Aurora Borealis

So pretty early in this job search, Mr. Tldz was contacted by a Google recruiter. Turns out he was seeking to fill a position outside of the Atlanta area, but he sent Mr. Tldz over to another recruiter who is filling Atlanta positions.  In the meantime, I contacted a friend from the IHM Moms group whose husband, B. works for Google.  (We had dinner at their house a little over a year ago, and Mr. Tldz and B. swapped a lot of unix jokes while C. and I just shook our heads.  So it was clear that B. has a similar technical background to Mr. Tldz’s, though it was also clear he’s now in some sort of managerial role, though we weren’t sure exactly what he does.)  I asked C. to forward Mr. Tldz’s resume to B. in case he was aware of any openings at Google or elsewhere, since he seemed to move in the right technical circles for that.  She said she was happy to do so.

Yesterday Mr. Tldz had a technical phone screening with the Google recruiter.  Near the end of it, the recruiter asked if Mr. Tldz knows anyone who works for Google.  Mr. Tldz gave B.’s name.  The recruiter stopped short and said, “Oh.  He’s the head of the Atlanta office.”  Oh.  Who knew?  The recruiter asked what the connection is and Mr. Tldz explained that they used to go to the same church, and he was quick to add that while he knows this fellow, they don’t  know each other well.

The recruiter also asked if Mr. Tldz has any other leads going.  When he said he does, he noted that the recruiter seemed to “get” that they might have to step up their process if they’re interested in Mr. Tldz.

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