Getting The Job: Cloud Technical Resident at Google

We are launching our series with Samuel Padilla from Colombia and Brazil. He is an incoming Cloud Technical Resident at Google and has also served as a mentor and guide to many international students in the United States. Before accepting this job, Sam had been rejected from Google 3 times - watch to learn more about his methods to stay motivated, read his Google essay, understand how he prepared for his interviews, and ultimately how he got the job!

Follow Samuel and read his essay on the four things that earned him a job at Google:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelpadillac/

• Essay on Getting the Job at Google: https://medium.com/my-journey-to-google/these-are-the-4-things-that-earned-me-a-job-at-google-ced3cd80d98a

Contents of this video:

• 0:00 Introduction

• 1:15 Moving to the US

• 2:30 Getting to know Sam

• 3:42 The Recruitment Process

• 6:55 Employers Not Sponsoring

• 9:06 Dealing with Rejections

• 11:47 The Interview Process

• 20:56 Being a Cloud Technical Resident at Google

• 23:36 Advice for International Students in 2021

• 26:57 Stay in Touch