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Ask HN: Does Google checks your search history or emails before hiring you?

12 pointsby throwawayadvsecabout 2 years ago

3 comments

throwaway29303about 2 years ago
Probably not, but you should always assume that if they have the capability (and they do) that they <i>will</i> do the least intrusive thing they possibly can (it can&#x27;t be the most intrusive thing because of a public relations nightmare scenario also because that would raise their risk too) to minimize <i>their</i> risk. I&#x27;m talking about a system that gives some sort of score to a candidate based on whatever Google can find on- and off-line about that person (off-line through their partnerships... for example banks, social networks, internet service providers, etc.) I am only speculating but I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if they did something like that in certain markets. Anyways, always assume the worst when it comes to Big Tech. Data is the New Oil as they say.
tester756about 2 years ago
I don&#x27;t think recruiters have access to such a stuff.<p>If they did, that would be huge issue imo.<p>But I&#x27;m only guessing, not a Googler, so.
n1c00oabout 2 years ago
I assume they do use your search history for some purposes. For instance I have been enrolled inside the Foo Bar challenge from Google, and from my deductions it is thanks to my search history (mainly programming-related). The Foo Bar challenge is a suite of tricky programming questions and in the end, some of the winners of the challenge receive a message from Google&#x27;s recruiting team (as I did) where it can lead to a job at Google.<p>This is only my deductions from my experiences with Foo Bar, it might only be in that case, I am not exactly sure, but you should assume they do.
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