I bought a new book.... I got too excited and I couldn't resist
Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in the San Francisco Bay Area: Including San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and Palo Alto
It should get here next week
Giddy!
Friday, March 31
New Book
I bought a new book.... I got too excited and I couldn't resist
Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in the San Francisco Bay Area: Including San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and Palo Alto
It should get here next week
Giddy!
Location, Location, Location
So I have recieved word that I am in fact going to have to find my own place to live. That is a little scary and kind of crazy! Transportation is available... there is a great bike shop around Mountain View apperently. Its going to be interesting trying to look presentable after biking 20 minutes to work in California heat. I'm sure that would make a great impression.
So I am apartment hunting from three time zones away. And it ain't cheap. So now I need to know how much I'm getting paid (if at all). Can I afford to have an apartment and rent a bed? All in all, I would love to work it so that I could break even at the end of the internship. But some of the studio apartments fully furnished... about $100 a day. Compared to my current 250 a month.
Everyone is so excited for me. The whole university knows, which is a little intimidating but cool none the less. I'm trying my best not to be completly overwhelmed all the time. And I'm also trying to actually do some work for ITS while I'm still being paid to work for them.
So I am apartment hunting from three time zones away. And it ain't cheap. So now I need to know how much I'm getting paid (if at all). Can I afford to have an apartment and rent a bed? All in all, I would love to work it so that I could break even at the end of the internship. But some of the studio apartments fully furnished... about $100 a day. Compared to my current 250 a month.
Everyone is so excited for me. The whole university knows, which is a little intimidating but cool none the less. I'm trying my best not to be completly overwhelmed all the time. And I'm also trying to actually do some work for ITS while I'm still being paid to work for them.
Thursday, March 30
Question Listing
So here is where I'm starting my question list, in no particular order
Please give any suggestions you have...
1. Do I have to find my own place?
2. Do I get paid... well... ?
3. What should I bring?
4. Do I need a new computer?
5. How much do Cell phones cost in the states?
6. How do I get a work Visa?
7. Where is the closest airport?
8. Where is the closest beach?
9. Can I have guests?
10. Can I take any sort of pictures inside the Googleplex?
11. Can my guests eat for free?
12. Do I get free Google swag?
13. Do I get my own @google.com email address?
14. Can I keep it?
15. Can I get time off for the Jake's Wedding?
16. Can I get time off for the OUCC?
17. Can this eventually turn into a full time job?
18. Do I get any sort of stock options?
19. Do I need my car?
20. Do I really have to work?
21. How strict is the NDA?
22. What are the Hours like?
23. Can I still use MSN?
24. Is it okay to be star-struck by Google?
25. Do I get to meet Brin and Page?
26. How many did you hire?
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I'm sure I will add more...
Like... Do I have to open a US bank account?!
Please give any suggestions you have...
1. Do I have to find my own place?
2. Do I get paid... well... ?
3. What should I bring?
4. Do I need a new computer?
5. How much do Cell phones cost in the states?
6. How do I get a work Visa?
7. Where is the closest airport?
8. Where is the closest beach?
9. Can I have guests?
10. Can I take any sort of pictures inside the Googleplex?
11. Can my guests eat for free?
12. Do I get free Google swag?
13. Do I get my own @google.com email address?
14. Can I keep it?
15. Can I get time off for the Jake's Wedding?
16. Can I get time off for the OUCC?
17. Can this eventually turn into a full time job?
18. Do I get any sort of stock options?
19. Do I need my car?
20. Do I really have to work?
21. How strict is the NDA?
22. What are the Hours like?
23. Can I still use MSN?
24. Is it okay to be star-struck by Google?
25. Do I get to meet Brin and Page?
26. How many did you hire?
.
.
.
I'm sure I will add more...
Like... Do I have to open a US bank account?!
What a Rush!!
What a feeling!
I have just accepted a summer internship with Google in California. Wow! The position is Usability Analyst and is such an amazing opportunity that can hardly believe its real. But lets start at the start.
Back in January 06, I was simply surfing around the internet mostly on Google's website looking at all their new tools and such when I stumbled on Jobs at Google, well who wouldn't be interested by that?! So I did a little digging and found an amazing opportunity (did i say that already?) to work as a usability analyst. Which is basically what I am doing now at my current co-op job at the university. I love my job, love the work, and it obviously has changed my life.
End of February or the beginning of March, I recieved an email from Meghan at Google. Asking for my availablity for an interview. HOLY CRAP. I had made it to the first interview. Wow, 45 minute phone interview with a Usability Analyst currently working there. It was a lot of stress and freaking out. but the interview itself was totally different than I expected all technical questions totally unscripted, just wanted to know what I know about this craft. I know my stuff so it went fairly well.
So a week went by after the interview and I'm pulling my hair out waiting for them to get back to me. Finally, get another email from Meghan, "congradulations we would like give you a second interview... but we can't for like almost two weeks... when are you available?" ... Waiting .. again. So the second interview came around finally and it was amazing. A really great interview, just one of those out of the park kind of interview. Still, this time it was all technical lasted about 50 minutes and didn't ask a personal question about me at all.
That was on Tuesday. Wednesday evening (last night) I recieved an email from Meghan. "Your interviews went really well and we would like to offer you a summer internship here."
AND... FREAK OUT
Totally insane, I still cannot believe that they actually have offered me the job. I have SO many questions, so much to do. And I'm sorry to say, I really haven't done any work today. I have just been freaking out the whole time.
but can you really blame me?
So this blog is to document my journey from Windsor to California and Back. Hopefully, I will keep it up to date and everyone can learn about my job and the going ons at the Googleplex.
Rock on
-JL
I have just accepted a summer internship with Google in California. Wow! The position is Usability Analyst and is such an amazing opportunity that can hardly believe its real. But lets start at the start.
Back in January 06, I was simply surfing around the internet mostly on Google's website looking at all their new tools and such when I stumbled on Jobs at Google, well who wouldn't be interested by that?! So I did a little digging and found an amazing opportunity (did i say that already?) to work as a usability analyst. Which is basically what I am doing now at my current co-op job at the university. I love my job, love the work, and it obviously has changed my life.
End of February or the beginning of March, I recieved an email from Meghan at Google. Asking for my availablity for an interview. HOLY CRAP. I had made it to the first interview. Wow, 45 minute phone interview with a Usability Analyst currently working there. It was a lot of stress and freaking out. but the interview itself was totally different than I expected all technical questions totally unscripted, just wanted to know what I know about this craft. I know my stuff so it went fairly well.
So a week went by after the interview and I'm pulling my hair out waiting for them to get back to me. Finally, get another email from Meghan, "congradulations we would like give you a second interview... but we can't for like almost two weeks... when are you available?" ... Waiting .. again. So the second interview came around finally and it was amazing. A really great interview, just one of those out of the park kind of interview. Still, this time it was all technical lasted about 50 minutes and didn't ask a personal question about me at all.
That was on Tuesday. Wednesday evening (last night) I recieved an email from Meghan. "Your interviews went really well and we would like to offer you a summer internship here."
AND... FREAK OUT
Totally insane, I still cannot believe that they actually have offered me the job. I have SO many questions, so much to do. And I'm sorry to say, I really haven't done any work today. I have just been freaking out the whole time.
but can you really blame me?
So this blog is to document my journey from Windsor to California and Back. Hopefully, I will keep it up to date and everyone can learn about my job and the going ons at the Googleplex.
Rock on
-JL
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