BY AMTHEYST FLOYD

The Socialization Process in Google

Article Review

Article Review

Google has amazing perks for its employeesIt is done to better the work relationship with

employees to the companyTheir socialization process is highly praised

because of the results for the company.Tenure is on average 2.6 years

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Despite Google doing everything in its power to make the perfect work environment, there is still a problem with employees leaving.

Google has been losing its employees to Amazon and Facebook.

It is the result of hiring and socializing a younger, more determined crowd.

The Socialization Process

Anticipatory

Google gives a list of things you should know for the interview and what to expect:You’ll be expected to show off leadership

skills, role – related knowledge, how you think and your ‘googleyness.’

You’ll be expected to have good collaboration skills.

Encounter

There will likely be four to five interviewers.You’ll be asked a series of questions to see how

you express the earlier skills. You‘ll be set in team like scenarios so that

others get a better idea of how good your skills are.

Example Interview Questions

“How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?”“You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and

your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your original density. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The blades will start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?”

Encounter Cont.

New employees will still be observed after they join to give confidence to Google that they were a good decision.

Higher ups will talk to the new employee about how they feel they are doing and ask other employees how they view the new team member to be.

Google highly values collaboration because projects are done by teams. It is not something that can be avoided.

Metamorphosis

One a member has joined the team, they will have a small talk with their boss, to create trust and strong relations. They will be explained how Google is a ‘psychological space’ and what that means to them and other employees.

Also, once a member, you will always be a part of the Google family. There is a strong bond between the employees and having alumni from there is a large professional perk.

The Perks of Having Commitment

Five months Maternity LeaveSpa TreatmentsGourmet Meals

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.Amazing benefits for the spouse if employee

dies while still employedInsurance

Perks That Advance Employees In Other Fields

Google allows its employees to use their technology and programs before the public. Informing their employees and receiving feedback from them allows the employees to have a better understand of what the future holds. If they can learn the pattern of innovation, it is information they can take with them to competing companies with experience in tools that have not been used by many others.

Problems With Their Socialization

Turn Over

It is said that Google employees tend to leave after a year.

I believe this happens because many start as people who have just left college and have not found exactly what they want for the rest of their life. Investing in the young can have difficult results.

Why People Leave

Because Google hires people who are go getting and innovative, many go on to either a higher pay check or to create their own business. Larry Page, the current CEO, said it was one of the few downfalls of hiring such amazing people.

Why Google Treats Socialization This Way

Research was done by the head of their Human Resources department, Laszlo Bock. “ The bottom line is you sleep well at night by treating

people the way you want to be treated.”He says a business can only go so far when

you’re yelling.Business is a learning experience and

everyone involved is learning from it. Not one person knows everything all the time. When keeping this ideal for your new employees, it creates a more positive environment.

Questions

Questions 1-3

What have they done to lower the turn over rate?

What is a common complaint about the environment despite Mr. Bock trying his best?

How long do they think they’ll be able to implement this kind of socialization and are they ready to change when necessary?

Questions 4-5

How often does the action of the hired employees contradict their initial reaction to their interview?

When asking their, “odd ball questions”, has there ever been a time when a person has gotten the question correct but did not answer it creative enough and was not accepted?

Questions 6-7

Does Google often find that it has been to lenient with its employees?

Has Google found itself drowning more so in the responsibility of making its workers happy rather than productive during different parts of the year?How do holidays affect the atmosphere with so a large

diverse group of people?Do they take stance of making everyone included or

not doing anything that exclude someone? How does that affect the atmosphere?

Citations

D'Onfro, Jillian. "Google Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks About Working For The Company."Business Insider. N.p., 1 July 2015. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.

"How We Hire - Google Careers." How We Hire - Google Careers. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.

Peck, Emily. "Here Are Google's Secrets To Treating Workers Well." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 7 Apr. 2015. Web. 23 Oct. 2016.