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Google don't use their own stuff - so why should you?

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imageThis amused me today from a friend of mine who noticed this.  A job application on the Google website for the "Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Google.org - San Francisco"

Check out point 3 from the mandatory job qualifications:

Requirements:

  • 5-8 years administrative experience in a fast-paced, high-tech environment; non-profit experience is a plus.

  • BA/BSc degree from a top-tier university.

  • Proven mastery of Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

  • Interest and experience in using technology to improve work efficiency.

  • Interest and experience in interacting with all levels and departments within a company - to include working with several field offices, domestic and international.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

  • Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented, and the ability to handle multiple priorities.

The implication seems clear - if they have "interest and experience in using technology to improve work efficiency" they'll need to be Microsoft Office experts.

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  • Anonymous
    October 25, 2007
    PingBack from http://www.soundpages.net/computers/?p=4839

  • Anonymous
    October 25, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    October 25, 2007
    lol. that's funny.

  • Anonymous
    October 26, 2007
    I manager di Google devono sapere usare Office!

  • Anonymous
    October 27, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    October 27, 2007
    Hi Bart, you might be taking me a bit too seriously on this post, it was meant to be a bit tongue in cheek.   Interestingly, you are not unusual in your use of Google Docs.  One of the main purposes people are using google docs for at the moment is the sharing of Microsoft Office documents - .doc .xls and .ppt.   This is of course something we are doing with offerings coming online like Office Live Workspace and Windows Live Skydrive.  Both of these enable you to share you docs online and OLW integrates this capability into the desktop apps too with a common save as dialogue.