For those who think that there is a skills shortage, let me tell you about my Google job interview

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56. twins.fan - I'll tell you what they were looking for, and why you weren't hired:

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It wasn't the solution to the algorithm: it was the inability to make the guy who graduated from Shanghai U feel secure in the fact that you knew it was absurd that he was interviewing you, but not enough to make him feel secure that that's No Big Deal, and just the way it is.

It's called "cultural sensitivity", a lot of Americans don't have it, and it counts in hiring for AT LEAST as much as ability and experience. It's what others in the world previously had to display to survive when most multinationals were American-owned, and the US ruled the world. We don't, anymore. You didn't pass. The person actually making that decision -- probably a longer-term US HR manager -- listening in picked up on your evident, growing frustration and cut it off. I understand your frustration, but if you really want a job in a global organization, you won't be mad at me for telling you this.