http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/05/barr_bares.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barr_bares Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/05/barr_bares.php#comment-10396 Paul Sweeney Sat, 26 May 2007 10:19:34 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/05/barr_bares.php#comment-10396 <p>In Ireland, Analogue Devices used to only hire people that received an "A" in honors level maths, at leaving cert level (High School). "yeah yeah yeah, you have a degree from yada yada yada, what did you get in maths in your leaving cert". It plays into the culture I guess. Would be interesting to cross this thinking with the guys from Harvard and their policy of mixing different types/levels of students because filling the classroom with A students just set everyone to self destruct. I also would wonder how many "soft skills" the company is bring into the fold? the term "requisite diversity" leaps to mind... !! (and no, I never interviewed for google!)</p> In Ireland, Analogue Devices used to only hire people that received an “A” in honors level maths, at leaving cert level (High School). “yeah yeah yeah, you have a degree from yada yada yada, what did you get in maths in your leaving cert”. It plays into the culture I guess. Would be interesting to cross this thinking with the guys from Harvard and their policy of mixing different types/levels of students because filling the classroom with A students just set everyone to self destruct. I also would wonder how many “soft skills” the company is bring into the fold? the term “requisite diversity” leaps to mind… !! (and no, I never interviewed for google!)

]]> http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/05/barr_bares.php#comment-10395 anon Fri, 25 May 2007 21:48:20 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2007/05/barr_bares.php#comment-10395 <p>At least he didnt have to fly out there for interviews and pay out of pocket only for Google to never pay him back. </p> At least he didnt have to fly out there for interviews and pay out of pocket only for Google to never pay him back.

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