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The recruiter told me I had 3 really positive reviews and 2 somewhat positive and 1 negative review. And apparently at Google - the negatives carry the day.

• itp 7y ago
  That's true at a lot of organizations. The cost of a false positive hire typically vastly outweighs the cost of a false negative, particularly when you have the luxury of being perceived as a premiere employer in the space (from which follows a steady stream of qualified applicants).
  • sandino 7y ago
    I know the rationale. Then again if it's just one 1 person out of 6 (including 3 other persons who gave "very positive" reviews) then maybe that one person is just being ... negative. As the modern interviewing culture (not so subtly) incentivizes them to be.
    • lonelappde 7y ago
      "Somewhat Positive" means No Hire, so it was 3/6.
      • sandino 7y ago
        So "somewhat positive" = "negative" actually"? That's what I was getting at - apparently it's negativity-driven, all the way down.
• cortesoft 7y ago
  Well, if the other candidates had 6 positive reviews, it makes sense.
  • lonelappde 7y ago
    Why? How many openings were there, and how many other applicants?
    • cortesoft 7y ago
      Fewer than the number of candidates that got 6 positive reviews?