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How to get a job at Google. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

With 100,000 employees worldwide already, Google still gets another 2 million more applications each year.

Given the crazy volume (20X!), it makes sense that Google proactively tells applicants how to improve their odds. Among its tools are a series of YouTube videos (linked at the bottom) detailing best practices for resumes.

As we approach Labor Day, perhaps you’re looking for a job. Or maybe you’re on the other side, looking for employees. (Lots of that going on right now.) And since I’m a big fan of letting larger companies do the work and mooching off them whenever possible, let’s look at what Google advises.

I’ve organized this into three sections below: basic advice, the XYZ formula, and a final piece of advice that’s from me—not Google—but that I’d love your feedback on.

Even if you don’t want to work at Google, or if you don’t have literally millions of people applying to work for you, I think there is some good stuff here.

Section 1: Basic stuff

More than half of the advice Goog…