Google got named the Best Company to Work For in America. I certainly think it is (can't seem to convince any of my former co-wokers of that, however). Couldn't imagine a better place to work, in fact.

I was reading through the article and on a lark took their quiz to see if I was fit to become a noogler. My results:

Score: 50/60 points

ANALYSIS:
You've got the basics, but you're not ready to be a Noogler yet.

Oh well. I guess I'll give my resume to Yahoo.

Seriously though, the quiz is wrong. Question #5 has one wrong choice and one partially wrong choice. I chose the more obviously wrong option, and was in turn "wrong". I should write them and have them fix it.

Also, I though this list of interviewing do's and don'ts was interesting. In all the interviews I've done there, I haven't brought up GPAs once. It's on the resume you see before the interview, you note it, and move on. Nobody wants to "talk about any B's you might have received". Baloney.

Under the don'ts, the only one I have an issue with is #4. People mention the competition all the time (especially if they've worked there). I couldn't give two shits where you went to school and what your grades were, but if you worked on some kickass project at a cool tech place, by all means talk it up! Don't go into the interview with code samples and internal documents (it happens, and it means a really quick end to the interview process), or discuss anything confidential or proprietary while there, but there's not a single bit of harm in relating what you did to solve a particular issue at Company XYZ (even if, and maybe especially if, it had nothing whatever to do with tech). Talking about conclusions you came to and decisions you made can lead to some interesting discussions, even when it's very hypothetical or the nitty-gritty details are necessarily obfuscated.

It's all about how you solve a problem and how you think about problems that matter most. That's what the interviews are about, for me anyway.

That and, well, making sure that you don't smell weird.