Google specifically; something that can be distinguished from other similar companies.

[danans]

googler here. you list seems mostly right to me, except perhaps "left-leaning socially". Did you mean politically? I've had teammates from all sides of the political spectrum here, but if Google tends to have more politically left leaning people, it probably just represents the tendencies of the talent pool it recruits from and the areas in which it has offices.

[namelezz]

Can you name a company that would hire an employee that has traits opposite to what you just list?