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Google Just Placed THREE Ads in Craigslist NY or Web Techies

Search-Engines-Web.com [PersonRank 10]

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
16 years ago2,827 views

http://newyork.craigslist.org/web/

You would have to wonder how a company that gets Thousands of Quality Resumes – especially in a City Like NEW YORK -

Would place three classified Ads in Craigslist for these types of positions

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I suppose diversifying your "job applications" streams better avoids "groupthink". These classifieds might also get people interested who have specific knowledge & skills which they didn't so far associate with Google Inc.

Groupthink is an interesting phenomenon by the way – one case cited is the Challenger disaster of 1986:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink#Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster_.281986.29

<<Groupthink is a type of thought exhibited by group members who try to minimize conflict and reach consensus without critically testing, analyzing, and evaluating ideas. During Groupthink, members of the group avoid promoting viewpoints outside the comfort zone of consensus thinking. A variety of motives for this may exist such as a desire to avoid being seen as foolish, or a desire to avoid embarrassing or angering other members of the group. Groupthink may cause groups to make hasty, irrational decisions, where individual doubts are set aside, for fear of upsetting the group’s balance.>>

Colin Colehour [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Most companies including Google and Yahoo have been taking advantage of Craigslist to post jobs at least for the past 2 years.

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