'Not graduates from IITs or IIMs': Google techie from India bursts myths about tech giant's hiring process

Google is one of the biggest tech giants in the world right now. The company's lucrative job roles, magnanimous office spaces and famed reputation make everyone want to work there at least once in their lifetime.

However, there's a big assumption that Google only hires for tech roles and even those require degrees from reputed educational institutions such as IIMs or IITs. Now, an employee at the company has busted most hiring myths about the tech biggie and the video is going viral online.

Busting hiring myths about Google

The video was shared by Neha Sharma who can be seen talking to a man who asks her about popular assumptions around Google jobs. "Hey, Neha! Can you bust some myths about working at Google?" he asked.

"Does Google only hire for tech roles?"

Sharma called this the biggest myth, sharing that Google hired for numerous other roles in strategy, marketing, sales operations and others. "If everyone's going to code who is going to sell what we code?" she wrote in the caption.

"Does Google only look for perfectionists?"

Google doesn't look for perfect people, it looks for people who think smartly, solve problems and learn fast, said Sharma. “Google looks for people who can work under difficult situations, solving problems not someone who delivers perfect answers in an interview,” she wrote.

“Do only IITs and IIMs get into Google?”

“That 100% not true, they hire for necessary skills and not your college tag” said Sharma. In the caption, she revealed that she has people in her team who haven’t graduated from IITs or IIMs and yet deliver the best outcomes. “For Google, your work profile matters more than the college you graduated from,” she wrote.

Social media reactions

The clip has quickly gained traction online, receiving reactions from several users. Many have appreciated Sharma for busting myths about the company’s hiring process and making it sound more practical than intimidating.

“This clears a lot of confusion about big tech hiring,” wrote one.

“This is actually helpful for people who think Google is only for coders,” added another.