Were you working during this time, or relying on Savings?

As a Dutchie I'm pretty ashamed of our network, especially if you compare it to neighbouring Germany and Belgium. We have mostly the same city/countryside density and even more flatland to easily built.

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We have the biggest amount of high speed railroad in the world only China wins us and i mean total numbers not adjusted.

What you are seeing in the north west are mostly bus lines th.

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They were crooks and criminals is what went wrong—the Swiss banking industry is a sordid affair.

> Google and Facebook do 2 rounds of interviews.

Not quite. In terms of rounds, as a PM at Google I had a recruiter screening round, a first interview round, a round of 5 interviews (that happened over multiple days in my case, but were not "gated" by one another), and a round of "team matching" interviews.

So there are really four "rounds" of evaluation, and in my case (not necessarily the same for others in my role) 9 interviews/screenings in total.

You could say it was like riding The Devastator at Thrill World! One minute I was laughing, the next...

> 8? No more than 3. Otherwise, the job has conveyed how disorganized and disjointed the company is.

This is not at all true.

Wow, 2 months to land a job! That's gotta be a record. Congrats to your husband!

At one point EV kits for used cars are going to become very cheap. Or carbon free gas alternatives.

God this looks exhausting

Is there much call for project managers?

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I accepted a Project Management position in the field I am in (Learning and Development).

How about soul shattering?

I find people interpretation of others people skills to be very subjective and often unfair. I probably wouldn't belong in your company as I have been told I'm "intense."

Hi, PM at Google, here.

When I was being considered for the role, I went through the following:

• Recruiter screening (not an interview, per se; basically a pass/fail conversation about your experience)
• Interview 1 (the first actual interview, succeeding here means you go on to the full interview process)
• Interviews 2-6 (each lasted 45 minutes and evaluated a different high-level proficiency)
• Three placement interviews (these are interviews with specific hiring managers once Google has decided you're worth hiring; they continue until you find a team you "match" with)

So, in total, I had 9 interviews or screenings before the hiring process concluded.

This is not unusual for a top-tier tech firm hiring PMs and engineers. Other roles likely have fewer hurdles, but PMs and engineers are arguably the most critical roles and receive the highest compensation.

I think a lot of people outside of tech don't have an understanding of what tech interviews are like. Interviews outside of tech - especially for lower-level roles - are often just conversations about your experience and personality, plus some discussion of what the job entails. Interviews in tech are tests. You will be asked to solve hard problems - many of them deliberately crafted to have no clear correct answer - and you will be judged on how you think.

Can you give more of a background on the role you ended up with?

I bet the USA map is just.... non existent or really bad quality

Soul-crushing is an understatement.

Checking if you are willing to do unpaid work.

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So keep your money in a shoe box? Got it.