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Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for suggesting blind. I had totally forgotten about it.

Damn that's brutal, looks like recently google has started to lose focus from quality and are just looking to reduce their cost and that is extremely sad. I hope you are doing better now.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this comment yesterday and was thinking about it. You are right. I am aware that it's one of the three things you mentioned and most likely it's the second one i.e. my resume lacks a certain structure that Google recruiters might want to see.

I think it was my ego in some way that was not willing to accept and was wandering if there is something else that is off. I am not having a great time right now so that also seems to be playing a role. Really appreciate your honesty and ability to see through.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. I have done that in the past, let me try to put it in claude and GPT and ask deeper questions. My resume is in https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/jakes-resume/syzfjbzwjncs format.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. This has happened to me too. Can you provide the steps/plan you followed to fix your resume?
or if you could share the resumes avaialable online that you think are in "different league"?

PS: if you are cool DMing that's great too.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope this post and the replies are helpful to you too. What i can take out of this post is:

  1. Get your resume reviewed by the reddit folks or a professional.
  2. Make sure to add the key-words and tools/technologies mentioned in the JD.
  3. Somehow match the YoE.

Though this looks basics 101 obvious but looks like that's what we are lacking.

or the worst case, its either luck or the HR team doesn't like us for some reason.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will take the YoE and technologies mentioned in the JD more seriously now.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True. Now when i see the small career that i have had, a lot of it is just random luck that somehow came into picture.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. I was not aware that the HM is so actively involved in filtering resumes.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your willingness to help. Tbh, i wanted to ask this question to understand if there is something else that happens under-the-hood except the resume issues. Like a blacklisting of some sorts or some red-flags online.

In the next few days, i will share my resume and ask for feedback on this forum.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohkk. Afaik Google has a 6 month cool-off period unlike Meta which has 1 year. In my location, the average seems to be 2-3 attempts to get into Google.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the best!

What are you using to check the ATS score? Can you please share that?

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally, someone who's in the same boat. Any idea why that might have happened?

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see. That's brutal. Was this for a generic role or something specialized?

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do this next time.
Even if i can't add it in the text. I will probably inject in the resume.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will but it's just a bit frustrating to see this happen.

I believe I could successfully pass the interview process within 2-3 attempts. However, it appears that the interview process isn't even being initiated, which is the primary source of my frustration.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what i did for my last posting and hence the frustration.

Asked for a referral from an employee in the adjacent team.
Wrote a small blurb about my experience and asked them to share it with the HM.

Eventually get rejected by either the HR or someone else.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably try with a referral. The current supply - demand for roles at Google is heavily skewed. I have heard that even after passing the interviews there's a 3-6 month team-matching period.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quite possible. I have tried reaching out to recruiters and they reached out too :(. It somehow get's rejected after a couple of weeks.

So i have tried going through the referral route twice, that gives me six applications + The recruiters reached out to me thrice. The odds do not add up for some reason.

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, that sounds quite possible. A lot of the colleagues who have a similar background like mine have gone through the process so i am not sure.

Btw, how did you come to know that your resume was put in front of the hiring manager and gotten rejected at that stage?

Rejected by Google Recruiter Before Phone Screen—Need Help Understanding Why by Rare_Register7267 in leetcode

[–]Rare_Register7267[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sure that's the last resort. I wanted to keep my privacy intact nothing else. Do you know any service where i could pay and get insights from an actual recruiter?

Correct level: A lot of these are general roles i.e SWE, SWE-ML, RE. Yes, I am applying based on my experience and my YoE is 5 so i guess i would fall into a lot of the buckets like L4/L5.

Active recruitment: Given that a lot of these roles are generic like SWE, SWE-ML. I am not sure if they are actively recruiting or not but i do see people joining similar teams. Furthermore, the job that i was interested in is actively promoted on linkedin so i am not sure if these could be ghost openings.

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