Stupid questions in job interviews Google wasn't for nothing

A Google executive says that the brainy puzzles posed only served to make the interviewer feel intelligent.

How many golf balls entering an aircraft? How long take you clean all the Windows in Seattle? These were some of the questions that Google made to candidates to work in your company.

The ordeals of selection of Mountain View with these complicated puzzles soon pierced borders, giving rise to all kinds of comments and criticisms of potential employees who stayed on the road.

Years later, the Vice President of Google staff said that estos brainy puzzles are "a complete waste of time", to the same quepedir you average grades at the University.

Laszlo Bock, in an interview with The New York Times believes that "not predicted anything" and that only serve to "make feel smart to the interviewer".

Google now has another strategy of hiring, which consists in making interviews related to the behavior of the candidates. You are being asked to tell how they have performed in certain situations and delve into this.

The information obtained is more valuable, says Bock, as you can learn about the way in which they interact in a real situation and also obtained additional data on the personal considerations of each candidate.

The hiring of employees who are not graduates grew up in Google, explains the Executive."We have teams where 14% has not never gone to College,"says.

Google shuffles the possibility of having for its upcoming financial operations venture capital firms

Google wants to continue making major investments from technology companies purchase and considering allying with venture capital companies to obtain the necessary financing.

Don Harrison, director of the area of mergers and acquisitions of Google, has confirmed to Bloomberg that his company could invest for economic performance, and others in order to acquire any asset that is interesting to them.

In this scenario, the Mountain View company is considering for the first time the possibility of relying on venture capital firms to help them finance their operations.

In addition, desire that these firms offer once they end operations, professional advice in such a way that they serve as support if the acquired company needs a restructuring.

Harrison also wanted to highlight that purchases that you make from Google will be designed to add any product to its portfolio, and will have the Mission of ensure that users are increasingly "attached" to their online services.

The official revealed that before you buy a company, Google wonder if it offers a service that used the Internet once or twice a day, and if it helps to solve a problem.

That line has been the recent Waze according to Harrison, will serve to improve the Google Maps service and make it more accurate in its indications.

Finally, Harrison has commented that although they take into account the price before you buy a company, they are willing to pay a high amount if it is a product that presents important signs of growth.

The EU moves ahead in the research of Android against Google

The agreements of the Internet giant with mobile telecom operators and mobile phone manufacturers are analyzed to find out if it has blocked competition.

European authorities, investigating Google since 2010 by practices antitrust, could be considering the option of force to change parts of the Android business.

A report of the Financial Times suggested recently that Google might be forced to make modificcaiones on its Android platform, without specifying what measures.

Now, regulators antitrust of the European Union (EU) are referring to the manufacturers of mobile phones and mobile telecommunications operators on their agreements with Google around Android.

The aim is to find out if they the Internet giant has locked to mobile rivals, which could lead to a second investigation of the company.

According to Reuters, the Commission has asked the suppliers if agreements on Android with Google "contained clauses that them they even or limiting release or distribute not Android devices".

The competition authorities also want to know if there have been restrictions for Android devices that do not comply with the requirements of compatibility of Google.

Respondents have until July 26 to respond to the list of 82 questions that could determine if the Commission will open a new investigation into Google, which currently tries to alleviate the consequences of the abuse of dominant position in the EU.

All eyes on the fiscal situation of Google in the United Kingdom

It accuses the company of artificial tax reporting to avoid tax in the country.

Corporate tax evasion It has become a hot political topic internationally at a time in which the financial crisis leads to the austerity of the citizens while each day will reveal the great benefits that accumulate enterprises.

As reported by Reuters, British legislators are behind Google by so-called artificial reports to the National Treasury, to investigate whether the company is actually acting according to the law.

From 2006 to 2011, Google generated 18 billion dollars in revenue from Great Britain, according to legal documents, and paid tax 16 million.

The search giant said that complies with all the British tax rules and which corresponds to the political change the law if they disagree with the result.

However, the parliamentary inquiry has started following a report brought to light by Reuters which shows that the company carries out an activity of sales in the country then declared to be from Dublin.

Google's Chief for Northern Europe, Matt Brittin, explained to legislators in November that the staff of Google in London does not make sales to customers in the United Kingdom, but the American News Agency has found dozens of job announcements for commercial staff, as well as numerous professional LinkedIn profiles that claim to work in this area in the country.

"The highly artificial taxation of the company has no other purpose than the allow the company to avoid tax in the United Kingdom", said Margaret Hodge, the Parlemanto member and Chairperson of the Committee of public accounts (PAC).