It requires little thinking to choose to work with a well reputable company. Such a company would provide much more than mere livelihood or employment. Today, originations offer several employee value propositions to attract only the best talents and skills. A modern firm is not merely a place to work and be paid but also share one's ideas and grow one's talent. It is also a place to obtain meaning and discovers one's passion. One such company is Google.
Why I would like to Work at Google
I wish to work at Google since it is a critical force in the modern development of technology. Google is a U.S. organization that is most popularly called a search engine. Even though a search engine is used to denote the company's name, and the most significant part of its earnings is obtained from advertising. As a result, it has been divided further into several domains such as hardware, software and cloud computing (Laakmann, 2014). As a search engine, Google can be used to obtain various kinds of information like maps, pictures, websites, and even answers to difficult crossword clues. Google employs a program of computer known as 'web crawler,' which examines billions of websites displayed by the World Wide Web and analyzes their content to obtain 'keywords' (Laakmann, 2014). It then indexes the keywords and this way; the search engine can quickly locate the websites.
Google as an opportunity for Career growth
Google as a company has numerous opportunities for growth and advancement in my career as an IT expert. For instance, it was recently reported to be developing new technologies including enhancement to Gmail, Android integration and a standalone VR system (Laakmann, 2014). One of the especially exciting developments at the company is its focus on AI. Google aims to form a shared avenue for growth and invest into neural networks to quickly iterate AI systems. The AI technologies could be utilized on all things including the discovery of breast cancer and turning amateur squiggles to a piece of essential line art that is easily recognizable (Laakmann, 2014). Google plans to perform many business applications as well as much likely life-changing products for consumers. I wish to be part of this planning as I advance in my careers.
Benefits of Working at Google
Google is known to provide excellent benefits to their workers, exceeding the norm in many fields. First, new parents receive extra money to carter for costs related to a new baby in addition to getting paid time off. Additionally, there are on-site nurses and doctors at Google in an attempt to give comprehensive and convenient medical care to their workers. Employees at Google can get three complimentary meals daily. Other known available benefits and rewards include hairdressers, laundry rooms, and nap portals all on site. Google's working environment inside their offices is designed with freedom and fun in consideration, which passes on to its employees. It is because of all these different benefits and perks that Google steadily emerged the best-employing company as reported by Fortune Magazine in 2014 (Laakmann, 2014).
Conclusion
Working at Google would not only help advance my career but also enable me to learn many things and engage in numerous side projects. I will also find an opportunity to interact with many new people and increase my horizons during my employment. It will be a great chance to meet people with different life experiences and perspectives in one team. I believe Google is a company where my passion, curiosity, and desire to learn would be valued. As an employee of this fast advancing organization, I would expect to find colleagues who think big and who are ready to take new challenges in the spirit of teamwork.
Reference
Laakmann McDowell, G. (2014). Cracking the Tech Career. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
