Google was also judged to be the World's Most Attractive Employer this year by global research and advisory firm Universum, and employee ratings on Glassdoor earned the company the No. 1 spot on Glassdoor's Employees' Choice Awards, Best Places to Work 2015.
Google's more than 57,000 employees love everything the "Googleplex" has to offer, including free Wi-Fi-enabled shuttles to and from work, free healthy meals, laundry and fitness facilities, 18 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and on-site childcare, and competitive pay — they report 84% high job satisfaction and earn a median salary of $133,000 after five years, according to survey data from PayScale.
Laszlo Bock, Google's HR boss, explains in his book, "Work Rules!" that the key to a successful workplace is constantly innovating, experimenting, and keeping things fun. "What's beautiful about this approach is that a great environment is a self-reinforcing one: All of these efforts support one another, and together create an organization that is creative, fun, hardworking, and highly productive," he writes.
Google has over 70 offices in more than 40 countries around the world. Mayra Felix, a strategic program manager for the Americas with Google's Global Account Management team, works in the company's California headquarters. She started her career at Google in 2013 as a regional account manager, and prior to that moved to the US from Ecuador to attend Georgetown University.
Hiring Process
Google's hiring process is holistic and focuses on looking for a person whose a great fit for the job, for Google, and for other things outside their core role. Each interview focuses on discovering a different aspect of a candidate's strengths. In my case, I went through five interviews focused on leadership, role-related knowledge, problem solving, and "Googleyness." I was asked a series of analytical and sales-related "fire drills" based on real business cases. It was challenging, but they were really the type of questions I deal with on a daily basis, so I think it was great preparation for my current role.Perks
We have great perks most people have heard about like free food, gym, on site doctors, discounts, and free massages! Those come in handy.But at Google there is more which is for professional and personal development. For example, there is a peer-to-peer learning program where Googlers teach other Googlers on topics that can range from yoga to coding — and it's all completely free!
Employees can take marketing, analytics, and business courses at Stanford, sponsored by Google as part of the education-reimbursement program.
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