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Work For Google and Change the World

Engineers looking for a career should consider placing a position in Google's job cart. Each year Google develops products and services to drive future revenue growth which means continued success even in today's economic climate. Fortune Magazine weighs in by listing Google as one of the top 100 Best Places to Work in 2008.

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a research project at Leland Stanford University. Dr. Eric Schmidt became CEO in August 2001 and by 2004 the company went public and became worth $23 billion. As of September 2008, Google has 20,123 employees in a variety of positions in offices worldwide. From India to Switzerland, Google wants to understand each internet user's experience from a cultural perspective.

Positions Needed
Google is hiring software engineers, project managers, network operators, human resource administrators and sales and marketing specialists. Applicants should be able to quantify their past achievements and acquire some knowledge of Google services and products before interviewing.

Possible Pay
PayScale, an online salary ranking company that compiles market rates for employers, lists the median salary for a software engineer/developer/programmer position at Google as $82,000. Senior software engineers make about $130,000 per year. Business Managers make about $115,000 a year. Google offers medical insurance, a company matched 401K plan, equity benefits, and education reimbursement. The benefit package is personalized for each employee's needs.

Fringe Benefits
Google's main office in Mountain View, California boasts an onsite medical facility, laundry facilities and dentist. Google employees get free lunch and dinner and are provided with snacks throughout the day. Employees can get a massage, participate in yoga, get a haircut or have their car washed and clothes dry cleaned while they work. Google offers an extremely laid back working environment with lax dress code and energetic conversation.

Potential Employees
Google engineers work in small, focused teams on specific projects. A potential employee should be energetic and future-driven, like the company itself. All ideas are encouraged and listened to. Employees are allowed to work one day a week on a pet project of his or her choosing. In the past such pet projects have resulted in GMail and AdSense. Employees are rewarded for their outstanding achievements and accomplishments.

Google wants passionate, idealistic employees that will create global solutions to provide organized information in innovative ways. Creative, idealistic, go-getters from diverse backgrounds are welcome. Google is always looking for new technologies and new markets and will support employees who do the same. Before you apply to work at Google check to see if your IT skills are up to date.

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