Google employee busts hiring myths at tech giant: ‘It’s about skills, not IIT or IIM tags’

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A Google employee has shared a video on Instagram busting some of the most common myths about working at the tech giant. In the clip, Neha Sharma spoke about hiring at Google, interview expectations and the belief that only graduates from top Indian institutes make it to the company.A Google employee shared insights, said Google hired beyond tech roles and did not seek perfect candidates. (Instagram/nehaanoop.official)(Also read:

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