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 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.