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Finding Your Passion
My son did work for me this Summer. He did a fine job (i.e. showed up when he was supposed to and accomplished the tasks). However, there was not one iota of passion, and he preferred to skip taking any breaks so that he could finish faster and get outside with his friends.
It sort of broke my heart that he was ending the Summer with this idea that work was like lima beans — to be endured, but not enjoyed.
When I had lunch at Google the other day, one of the deepest impressions I left with was that it seemed like a perfect fit for my son (i.e. he’s great at math, loves legos and food, etc.).
Generously, Marny’s fabulous boyfriend, Michael, said he’d be happy to have my son back for lunch and show him around the Google offices.
I took him up on the offer yesterday, and my son connected with the environment so deeply there, that, dare I say, he might even work harder in school now.
One of my favorite parts of the day was listening to Michael talk about the interview process. You can here more about it in the video below.
The gist is that you have a lot of interviews in one day, and they ask SAT-like questions (but harder) to see how you come up with the answer. It’s timed (45 minutes per interview), and live (no pondering and coming back).
There is no right or wrong, from what I understand. They are more interested in how you got there.
As an aside, I had to take a typing test when I started in book publishing. I believe I typed 90 words per minute, which got me the job.
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Damn. I was only 75/min. Now I know why the Ottowa, Ks. newspaper rejected me….
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