The google resume : how to prepare for a career and land a job at Apple, Microsoft, Google, or any top tech company / Gayle Laakmann McDowell.

"The information you need to land the tech job of your dreams Whatever your industry, there's no denying the desirability of the perks and salary enjoyed by employees at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and other top tech companies: casual attire, free and unlimited sodas (or even food),...

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Main Author: McDowell, Gayle Laakmann, 1982-
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Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011.
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Advanced preparation -- Getting in the door -- Résumés -- Deconstructing the résumé -- Cover letters and references -- Interview prep and overview -- Interview questions -- The programming interview -- Getting into gaming -- The offer -- On the job -- Final thoughts: luck, determination, and what you can do -- Appendix A : 156 action words to make your résumé jump -- Appendix B : Answers to behavioral interview questions. 
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