I almost got a job at Google. Sort of.

In the middle of yesterday’s afternoon, I was contacted by a Technical Sourcer from Google who found my resume, and asked me if I’m interested in trying out for a position. My first thought was “who has the incentive to play such a prank on me?” But after googling this thing, it turned out that it was legit. Technical Sourcers are glorified recruiters. They’re hired for the sole purpose of hiring people, with responsibilities including researching candidates, cold-calling, performing interviews, testing the skills of candidates and arranging employment.

The sourcer..er..Err. Sourcer. The sourcer provided me with three positions which precisely matched my qualifications from the resume - I was impressed. I chose two: Software Engineer and Unix Systems/Applications Administrator. At this stage, we begun making arrangements for a phone interview when I asked if she realized that I was still a student with one year left before graduation. She did not. It she had assumed that my resume was out of date and I already graduated, so it all came to a halt. I was suggested to apply for a position when I’m closer to graduating, I apologized for the confusion, she wished me luck, and we went our separate ways.

Tune in next year for Attempt to get a job at Google: Part 3.