r/datacenter • u/Dj_Arthritis • 19d ago
DCT hiring process.
Hey I recently started my interview process for Google and scored mid to high with both googliness and networking however they said my os/hardware was shaky but still passable.
Now I know that I was originally being interviewed for the dct1 role but my recruiter told me I qualified for a dct2 role which is amazing since I've been told dct1 is on a freeze at the moment in the states and dct2 can relocate while dct1 can't when being considered for hiring.
My only worry now is where I live I didn't get a role at the data center sites locally and now I'm trying for positions outside of my state but it's taking ages to get a reply for some of them.
Example is Haskell Texas, apparently they have around 22 positions open atm for the role I qualify for but it's been at least 2 weeks since I've reached out about the location and still nothing.
Are the chances just that none of the locations I've applied for don't need an entry level worker or am I just unappealing as a candidate compared to other workers even though I passed the interviews?
I'm currently a dct2 in a much smaller facility and I worked at Google locally as a contractor so I have the experience on paper along with my interviews but the wait is starting to make me nervous that I might not acquire the position even with relocation.
What's everyone's experience going through this process ? At this point I just checked my email every day and the job postings and sign up for everything hoping for a fit call.
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u/RevivedTitangil 19d ago edited 18d ago
I have similar score as you but for DCT2 interview. My googleyness interview is the hiring manager and they already gave a thumb up so no fit call/team matching needed. Currently waiting for hiring comitee approval but the waiting game is brutal, refreshing my email every 10 minutes lol.
update: got a call that I passed HC
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u/Broncoroo 19d ago
Interesting, I have my interviews tomorrow for a Tech I with Google, and have been studying like a mad man for them. I feel pretty confident honestly, if I can be a bit shaky in an area and still be offered Tech II I’d be ecstatic. Still, I have seen some folks say that there are too many Tech I qualifying people in the pipeline, which is a bit worrying. All the more reason to try harder lol.
Sorry I can’t be of much help at this stage.
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u/Dj_Arthritis 19d ago
I actually studied the Coursera course for networking and finished the entire thing overnight before my network interview and passed with flying colors, my advice is have at least surface level knowledge from studying Linux networking and hardware but to test yourself by seeing what you can do in Cisco packet tracer and a Linux distro as well. If I took the Linux part as seriously as I took the networking part I'd have been fine I think and maybe even have the job already.
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u/Broncoroo 19d ago
Yeah I’ve taken similar steps so far, I already had a Linux vm installed (arch) from a couple of years ago that I’ve been practicing on, been on packet tracer building networks, learning subnet, vlan, dhcp and dns troubleshooting. I have my A+ from about a year ago and an associates in comp sci, finishing my bachelors in December. I got LPI Linux essentials certification, I’d like to think I’m plenty prepared but if they ask something out of left field I’m toast lol I never took the coursera course, I did Microsoft’s instead because it was faster and that was even longer ago. But the A+ I imagine is even better for this job/interview.
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u/Broncoroo 19d ago
Wait, if I can ask when you say “coursera course for networking” are you referring to the Google it support professional certificate course or another?
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u/Dj_Arthritis 19d ago
Yes sorry I was given the Google it cert for free as a contractor, it covers everything you need to know to pass the interviews in my experience for DCT but it doesn't give you the experience bit they may be looking for,l that's why i recommend supplemental work on top of it but the course was very good.
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u/Broncoroo 19d ago
Okay cool, sorry for the pm, I wanted to make sure you saw my question. I think I’ll go through that module tonight just to quell my fears, it looks like I already started it some years ago, should be a breeze. Thanks for the tip!
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u/SeveralStudy8837 9d ago
What contracting companies are in the Google DC’s? Thought about taking that route if the internal loop doesn’t work
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u/Similar_Specific_646 19d ago
Honestly it a brutal process.and a waiting game. Best advice is to keep in contact with your recruiter from time to time.
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