Assignment 5
Watch the following video about
working at Google.
Now you must do independent research to answer the following
questions.
You must write 3-5 sentences for each response except for
question 4 and 8.
1. In your own words describe how the workplace culture at
Google encourages innovation and unique creations for the company? How
does working at
Google (Preview)
and
the environment there affect its workers?
The workplace culture at Google encourages innovation and unique
creations for the company by making work fun and different. Instead of having
someone stressed, they try and make the workers feel as if they are at home or
on vacation. This helps them be more creative and think outside the box.
Working at google and the environment at google affects workers in a positive way,
this makes them actually want to go to work, enjoy their time there, and get
things done better and more efficiently.
2. How does employee freedom, like the 20% of free time
Google encourages its employees to spend on any project they want, deliver better
business?
This delivers better business because the employee is not so
stressed. This helps the worker relax and get the job done well and more
efficiently. They are able to enjoy great meals, relax, swim, etc. This makes
the worker happy, and if the worker is happy then also the customer. This is
why Google is the best page, because it keeps it workers happy.
3. What are the requirements to work for Google? And what is
different about the way they hire employees at Google?
The requirements for working at
google are that you have to be creative, work at a fast pace, smart, and
be a team-oriented person who can get things done. They also interview
differently and ask different things. This is not just a typical
job interview! It't the Google interview!
4. How many search queries does Google handle a day?
They handle about 5,134,000,000
per day. This is a very big number, and google is the most visited website in
the U.S and maybe even in the world. It is incredible how much we use
google in our daily life. Google is a tremendous help!
5. In your own words discuss how Google's constantly refined
search algorithm changed the way we all access and even think about
information.
Google's consistent refined algorithm helps us find things
in a faster and more efficient way. It helps progress the system of
searching things. It is a great way of helping people do research for projects,
assignments, etc. This is why it is great.
6. Take a look at the following story about Google's top
secret data center. Now why would Google want to keep its server
room as a secret?
It would want to do this to keep their information a secret. It
doesn't want anyone to know Google's secrets or ideas. This is why Google would
do this. It is very important for Google. It is the main part of Google, it is
everything.
7. What are the benefits of working as a Google employee?
The benefits of working at Google is the great environment and
all the things they offer you. You can do your laundry, eat great food, sleep,
swim, etc. They treat their employees well so that is why they get great
results. A great part of Google is that they encourage their employees to be
fun, creative and different. So that they can have new ideas.
8. Name at least 5 different positions at Google (ex: software
engineer, Google tester, interaction designer) and describe what they do?
Sales leader
bilingual recruiting coordinator
field engineer
network engineer
product manager
9. Talk about at least 3 projects that Google is currently
working on. What do they want to accomplish? How long will they take to
complete?
current flu trends
crisis response
Google for nonprofits
10. Look at the following story about why recent
college graduates should not work for Google. Why does the writer
argue recent graduates should not work at Google?
He believes Google spoils its employees and doesn't teach
them to work properly. He thinks that since there are so many employees most of
them don't even get considered or listened to.
11. How is Google the same or different than other search
engines, like Yahoo or Bing?
It is different because it is teamed up with other major
companies like Youtube so it has even more resources and it has more publicity
than other search engines.
From "Our Culture at Google"
We strive to maintain the open culture often associated with startups,
in which everyone is a hands-on contributor and feels comfortable sharing ideas
and opinions. In our weekly all-hands (“TGIF”) meetings—not to mention over
email or in the cafe—Googlers ask questions directly to Larry, Sergey and other
execs about any number of company issues. Our offices and cafes are designed to
encourage interactions between Googlers within and across teams, and to spark
conversation about work as well as play.
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