Google is notorious for being one of the most selective companies out there.Of the 3 million applications it receives each year, Google only hires 7,000, or about 0.2%, the company's H boss !as"lo #oc$ sai% at !in$e%&n's recent 'alent (onference, accor%ing to )uart".*lthough many have hear% about Google's unbelievably %ifficult brain+teasers, the company actually has a bunch of practices that ma$e its hiring process so selective.Google $eeps its hiring protocol consistent an% streamline% so each Googler $no,s e-actly ,hat to loo$ for in can%i%ates, )uart" reports. &n or%er of priority, those inclu%e general cognitive ability, lea%ership, .Googleyness,. an% $no,le%ge of the role.#ut Google also ta$es measures to ensure it eliminates bias at all costs. #oc$ says he remin%s histeam that most people are terrible intervie,ers. /any people ma$e lasting impressions base% on these encounters that may not accurately represent a can%i%ate's capabilities.Google also combats bias by putting a committee in charge of ma$ing hiring choices + not hiring managers. Google chairman an% former (0O 0ric 1chmi%t also %iscusses this in a recent boo$ he ,rote ,ith Google's 123 of pro%uct 4onathan osenberg calle% .Ho, Google 5or$s..1chmi%t li$ens this to the ,ay a university %eci%es ,hich faculty members shoul% get hire% or promote%. 0ssentially, hiring shoul% be peer+base%, not hierarchical li$e the tra%itional hiring metho%, he says.1o, those brain+teasers, consistent protocol, an% special hiring committee combine% ma$e Googlenearly impenetrable ,hen it comes to getting hire%. &n fact, Google's hiring rate is sai% to be lo,er than the acceptance rate at prestigious universities such as Harvar% an% 6ale. Of course, that %oesn't mean you shoul%n't try.How to get a job at Google, interview questions, hiring process'he Google hiring process is %esigne% to hire the most talente%, creative, an% articulate people inthe ,orl% ,ho ,ill be the best fit for Google. 'he Google culture is %ifferent. 6ou notice it the moment you ,al$ on campus. &t isn7t for everyone, but it ,or$s ama"ingly ,ell for Google. 'hatis ,hy cultural fit is so important. 'here is a lot of mystery an% misinformation about the Googlehiring process so & ,oul% li$e to give you my perspective on ho, it ,or$s, an% more importantly, ,hy it ,or$s.Google receives over one million resumes per year, an% hires about 8,000 to 9,000 people each year, %epen%ing on economic con%itions. 1o, in any given year, less than one half of one percent of all applicants actually get hire%. 'hat means a lot of people ,ho are very successful in their current :obs, an% others ,ho are very talente%, ,ill not be be hire% at Google this year. 'hat is :ust the reality of the numbers. *s Google continues to gro, there ,ill be more opportunities. *sof this ,riting there are about 8,000 :ob openings. The Process + &n some ,ays the hiring process is pretty stan%ar%, it is the evaluation that is %ifferent. 'his vi%eoe-plains the steps an% ,hat to e-pect. *ll open :obs are liste% on Google.com.#ro,se for a :ob that fits you an% submit your resume online. 0very resume submitte% online gets revie,e%.Recruiter screen + &n the first step of the process the recruiter screens every resume for technicalre;uirements, e%ucation, an% e-perience to ma$e sure there is a potential fit. &f there is no fit you ,ill get a polite