Google reviews

Shocked by the rather incompetent recruiting leadership on the sales team supporting at best a rather mediocre experience for hiring managers and candidates. Rote, robot like recruiting process which is driven by levels and espouses "in the box" thinking. Middle managers (Staffing Managers) are the epitomy of let's do things to please Larry vs. let's question and innovate. Google Recruiting is like a big filter. Mediocre Staffing Managers that measure against silly metrics and measure the team on a curve they themselves could never meet. Everyone is afraid to question the process or make changes. HR is a puppet at best with no strong recruiting leaders pushing innovation.

Hard to get management experience due to flat structure and now slower company growth. Highest opportunities require you to be down in Mountain View. Title deflation is also an issue since a Product Manager at Google is probably equivalent to a Group Program Manager at Microsoft and a Senior Product Manager is as accomplished as a Director at Microsoft. Most people don't know that outside of Google so it may make the post-Google job harder to land.